How to remove Door Panel???

[friesza]

Hey everyone I have a 2000 Blazer and am needing to replace the Speakers in the door...and I need your help in understanding what exactly needs to be done to get the panel off...I have read about other years...but mine seems like it is a molded piece and the armrest doesnt come off like others...is there screws hidden? And I know about the little plastic pins that hold them in...but that cannot be whats holding it in? And how to remove the window crank? A big thanks in advance

[JC327]

There is a special tool you can use to more easily remove the window crank, but it can also be done with a flat head screwdriver. There is a pin that holds the crank onto the shaft, remove that pin (be careful that is does not shoot off into the stratosphere!) and the crank comes straight off.

Remove the single screw holding the plastic trim behind the door handle/manual lock switch and remove the trim. Remove the 7mm screw under the armsrest (below the rear of the grip area). From there you pull the panel straight out starting from the bottom, and after all clips are free, remove the top of the panel from the window channel. The best way to free the top from the channel is to "rotate" the back upward.

If you have power locks, disconnect the harness from the switch once the panel is free.

[gman2153]

Originally Posted by JC327

(be careful that is does not shoot off into the stratosphere!)

Don't mean to deflect from the topic, but the above statement is why I pay pros for work beyond the basic maintenance jobs...

I have shot so many parts into space that I probably qualify as a NASA astronaut..