2000 Monte Door Panel

[bcook]

Hello everyone. I'm trying to get to the window buttons on the driver and passenger door panels. My passenger window buttons were unresponsive today and my window control button has been unresponsive for awhile. I unscrewed two screws, one on the inside of the handle by the arm rest and one under the panel. When I did this; however, I still wasn't able to remove the panel near the buttons. Anyone have a diagram on how to disassemble this thing? or can someone tell me what I need to do? I didn't see anymore visible screws and there wasn't a real way to try to pull on the panel to pull it out.

[Misterh]

Yes

I have the diagram - this is what you do.
You have to remove the entire door panel. To do that:

1: Remove philips screw from the sail panel (front edge of door)
2: remove the philips screw from the door release trim (the one that the door handle goes through) Pry out the front edge of the trim. Pull toward front of vehicle, disconnect door lock harness and remove trim)
3: Remove two Torx (t-30) screws located under the door pull handle.
4: Pry around the sides and bottoms of the door panel release clips (there are 9 total) and pull out while you are lifting the door panel off.
That will get you to the window switches. My 2000 LS windows will intermittently stop working and I believe that the cause are sticking brushes on the window motor. They have never failed for more than a day. Unless you have a bad connection on the drivers door master switch you might be looking at replacing the motor. I have been told that if you get to the motor, rap on it a few times, if the window starts working again - replace the motor!
Hope this helps! Have a great one!

[saturnsc2]

Originally Posted by Misterh

Yes

I have the diagram - this is what you do.
You have to remove the entire door panel. To do that:

1: Remove philips screw from the sail panel (front edge of door)
2: remove the philips screw from the door release trim (the one that the door handle goes through) Pry out the front edge of the trim. Pull toward front of vehicle, disconnect door lock harness and remove trim)
3: Remove two Torx (t-30) screws located under the door pull handle.
4: Pry around the sides and bottoms of the door panel release clips (there are 9 total) and pull out while you are lifting the door panel off.
That will get you to the window switches. My 2000 LS windows will intermittently stop working and I believe that the cause are sticking brushes on the window motor. They have never failed for more than a day. Unless you have a bad connection on the drivers door master switch you might be looking at replacing the motor. I have been told that if you get to the motor, rap on it a few times, if the window starts working again - replace the motor!
Hope this helps! Have a great one!

hey, i have a 2001 monte carlo ss pace car. i need to replace the driver's side mirror. on the door panel area that covers the mirror bolts, there is a seam that runs down the front of the panel around the speaker & along the lower panel. does that come apart to get at the mirror bolts, or do i just have to remove the whole door panel?