Removal
First disconnect negative battery cable
Pull mirror plastic off and disconnect cable
Lift interior door handle and you will see rubber button, remove that, below is allen bolt , remove it
Lift window switches and disconnect cable
first picture stolen from elearn
i broke almost every plastic holder under it- just put some glue on it after you are putting everything back together
Lift armrest plastic
Interior door handle can be removed anytime by removing 2 torx bolts from inside and disconnecting handle cable
After armrest plastic and switches are removed you will see 2 allen key bolts underneath, remove them
Remove all bolts holding window mechanism motor and bolts holding window/mirror ecu (dunno if this is neceseary to remove to get panel off but i removed it anyway)
in order to completely remove door panel you will have to drill through all the rivets you see (apart from speaker ones), as they are holding window mechanism in place- note- i may be wrong on this one and window can probably just be popped off without actually drilling through rivets by putting in hand from the side and popping it off, was in a little rush and didnt have time to **** around
window mechanism holding window just pull plastic and pop out two per window
Disconnect connector and guide wire loom through door panel and out, also guide out interior door handle cable, panel can now be taken off
I removed window to get better acces to outside door handle mechanism
To remove outside door handle you have to pull this metal "key" down, to release door handle ***WARNING*** when key is pulled down, outside door handle is at risk for free fall which might damage it!- circles in pic below is where door handle round plastic is blocked in via aforementioned metal key- it will become clear after you see it
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