Stripping Your Doors
Work on one side at a time - I started at the passenger side.
Pull the rubber cover off the wing-mirror adjuster and use a small flat-headed screwdriver to remove the little screw cover in the corner.
Undo the adjuster fastner using a pair of pliers and unscrew the small screw in the corner. Then carefully prise the trim off, unplugging the tweeter connector before removing the trim.
Prise out the screw cover on the door handle and then undo all three hex screws. Remove the handle.
To remove the window winder, theres a little C clip holding it in place under the plastic ring. Using a thing flat-bladed screwdriver, flick it out in the way shown in the photo - this bit can be a pain.
Prise off the speaker mesh.
Unscrew and unplug the speaker to remove it.
Your door should now look like this. Time to remove the door card.
There are several screws around the speaker pod and a few across the bottom pocket. Once these are undone, carefully pull the door card away starting at the bottom. There are a couple of clips on the rearmost edge of the door card which must be removed gently to avoid snapping them... a big flat-headed screwdriver helps here to prise them out gently. Now that all the fixing are undone, push the card upwards to unhang it from the top edge and remove the card completely. Note: Please excuse the pink car mats in this photo, this is the car my girlfriend usually drives
The protection sheet is sealed all the way around. Remove it carefully with a flat-headed screwdriver along all but the bottom edge to avoid tearing it (I know mine is torn, someones obviously been there before and not been so careful.) If there is a tear, tape it back up. When you come to replace the sheet, you may need some sealent to stick it back on if the original adhesive has lost its tackyness.
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