How easy will it be to change a front door (the driver's side) on my 2007 1.2? I have manual unheated mirrors and electric windows.

Backstory - I have an interesting collection of 3-4 small dents on it and am thinking it might be cheaper to get a door from a breaker than have them repaired. Some have touchup paint on already from a previous owner. I can spray with cans quite well but my filler skills leave a lot to be desired (read: rubbish)!

I have experience swapping a door on a 1991 Mazda MX5 - similarly has manual mirrors and electric windows - like the Panda the switches are in the centre console. This was very simple - 4 bolts on the chassis side and a pin to knock out, then swap the locks - that was the hardest bit, but not too bad.

Has anyone done a door swap, know of any pitfalls etc?

Apologies if this has been covered already - a search of the forum and guides turned up nothing.

You will never get a paint match. Better to see what it would cost to have someone like Chips Away to fix the dents.

DaveMcT said:

You will never get a paint match. Better to see what it would cost to have someone like Chips Away to fix the dents.

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In my experience, silver isn't so bad for noticing an imperfect match on panels. But you're right, I'd best get a quote so I know what I'm dealing with

never done a front door on the panda

the rear hatch has no beak in the loom. So is a bit of a pain. But even then its not too bad

Swapping all electric parts over to avoid canbus errors..

DaveMcT said:

You will never get a paint match. Better to see what it would cost to have someone like Chips Away to fix the dents.

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Don't know if I was lucky or what, but I bought this and the match was perfect.

benj111 said:

Don't know if I was lucky or what, but I bought this and the match was perfect.

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I've had a good experience with "Nu-Agane" on ebay - matched my silver perfectly where I had to redo the bumper a bit. If my filler game was up to scratch I'd be all over doing this myself