Front door panel
Withdrawal
1. On vehicles equipped with power windows, disconnect the cable from the negative battery terminal (see note in section 1).
2. On vehicles with manual window opening, remove the window lowering handle by pressing the door plate and panel and pulling out the spring stop with a piece of bent wire (clamp) (see illustration). There is a special device for this (see illustration), but you can do without it. After removing the stopper, remove the handle and base plate (base plate). To remove the panel, proceed in accordance with illustrations 11.2c-l.
11.2a. To remove the inner panel of the front door, disconnect the spring stopper (clamp) handles and remove the assembly from the door | 11.2b. You can use a special tool to release the spring stopper, but just a bent wire will do |
11.2v. If the vehicle is equipped with power windows and central locking, carefully pry the control panel out by unhooking the hidden latches (arrow),... | 11.2y....and then press out the locking tab and disconnect the connector from the back of the control panel |
11.2d. Loosen this screw and pull out the rear plate of the door handle | 11.2e. Loosen the screws located at the recess of the door (indicated by arrows) |
11.2g. Locate and remove the hidden screws that secure the bottom door panel to the door frame. They are usually located in front of the door panel pocket, behind the door panel pocket... | 11.2z....and in the upper right corner of the upholstery panel |
11.2i. Carefully pry out the bottom panel, working first with a small screwdriver (be careful not to scratch the paintwork), and then pulling your hand | 11.2k. If there is a rear view mirror adjustment knob, unscrew it with a hex wrench and carefully release the top panel, starting from the top left corner |
11.2l. To gain access to the parts inside the door, remove the protective plastic cover; if you do it carefully, it can be used again
Installation
3. Installation is carried out in the reverse order.
Sliding door panel
Withdrawal
4. Turn away screws of fastening of the handle of a door and pull out a back plate from handle recess.
5. Loosen the hidden screws located in the lower right corner of the panel (see illustration).
11.5. To remove the sliding door panel, remove the hidden screw; on cars of early years of production, it is located in the lower right corner (as shown in the illustration); on later vehicles it is located on the same side but higher
6. Remove the door panel; although there is a special device for this, you can do without it (see illustration).
11.6. Carefully press and release the panel from the fasteners
7. Pull out the bottom panel.
8. Carefully drill out the rivet that secures the upholstery (finishing) to the frame; it is located in the lower left corner (see illustration).
11.8. Drill out the rivet (arrow). When installing, insert a new rivet using the manual rivet setting tool
9. Carefully remove the upholstery (see illustration).
11.9. Starting at the top left corner, gently pry and pull out the panel
Installation
10. Installation is carried out in the reverse order.
Rear door inner panel
Note. Due to the considerable weight and dimensions of this panel, it is recommended that two people carry out the described operations.
Withdrawal
11. The sequence of actions is shown in illustrations 11.11a-e.
11.11a. To remove the tailgate panel, start by loosening this screw (indicated by an arrow) and remove the handle | 11.11b. Gently pry out the speaker grilles... |
11.11c....and remove the screw located next to the speaker mounts | 11.11 Remove the panel screws located near the top ends of the rear door pillar on both sides of the vehicle |
11.11d. Carefully peel off the panel surrounding the window, starting at the top | 11.11. Loosen the four screws at the bottom of the door and release the panel |
Installation
12. Installation is carried out in the reverse order.