Removing the door upholstery

On vehicles with power windows, first disconnect the cable from the negative terminal of the battery.



SEQUENCE OF WORK

1. Raise the side window up to the stop. Chalk mark the position of the power window handle on the door upholstery.

2. Remove the power window handle. To do this, insert a special tool or a medium-sized screwdriver between the cover and the axis of the handle. Usually, «open» the side of the mounting bracket is on the side of the handle, but it can be removed by turning 180°.

3. Press the mounting bracket out of the groove.

4. Remove the window regulator handle from an axis.



Pic. 16.24. Arrangement of upholstery panel fixing screws (top arrow) and lining of the inner door handle (bottom arrow)


5. Remove the upholstery panel with a screwdriver (pic. 16.24).

6. Using a thin-blade screwdriver, remove the plugs located in the recess of the lining of the inner door handle and remove the screws. Lower the lining of the inner handle down, hang it up and remove it through the handle.



Pic. 16.25. Location of door trim screws

7. Using a thin blade screwdriver, remove the plugs and unscrew the upholstery fastening screws (pic. 16.25).

8. Wide spatula (Suitable for a kitchen spatula) separate the upholstery around the perimeter of the door from the frame and remove it. Be careful not to damage the moisture-proof film on the door, otherwise, in rainy weather, water will get on the upholstery.

9. Remove the door upholstery and put it in a clean place. If necessary, disconnect the speaker and power window connectors.

10. Installation is carried out in the reverse order of removal.

11. Establish the window regulator handle according to earlier put labels and insert a fixing bracket.