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#53
X2 on that, lube may work, but certainly not always. If a u-pull junkyard exists near you practice your door panel removal skills on a donor vehicle. The plastic fasteners are secured in the structural foam plastic of the door panel, and pushed into holes in the metal door. They will pull out in one piece, best to use some of those tools sold at parts stores for removal of upholstery. Too much force and you tear out the slot they mount to in the foam door panel. They can be located by feeling with a thin putty knife blade, but something notched that can pry on both side will yield better results.
#54
Damn
Damn..And what is it that causes this to happen? I looked at a picknpulls inventory, and they only had DI's, will they have the same set up for me to practice on?
X2 on that, lube may work, but certainly not always. If a u-pull junkyard exists near you practice your door panel removal skills on a donor vehicle. The plastic fasteners are secured in the structural foam plastic of the door panel, and pushed into holes in the metal door. They will pull out in one piece, best to use some of those tools sold at parts stores for removal of upholstery. Too much force and you tear out the slot they mount to in the foam door panel. They can be located by feeling with a thin putty knife blade, but something notched that can pry on both side will yield better results.
#55
Sometimes wee have a tendency to over complicate anything. You don't have to find a discovery to practice on. It's different than any other car out there.. By the way I use my bare fingers to pry the door panels off.. Never and issue and I have done many. And 3 on my current d2
Please I swear its easy.
Please I swear its easy.
#56
#57
Sometimes wee have a tendency to over complicate anything. You don't have to find a discovery to practice on. It's different than any other car out there.. By the way I use my bare fingers to pry the door panels off.. Never and issue and I have done many. And 3 on my current d2
Please I swear its easy.
Please I swear its easy.
Will do.
#58
Sorry I meant its no different than anything else out there. Some people use the panel popper I use my hands. You will eventually find one or two of the clips stay in the door instead of the panel.. Just pull them off and put them
Back on door panel. If you loose or break a few you can easily get by with 3 or so less and never notice. Just don't forget to remove screw behind door handle and the two on the pull bar and if your doing the frost they are all around the little cubby pocket thing
Back on door panel. If you loose or break a few you can easily get by with 3 or so less and never notice. Just don't forget to remove screw behind door handle and the two on the pull bar and if your doing the frost they are all around the little cubby pocket thing
#59
Sorry I meant its no different than anything else out there. Some people use the panel popper I use my hands. You will eventually find one or two of the clips stay in the door instead of the panel.. Just pull them off and put them
Back on door panel. If you loose or break a few you can easily get by with 3 or so less and never notice. Just don't forget to remove screw behind door handle and the two on the pull bar and if your doing the frost they are all around the little cubby pocket thing
Back on door panel. If you loose or break a few you can easily get by with 3 or so less and never notice. Just don't forget to remove screw behind door handle and the two on the pull bar and if your doing the frost they are all around the little cubby pocket thing
#60
ANNNND I just found this. I went off-roading the other day, nothing crazy just some rough dirt-rocky road and a few muddy puddles. This was first loose and is now off...should I replace it? Is it bad to not have it? What do you all do? This is all on the driver(left) side front wheel.
This is what is now exposed
This is what is now exposed
Last edited by ashtray; 10-08-2012 at 05:09 PM.