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The first step to your customizing your interior
dash and trim parts is to remove them so that you can send them
in to Craft Customs for adding woodgrain or other finishing.
Obviously, there are so many different vehicles, and each
one has its own way of removing parts, that there is no way for us to
provide instructions for each. So, you will need to use some
creativity in finding the instructions for removing your parts.
Following are two ways to find those instructions:
1. Visit your local auto parts store and buy the
Chilton's or Haynes manual for your vehicle. Here you will find most
of the instructions you will be looking for. Even if they don't list
the exact instruction for removing the part you want to remove, many times
they will have the details of how to remove your parts within another
instruction that requires your part to be removed in the process. If
you can't find that detail, then look for instructions for a similar
part. A particular vehicle will tend to use the same attachment
methods for parts throughout the vehicle.
2. You can search on Google or another search engine
for directions. For example, searching for how to remove a door
panel for a 2005 suburban, simply enter something like "how to remove
05 suburban door panel" into the search box. We have included a
search box below that will search the entire web for your question.
Again each part in each vehicle is going to be a little bit
different. In the search results, however, if you can't find exact
instructions for your year of vehicle, you can find similar instructions
for another part in your vehicle, another year of your vehicle or another
vehicle with similar parts, and use those instructions to have a general
idea of how to remove your parts.
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the Entire Web
Following are steps that we found when we
searched for "how to remove 05 suburban door
panel". Our example was found at www.bodyshopzone.com.
These steps are provided as an example of generally what is
involved in removing interior parts.
Start:
I
found two hidden seven millimeter screws and five accessories
that held the door panel in place on this 2002
Chevrolet Suburban.
First
I roll the window down.
The
first accessory to remove was the interior door
lock.
To
get this part off, I pried on the plastic trim ring
and gave it a slight forward push
Later,
when I replace this part, I will align the bent rod
end to go into the center hole of the
door lock assembly.
I
pried upward on the electrical control panel from
the outer edge.
Once
the wires were exposed, I pushed in the white tab
(red arrow) with a small screwdriver and pulled
out the wiring harness on the end.
I
pressed on the tab (red arrow) and pulled the other
two wires.
Then
I removed the seven millimeter screw hidden behind
the control panel.
I
found the second screw was hidden under armrest pull
handle.
Then
I removed the cover around the inside latch
area by prying the end upward.
Now
I maneuvered the cover around and off the handle.
Dealing With The Side-View
Mirror:
By
prying at the top end of the side view mirror cover,
I unsnapped the clips and removed it in an upward
direction.
If
you only need to remove the mirror, then remove the
sponge to expose the mirror area.
The
arrows point to three 10mm nuts holding the side
view mirror the door. But first disconnect the
wiring harness... just pull the tab outward and pull
apart.
Reflector Lamp:
I
removed the reflector lamp by prying with a prying tool
or small screw driver. There are notches
in the rim of the lamp for prying on.
Then
I disconnected the wire by pulling on the release
tab and pulling the wire out.
Ready To Remove:
Then
I lifted the panel upward and pulled it away from
the metal door shell.
The
door was exposed with just the dust cover on, I
carefully removed this plastic cover.
On
this job
I removed the mirror, glass, speaker and outside
door handle in order to replace the outer door skin,
which is a major job.
Back View:
The
arrows show the hook clips on the back side of the
plastic door panel,
