Saturday night at the Palms Casino, some bastard put a small dent in my passenger door. :evil: It should pop out easily if I can get to the inside of the door. I looked at the "how to remove the door trim" document, but it's missing the middle steps. I unscrewed the 3 torx screws that are visible in the door handle area (the big oval) but I can't get anything to move.
HELP! Is there a hidden screw? Duct tape? Double-sided suction cups? :???:

 

There is also one hidden behind the round reflector. It can be removed by prying it loose with a screwdriver.

Once the screws are all removed, start at the bottom and pull the panel from the door. There are several clips that will pop loose as you work your way around the door.

Hope this helps.

 

That really sucks :evil: Good luck getting the ding out.

I caught someone in the act of bumping into my door in a parking lot today. This makes me feel even better about reporting the tiny scratch to their insurance.

 

I now try to park away from the crowd if possible. I can also benefit from the exercise. :smile:


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bummer!! we picked up a ding right before AMVIV by parking in the front for a few minutes 10 at the most :evil:

 

So the reflector near the end of the door hides a screw? What genius came up with that?!? Is the reflector stuck on, plastic clipped on or attached via some other method?

 

The reflector clips just pop off, if you can get a screwdriver underneath it and lift it up, it should come right off. I replaced my red ones with the clear ones.

 

Ok. Got the screws out. The door cover does NOT want to come off. Should I pry it off with a screw-turner?

 

First make sure you remove the door handle/tweeter surround as mentioned above. Use a small flat head screwdriver and pry it out starting where the two circles intersect.

Take a wide bladed flathead screwdriver and put a layer of electrical tape on the end of the blade. Start at the bottom rear of the door card (directly under the reflector you removed), and pry the door card away from the door. You'll hear the popping of the clips as you work your way along the bottom of the door card. Once the bottom is unclipped, grab the bottom edge and pull, unpopping the few clips that are in the middle of the card. Once all those clips are popped, swing the door card up from the bottom and you'll be able to lift it right off the door.

 

Ok. Thanks. I'll try that tonight.