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                         <e12> rear door panel removal
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     * Subject: <e12> rear door panel removal
     * From: [5]aek_at_netcom.com (Andrew Kalman)
     * Date: Fri, 9 Aug 1996 07:48:09 -0700
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Joe asks:

>Any tips or special tools required? If you have been there, all comments
>would be appreciated. Thanks.

• Remove the pull handle -- 2 Phillips screws.
• Remove the ashtray -- behind it are two more phillips screws.
• Remove the black "cover" on the door (opening) handle -- behind it is a slotted screw, remove that. Hold onto the plastic "washer".
• Remove the black "cover" on the window crank -- behind it is a slotted screw, remove that. Hold onto the plastic "washer".
• Unscrew/remove the door lock "button".
• Unscrew the teeny Phillips-head screw that's at the front (or back?) of the door panel, almost at the top (hidden from view when door is closed).
• Now gently remove the door panel from the door, starting at the bottom and working up both sides -- BMW uses those little plastic push-in thingies. It's best to have the right tool ("door trim remover", pretty generic -- Lisle makes one).
• Finally, whe all the plastic clips are loose, pull the panel up and out to clear the door lock plunger.
• Note that there is a large spring behind the window crank handle (between the panel and the metal of the door).

HTH,

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References

1. http://www.digest.net/bmw/archive/v5/msg01869.html
2. http://www.digest.net/bmw/archive/v5/msg01871.html
3. http://www.digest.net/bmw/archive/v5/maillist.html#01870
4. http://www.digest.net/bmw/archive/v5/threads.html#01870
5. mailto:aek_at_netcom.com
6. http://www.digest.net/bmw/archive/v5/msg01869.html
7. http://www.digest.net/bmw/archive/v5/msg01871.html
8. http://www.digest.net/bmw/archive/v5/maillist.html#01870
9. http://www.digest.net/bmw/archive/v5/threads.html#01870