any idea about taking off the door panel?

[john3387 10+ year member]

well i know taking off the door panel is a ***** anyone got any trick to taking it off without breaking on of those little plastic holders? ive like broken half of those things on my front door panels. i also cant find anything about it in the car's owner manuel. can anyone help me? the car is a 99 chevy malibu if that helps at all

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[BassBallin]

buy a door panel remover

 

[john3387 10+ year member]

where you get that at auto store?

 

[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

Those clips can be had at a dealership fairly cheap. I rip my door panels off by hand and maybe only break 2-3 total.

 

[dbman150 5,000+ posts]

door panel remover there pretty cheap and u sould beable to find new ones on ebay pretty cheap

 

[john3387 10+ year member]

thanks, im taking a look now

 

[Louisiana_CRX 5,000+ posts]

If I wanted to get a door panel off.....I'd probally just yank it off.....and use self tapping screws and gorilla tape to re attach it...I guess thats why I'm not a car stereo installer....

 

[2000Gator 10+ year member]

while this is made anyone know about it for a 94 ford explorer? i removed 3 screws and the ***** won't budge

 

[Kriszilla 10+ year member]

You can also pickup replacement plastic push bolts at Lowes for cheap. They're in the parts drawers in the hardware section.

 

[rich52490 10+ year member]

while this is made anyone know about it for a 94 ford explorer? i removed 3 screws and the ***** won't budge

A flathead screw driver works just fine. Start at the bottom and work your way up. You have to lift up when you get to the top because the panel kind of sits in a groove. Unscrew the little pop up lock thing to make it easier if needed.

 

[squeak12 10+ year member]

while this is made anyone know about it for a 94 ford explorer? i removed 3 screws and the ***** won't budge

In my Expedition, theres a bolt in the sail panel, in the door light at the bottom, and behind the window switches. Then it slides up not out.

 

[spoonraker 10+ year member]

Just yank it off and buy new clips. They are ridiculously cheap since they are pretty much designed to be broken.

 

[wu501 10+ year member]

if your careful, you shouldnt break any. Pry at the door from the bottom and slowly pull the panel from the door working from the bottom up. Make sure to remove any screws first or its not gonna budge. Ive removed quite a few door panels and have only broken 1 or two clips total.