How do you take off the interior door trim?

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Wonson92
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Hey guys, does anyone know how to remove the interior trim on the front doors? Looks like you pry it off but I don't want to try without knowing incase I damage it.
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murcod
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From memory......

Where the interior door release handle is you need to pop out the triangle shaped piece behind the handle. There's a screw behind there. Then in the middle of the trim (below the main armrest ) there's a piece of plastic covering some screws. Pop that out and remove the screws. Then you need strong fingers to lift up the edge of the door trim to gradually pop out all the clips. Some might come away from the trim and stay in the door metal.... they're a pain to get out if that happens.

Once the trim is unclipped from the door frame you'll need to unplug any wiring harnesses from the rear of the door trim.
David
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Wonson92
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Excellent thank you! Follow up question, is it hard to clip back on? I'm paranoid I'll break a clip
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murcod
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The biggest issue is clips staying in the door frame and pulling out of the door trim- they're very hard to remove unless you make some sort of levering tool. It is a bit fiddly to get the trim to slot back on, you need to get the top section seated first.
David
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