Info - New Door Trim Removal Procedure

Notice: The following procedure must be followed to remove the door trim panel or door panel breakage will occur.

1. Remove the inside door handle bezel and electrical connector.
2. Remove the door speaker bezel at the top of the door, using J 38778. The bezel is attached with one push in retainer.
3. Remove the fastener in the trim panel at the bottom rear corner of the door or behind the reflector at the rear of the door.

Notice: Do not pull the door pad outboard more than one inch or breakage will occur.

Figure 1




4. Insert J 38778 between the door and the lower edge of the door trim panel. Center the trim panel plastic pin in the groove of the tool and pop the pin from the door. See Figure 1 for location of the pins.
5. After detaching the bottom edge, hold the panel away from the door about an inch to help release the front and rear edge pins.

Figure 2




6. After popping the pins, slide each pin from its cage. See Figure 2 for direction of pin removal.
7. To remove the trim panel, pull upward. Detach the electrical connector and set the panel aside.
8. Use needle nose pliers to depress the door mounted spring clip metal tabs. Slide the black plastic retainers from the spring clips.
9. Slide the push-pins in their cages with the three long pins at the bottom of the trim panel.
10. Insert the black plastic retainers into the trim panel metal retainer.
11. Connect the door wiring harness and the routing clip to the door module.
12. Hold the top of the trim panel away from the top of the door about six inches and set the three lower push-pins in the door retainers. Push the top of the door trim panel toward the door.
13. With all pins aligned, push the three lower pins to the door. This automatically aligns the metal clips to the plastic retainers.
14. Push on the upper edge to engage the top rail over the window inner belt seal strip. Tap on the door panel at the remaining retainers.
15. Reinstall the speaker bezel.
16. Reinstall the door handle bezel.
17. Reinstall the fastener behind the door reflector or at the bottom rear corner of the door.