Removing window switch finisher panel?
08-25-2008, 07:45 AM
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Removing window switch finisher panel?
Hey guys,
Has anyone removed the finisher around the window controls/inside handle?
I can't believe this piece is so damn delicate, my car is a year old and it already has a couple of deep scratches from closing the door...probably with my fingernails, even though i keep them short...
I checked on Courtesy parts and it isn't cheap, but I'm really OCD about this and it bugs me. It seems like there's only a screw holding it but don't know if there might be clips or anything underneath I should be aware of or just unscrew and pull the piece....
Part diagram link: (part number is 80961)
http://www.courtesyparts.com/betasit...5_846_857.html
I am assuming i dont need to take the door panel or anything drastic for this.its just a cosmetic flaw that bugs the hell out of me
Has anyone removed the finisher around the window controls/inside handle?
I can't believe this piece is so damn delicate, my car is a year old and it already has a couple of deep scratches from closing the door...probably with my fingernails, even though i keep them short...
I checked on Courtesy parts and it isn't cheap, but I'm really OCD about this and it bugs me. It seems like there's only a screw holding it but don't know if there might be clips or anything underneath I should be aware of or just unscrew and pull the piece....
Part diagram link: (part number is 80961)
http://www.courtesyparts.com/betasit...5_846_857.html
I am assuming i dont need to take the door panel or anything drastic for this.its just a cosmetic flaw that bugs the hell out of me
08-25-2008, 08:09 AM
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in the pocket where your hand goes is a small circular plastic tab. Pop that off, and there is a self tapping screw underneath. Remove that and the piece will pop out. There are plastic tabs around the outer border of the unit
08-25-2008, 03:47 PM
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I just went to the car and I figured the screw would be in the bottom of the pocket, as in the base (kind of like in my old car which had the plastic tab hiding a screw) .... I just checked and realized there's no "base" or "bottom" to the pocket . It goes all the way trough...so now I'm stumped....is this different in 07's or am I just not looking in the right place....sorry for the noob post..
This leads me to believe it should be just pried up with a screw driver? I don't wanna mess the thing up (or something else) in the process ..
Thanks!
This leads me to believe it should be just pried up with a screw driver? I don't wanna mess the thing up (or something else) in the process ..
Thanks!
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08-25-2008, 03:55 PM
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Originally Posted by LAKERSFAN
did it for my 06 and if i recall correctly, it just pops off. not sure about the 07's though.
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OK probably the same in the 07's i guess then cos like I said I don't see a screw.....
thanks!
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08-25-2008, 06:42 PM
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Check out my DIY sticked thread in the maintenance section. It might help you out.
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