2025-05-07

Panel - Door Trim - Front - LH (Remove and Install)

Correction Code 15130201

  • 2025-05-07: Updated all steps to latest available validation.

Removal

  1. Open LH front door
  2. Lower LH front window
  3. Remove LH front door handle insert and door trim pull cup insert
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    2x trim inserts
  4. Remove bolt securing LH front door panel to door
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    1x bolt, 10mm, 6 Nm
  5. Remove screws securing LH front door panel to door
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    2x screws, T30, 3 Nm
  6. Remove LH front door panel
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    1x handle cable, 5x connectors, 9x clips, Carefully pry open the LH front door panel to access and remove connectors and release cable before setting the door panel aside, If equipped with tether strap, support door panel
  7. Remove original clips securing LH front door panel
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    9x clips, Discard after removal

Installation

Installation procedure is the reverse of removal, except for the following:

  • Replace plastic heart flex clips after each use.
  • Reuse metal clips unless they are damaged.

If the vehicle has next generation seats, install a new retention strap:

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Warning
Failure to install a retention strap could result in injury or death in case of air bag deployment.
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Warning
Do not reuse the retention strap. It is one-time use only.
  1. Fold the retention strap in half lengthwise. Feed the side of the strap with the 2 holes in between the inner and outer trim panels.
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    Do not damage the weave on the strap.
  2. Pull the bottom part of the strap through the hole, and then route it through the slit in the upper part of the strap.
  3. Fold the free end of the retention strap back onto itself so that the 2 holes align.
  4. Align the holes in the strap with the hole in the upper rear section of the door frame, and then loosely install a new rivet.
  5. Use a rivet tool to attach the strap to the door panel.
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    Make sure that the rivet tool is perpendicular to the door panel to install the rivet correctly.