Door panel removal

[henwoodg]

My 2001 S has a rattle inside the drivers door. Passenger door ok. It sounds like a loose washer or hardware of some sort. I hear it driving over rough surfaces or when the radio is up loud, especially low frequency. Also, if I strike the interior panel with my fist I hear the rattle as well. The window operates correctly and locks and unlocks with no problem. So, how to remove the inside panel? Other cars I've owned use a plastic bayonets (push screws) to secure the panel, thus requiring new ones. With the side airbags it's necessary to disconnect the battery as well? Thanks for your help in advance.

[trygve]

My 2001 S has a rattle inside the drivers door. Passenger door ok. It sounds like a loose washer or hardware of some sort. I hear it driving over rough surfaces or when the radio is up loud, especially low frequency. Also, if I strike the interior panel with my fist I hear the rattle as well. The window operates correctly and locks and unlocks with no problem. So, how to remove the inside panel? Other cars I've owned use a plastic bayonets (push screws) to secure the panel, thus requiring new ones. With the side airbags it's necessary to disconnect the battery as well? Thanks for your help in advance.

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I removed the door panel to replace the window motor/regulator and documented the process.

Here is the link to my page on r&r'ing the window motor/regulator, with some info on removing the door panel: power window repair and door panel removal

Here is the site where I found some more good detailed pictures for removing the door panel. A couple of things were slightly different on my car, and I described those on my page linked above. door panel removal pictures

[mrmickeymouse]

Thank you for having a really well done site. I point people to your site often for a real "how to for dummies approach."

I mean no disrespect for the "Dummy" part, it is just well done and easy to understand.

Scott

[henwoodg]

Well documented! The write-up and pics had to of taken some time to do. I'll give it a shot soon. Thanks for your help.