Thanks to you all! It's currently 24.6° so I will have to wait on this job. I don't want to break it. We may hit 50 this afternoon and I plan to leave it parked in the sun. I'm not in a hurry to do this job so I can wait till it's a little warmer.

JWA - I had already bookmarked your tutorial on the front panel for later use! What software did you use to draw the red circles?

 

Not the time to be yanking on a plastic and need I say uber-spendy trim part? Wait it out if you can.

I use something called Ulead Photoimpact 11 which is ancient in the software world. Most photo editing programs will have much the same features but not sure what they're called---most will have almost generic process names that make using different brands "easy".

 

On the side doors your remove the top parts around the window and then the two screws that hold the handle in place. The bottom part then slides up about a half inch and off.

 

That's indeed true for the front doors---so far my side and rear doors have different means securing trim panels to the door shell.

 

Interesting. I am going to be removing mine soon. Will report back on how it goes. If I remember I will take pictures.

 

I've been out of town and just returned. It was 48° yesterday afternoon so I tried to pry the plastic off. After hearing and feeling the creaking that it was going through, I decided to wait until it gets warmer. It felt like it was about to break. Katoranger - that would be great if you post pictures. I was able to get one corner off just enough to see that it was indeed a heavy duty clip.

 

Our weather has not been too nice either. Still planning to remove them and I will take some pictures.

I have some pictures of the side door clips in my for sale thread.

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...passenger.html

 

I promised some pictures.

Pulled the upper panels off. On the passenger side you need to unscrew the door lock button.

The panels pull off. I got ahold of it between the panel on the glass. On the passenger side you need to unscrew the handle.

And then remove one little screw in the upper right corner.

The panel should then lift up and off.



The drivers side is pretty much the same except you don't have the lock button and the small screw is at the bottom of the panel.

 

I see you had a good helper in the last picture!

 

She tried to swipe my gloves. German Shepard puppy.

 

Katoranger - super photos! Thanks. Why did you have to pull your panels? For me it's threefold - I have to fix the speaker, fix the power lock (replace the switch probably) and add some sound deadening/insulation.

 

Those are indeed superb photos of this process-----thanks so much for taking the time to do this for us!

 

I am selling parts. My van have a bad engine. Sound deadening is a good idea.

 

Your welcome. I thought that I could help others in the future. The little screw on the bottom of the driver's side was not as easy to see.

 

Don't panic if you pull down or to the side to remove panel and snap off those L shaped plastic anchors.
Was replacing a busted handle mechanism on a door and snapped off three of these suckers. No time or cash to go to junkyard for new panel, and this fix worked perfectly:
Items needed:
*old, busted off anchors
*Index card from when you had to do term paper notes from high school or duct tape strips (or something similiarly flexible)
*JB-Weld Plastic Weld high strength epoxy gel (about $5 - $10 at wal mart)

You are going to weld the anchor back to the door. Squirt out and mix some epoxy -- while waiting for it to set up a bit, form a channel around the crack to be welded with a bit of index card and/or duct tape strips. The duct tape/scrap of index card creates a form around the crack into which you will pour epoxy. Liberally dab the epoxy on both sides of the crack and into the form so it covers the crack and the plastic on either side of the crack. Hold firmly together with your hands for a few minutes until it begins to set. Then, carefully set aside on level surface (so the epoxy does not drain out of the form) and let stand until the epoxy if fully cured. Did this 3 years ago on my side door which is high use with 5 kids -- and it has stood the test of time good luck