Removing door panel

[JRW1979]

Hi,

Is it easy to remove the internal door panels? I think something has come loose and is banging about in my door panel.

I've got a 2000 plate A4 Quattro.

Just need to know how easy/hard it is to remove and then put back on.

[jonbaker]

I would like to know this also. My drivers window sometimes gets stuck when wound fully down, rocks about a bit in the frame when down.

[docurley]

Here you go.

1) Remove the Door Panel

1a) Start by removing the two screws at both sides of your door panel as shown below





1b) Remove the screw inside the oval part of your door handle



1c) Remove the over cover part of your door handle. By pulling down. This was a PITA because mine was really tight. So just jerk it around a bit.



1d) Remove the two screws inside the oval part of the the door handle.



1d) Lift the door panel up and off.



2) Disconnect all the wiring on the driver side door.

2a) Disconnect the speaker wires.



2b) Disconnect the mirror wire. (sorry no pix)

2c) Disconnect the 4 window control wires and the rear window lockout wire.



****Make note which window control is plugged in where, otherwise you'll have to figure out when you reassemble things which wire is for which window.

2d) Remove the door handle cable by prying off the clip holding it place. Then remove the cable from the handle

[jonbaker]

useful, nice one!