200 Door

["Al Powell" <APOWELL@agcom.tamu.edu>]

> From: "timing is everything..." <pollock@tarkin.ENET.dec.com>

> Does anyone have a bently manual or shop manual for a 90 200Q that
> I could copy the wiring diagram from ???   PLEASE ????    thanks.

I have the '90-200 manual.  Let's do email...and set something up.

> AND, any tips for getting the door pannels off ?     I know there are
> some screws or something holding the arm rests but what are they ?
> philip, hex, torx 8-)    They are way up there and I can't get enough
> light up there to see exactly what I'm dealing with...

>From the top down, here's what memory tells me to do.  (I think I've 
done this once too often, folks....)

1)  Remove Philips-head screws on front and rear of door panel, at 
top;
2)  Loosen 3-hex wrench screws accessed on lower side of door 
armrest; screws must be loosened considerably but do not come out,
These are about 4mm size....;
3)  Remove armrest; slide flat window switch mounts sideways to 
remove then from armrest; save round foam rubber insert used to 
prevent drafts where wiring harness does thru door panel;
4)  Pull door handle to open it; just below the chrome handle is one 
Philips screw recessed where you can't see it, but you can see the 
hole leading to it - so unscrew it.  Use magnet to remove loose screw 
if necessary;
5)  Pull door handle assy. forward and outward; you will discover the 
cable connecting to the door release, a retaining clip, and some foam 
rubber used to fill air spaces and prevent drafts from blowing thru 
the door handle;
6)  Carefully remove foam rubber insert and pry clip off.  Don't lose 
clip or you'll end up drilling a small hole under it and using a small cable 
tie to keep the cable from coming loose (unfortunately, I can explain 
this in more detail if necessary....)....
7)  Using needle nose pliers, carefully grasp end of door release 
cable and remove it from the loop on the door handle;
8)  Now that handle is out of the way, there is one large Philips screw 
revealed behind the handle assy.  Remove this screw!!  Don't forget 
it and force the door panel!!  (If you do, remember that the two-part 
epoxies can be used to repair the panel...);
9)  NOW you can gently pry outwards at the base of the door panel, 
using a padded tool if necessary.  The plastic pop-in guides will 
release;
10)  Gently lift door panel slightly outwards, guide window wiring 
harnesses back thru their holes; lift UPwards and panel should come 
clear.  Sit it down where it won't flip over and scuff itself up.

NOTE: if you have the Bose system, do NOT exert force on the grilles 
over the speaker units; they can be broken easily.

Also - do NOT destroy the plastic sheeting inside the panel; pry its 
retaining clips out carefully.  Save the foam pads on the armrest 
mounts; you need to put them back in place or the armrest and door 
panel will not "snug up" properly.

AND THE MOMENT YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR......(drum roll)...

"Installation is the reverse of removal."


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