Re: Door trim removal

[Michael Williams <daserde@ucla.edu>]

Brian Paul Bressler decided to speak these words:

>how can I remove the door trim on an '85 4000 quattro?


Take off the bottom door pockets.  Feel around carefully for all of the 
screws, there is also a hidden one near the top of the pocket behind the 
carpeting on where there is the middle connection to the door that 
seperates the two sections of hte pockets.  Then you take out the little 
black thing behind the door handle, just one screw, no biggie.  Then you 
take off the grab handle, there are i think 2 screws deep inside of it, 
you can see the holes on the bottom.  The tricky part is getting the 
connection for the power mirrors (if you are doing the driver's door) 
off...but once you do that, you rotate the grab handle until you can pull 
it out of the door...Then you take off the cover by the A-pillar that 
looks like it backs the mirrors, just one screw i think.  Then you undo 
the screw thats there, take out the door lock pin that sticks up, and 
gently pry the sides of hte panel away from the door, it has about three 
or four snaps on each side that hold it in place...it will take a bit of 
force to do correctly.  Then if its a late 85 or newer 4kq, you have to 
slide the panel about 2 inches foward as the rear of it is fit into a 
small clip on the top of the door.  Then you can just remove it.  It 
sounds more complicated than it is...takes about 10 minutes just cause of 
all those screws.. Installation is reverse of removal...

good luck

later...


Michael Sheridan Williams
ICQ# 11740998

1985 4000 S Quattro 182,000+ miles, Turbo conversion soon?, Koni 
Yellows/2Bennett, strut brace, Sport 8000 Tires, K&N, MOMO 4pt harnesses, 
Hella XL Driving lights (2x135w), magnecor wires....<out of breath>
1986 Oceanic Blue, 4000CS Quattro--Parting Out(ask if you want anything)
My father's: 1986 4000 CS Quattro--Graphite 161,000 miles

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