How To Remove Front Door Panel 2000-03 Nissan Maxima

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In this video, we're going to show you how to remove and install the inside door panel on this 2003 Nissan Maxima, pretty much the same for any 2000-2003, with small variations in whether or not you have some of the options this car has. We do the driver's side; the passenger's side is basically the same. Tools you'll need are a small flat blade screwdriver, a Phillips screwdriver, and a door panel clip tool, or a putty knife will work.

First use a small flat blade screwdriver and pop off this cover here. Down here, we'll see a little grommet here. Use a screwdriver just to pry up. See a Phillips screw there. Then you put the screwdriver in and pry out. Once you've pried out some you'll see the handle back in here. Just put the screwdriver in there and release that. With a Phillips screwdriver, remove the Phillips screw behind here. Just fast forward here a little bit, as I remove that Phillips screw, and then the one that's down in that door pull cup.

Now, this whole switch plate comes up. Work it back and out. Then, grab your small flat blade screwdriver again, and on each one of these connectors there's just a little tab in the middle. Just push on the little tab1 and release it. Do the same thing here, push on the tab. Release.

Now use either a door panel clip tool or a putty knife. I usually go right in the bottom, put it between the door and the panel, and slide it. Find one of the clips and then pull. Then once you release one of them, usually the rest of them usually come out. My screw actually just kind of came out, right out of there. Then right around, release, and then the door panel flips up. And now in behind, again, use a small screwdriver. There's a few harnesses. There's one up here. Press in on the tab, release it. There are two down here. This one, press up, and release, and then for your courtesy light, press the tab, and release it. The panel comes off.

Then to reinstall the panel, just bring the panel close to the door and reconnect the three harnesses, one for the memory switch. This car has memory seats, so one's the memory switch. One's just the door module. And then the other one is the courtesy light.

Now bring the door panel and hang it off the window sill. It goes in towards the window and then down on top of the window sill. Then there's a little piece of inulation that's usually glued to the door panel. It had come off mine, so I carefully put it back in there. Before you go too far, just make sure that you pull the harnesses up and through for the window and mirror switches. Then just around the edge of the panel. You can use your fist and just activate the clips around the edge. I'm going to speed it up here as I just finish up. Two Phillips screws, one up at the front, install that. Then plug in your window switch and put it down in. Put the front up in first, force it forward, and then clip the back end, and put the Phillips screw in, and tighten it up. Then, put the bezel around the door handle. Finish up by putting the little trim panel over the screw in the front

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