How to Replace Interior Door Handle 2002-03 Nissan Maxima

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In this video, we're going to show you how to replace a rear-end side door handle on this 2003 Nissan Maxima, pretty much the same for any 2000 to 2003 Maxima, as well as the Infinity I30. We're going to show you the driver's side rear. The passenger side rear is the same procedure. Tools you'll need: small flat blade screwdriver, Phillips screwdriver, and either a door panel clip tool or a putty knife to pry the door panel off.

To start, use a small flat blade screwdriver, and right down in this pull cup there's just a little cover. Kind of pry it and twist, and you'll see a Phillips screw right here. Now come over here, pry up and out on this bezel, and then you can push it down and pull it out back. Then come up front, up and through here down, and the bezel comes off. You can see it basically has little holes here that attach on there.

Now use a Phillips screwdriver and remove this screw. Go back to your small flat blade screwdriver, over here, pry up gently and, under here, pry up gently again. This comes up and out. There's just a little button on this connector, push in with a flat blade screwdriver and pull that off. Now you'll need a putty knife or door panel clip tool, come into the center, put it up, you're going to slide it over, and there's a clip pull out nice and firm. You'll need to just slide your fingers around the edge and pull nice and firm to get all the clips out. Then your door panel should lift right up and off. The weatherstrip pulled away from the door panel. I'm just going to bend these tabs back, put it down on, and then bend the tabs back on the backside.

There are four tabs to hold this bezel on: two on the top, two on the bottom. You'll see I pried the two on top, pull the bezel out, and it comes down. Then I'll pry the two on the bottom to remove it. Okay, then either a Phillips screw or a 10mm socket and ratchet, Phillips screwdriver works, remove the screw, and those slide back and out. Then you pull the handle out, and you can lift up on the rods, pull this, lift up on the rods, and the handle comes off.

Okay, my handle's in good shape, so I'm just going to put it back in. Just put it back in, pull both rods out. You clip this one in and just get this one up, put them both in, turn your handle like that, slide it back, put it into the door, make sure it's flush against the door, and slide it forward. Put this screw back in. Tighten it and then this bezel just slides back into place. Push this on and then just make sure you put this insulator back on.

Now, put your door panel back on, make sure it's right up against the window. Just slide it down into place. Just make sure that you pull this back up and it rests on top. Push this insulator back in. The fabric on the door panel, just make sure it goes around the outside of the handle. Activate the clips. Just pull your harness up through, that's the right way, plug in the switch, slide this in place. That goes down in, Phillips screw to hold it. This trim bezel here just snaps back on, and then this little button just goes back on here.

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step 1 :Removing the Door Panel

step 2 :Removing the Door Handle

step 3 :Installing the Door Handle

step 4 :Reinstalling the Door Panel

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step 2 :Removing the Door Handle 2:57

step 3 :Installing the Door Handle 4:04

step 4 :Reinstalling the Door Panel 5:15

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step 3 :Installing the Door Handle

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