How to Replace Interior Door Handle 2002-05 Nissan Altima
Created on: 2013-11-20
How to repair, install, fix, change or replace a broken or snapped off interior door handle on Nissan Altima, model years 02, 03, 04, and 05.
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step 1 :Removing the Door Panel
- Pry off the screw cap in the door pull with a flat blade screwdriver
- Remove the Phillips head screw from the door pull
- Pry out the window switch panel with a flat blade screwdriver
- Disconnect the window switch wiring harnesses
- Pry off the mirror base trim piece with a flat blade screwdriver
- Pry off the screw cover inside the door handle
- Remove the Phillips screw from the door handle
- Remove the Phillips screw behind the door pull
- Pull off the courtesy light
- Disconnect the courtesy light wiring harness
- Pry out the door panel clips by hand
- Lift the door panel up and off
- Unclip the latch cables from the door handle
- Disconnect the trunk switch wiring harness
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step 2 :Removing the Door Handle
- Remove the four Phillips screws from the back of the door handle
- Pull the door handle out of the door panel
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step 3 :Installing the New Door Handle
- Put the new door handle into the door panel
- Insert the four Phillips screws into the door handle
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step 4 :Reinstalling the Door Panel
- Connect the trunk swatch wiring harness
- Clip the latch cable into the door handle
- Lift the door panel into place
- Push in the door panel clips
- Connect the courtesy light wiring harness
- Push in the courtesy light
- Insert the Phillips screw into the door handle
- Push on the screw cover inside the door handle
- Insert the Phillips screw behind the door pull
- Connect the window switch wiring harnesses
- Push the switch panel into the door pull
- Insert the Phillips screw into the door pull
- Push on the screw cover inside the door pull
- Push on the mirror base trim piece
Tools needed
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Flat Blade Screwdriver
Phillips Head Screwdriver
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In this video, we are going to show you how to replace the front interior door handle on this 2003 Nissan Altima. It's the same part and process on the Altimas from 2002 to 2005 and the items you'll need for this are a new interior door handle from 1AAuto.com, a flat blade screwdriver and a Phillips screwdriver.
Start off by removing this screw cap right here, and underneath that, there is a Phillips screw. You want to just go ahead and remove that. Pry up the switch panel starting at the top here. Now to disconnect the harnesses from the switch panel, just push down on the tabs and pull the harness out. Now, pry out this triangular panel at the top of the door panel and remove the screw cap from behind the door handle. Now, you just want to remove these two Phillips screws. Down here is your courtesy light. It just pulls out, and you can just pull out the harness and then pull out around the door to release the clips and then the door panel just lifts up and off. Now, on the backside of the door panel, there are these two cables. They disconnect the same, pull them out, lift it up and it's free. Then you just want to push on the tab on this harness and pull it out.
On the back of the door panel there are four Phillips screws holding in your interior door handle. Just go ahead and remove those. Once those are removed, the door handle pulls right out.
On the left, is the new interior door handle from 1A Auto; on the right, is the old one. You can see they are identical, same color, same shape. They'll mount exactly the same. Put your new door handle into place and replace those four Phillips screws.
Now, to reinstall your door panel, it's pretty much just the reverse of the procedure, you just push your harness into place and slide your door handle and lock cable down into that slot, push it forward and clip it into the door panel. Push the harness through the door panel and then just line it up on the window sill and push it down into place and make sure that the harness for your courtesy light comes through and then line up the clips on the back of the door panel and just hit them into place. Reconnect your courtesy light and push it into place. Replace the two Phillips screws, the one behind the door handle and the one in the pull cup. Reconnect your switch panel. Just plug the harnesses in and push the switch panel down into place. Replace the Phillips screw in the switch panel. Now, just replace that triangular panel and you are all set.
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