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    Senior Member Three Rings B6ayfour's Avatar
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    alright so i was trying to remove my driver door panel to replace the window master switch. as per usual remove the trim piece take out those screws then removed the trim piece behind the door handle and removed those 2 screws then removed the screw at the bottom of the panel. after this i proceeded to pull up and out on the door panel and it wouldn't budge. i was yanking on it for about 10 minutes, im not that small of a guy at 5'8" 150, and i was pulling on it so hard that i was afraid i was going to rip the door handle off. the panel literally did not move at all, i moved to the rear door and the panel came off with one swift pull which kind of pissed me off. is there something im missing?

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    Veteran Member Three Rings Let it snow's Avatar
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    Did you remove the screw right below the arm rest? Hole is in lower arm rest assembly.

    Edit: sorry I just noticed you said drivers side.

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    Veteran Member Four Rings MacFady's Avatar
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    It sounds like you removed the screws, but you need to move around the perimeter of the door pulling out to release all the other clips holding the door card to the door, otherwise it's hopeless. I usually start towards the front bottom, then move around in a clockwise fashion, getting a good grip, then pulling straight out quickly and forcefully. Once they are all released you can easily pull it up and out.

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