How To Remove Front Door Panel 1996-2002 Toyota 4Runner
Created on: 2012-03-08
Watch this video to learn how to remove and replace the front interior door panel on your 96-02 Toyota 4Runner.
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step 1 :Removing the Door Panel
- Pry up the window switch panel with a flat blade screwdriver
- Disconnect the window switch wiring harnesses
- Pry up the arm rest with a flat blade screwdriver
- Remove the Phillips head screw inside the door handle
- Remove the two Phillips head screws inside the door pull
- Push in the center of the pin on the back of the door and remove it
- Pry out the door handle, pull out the clip, release the lock rod
- Remove the door handle
- Remove the second pin on the door panel
- Pry out the door panel with a door panel clip tool or putty knife
- Lift the door panel up and off
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step 2 :Installing the Door Panel
- Lift the door panel into place
- Push in the door panel clips
- Connect the window switch wiring harnesses
- Push in the switch panel
- Connect the latch cables to the door handle
- Push the door handle into place
- Insert the Phillips head screw inside the door handle
- Insert the two Phillips head screws inside the door pull
- Push on the arm rest
- Push in the two pins on the door panel
Tools needed
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Flat Blade Screwdriver
Phillips Head Screwdriver
Putty Knife
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In this video, we're going to show you how to remove a front door panel, the inside door panel, on this 1999 Toyota 4Runner. We show you the driver side, but the passenger is basically the same procedure. This is the same procedures for any 1996 to 2002 4Runner that has both power windows and power door locks. The tools you'll need are a small flat blade screwdriver, a Phillips screwdriver, and a door panel clip tool or a putty knife.
We'll start with a small screwdriver. Get it right under the front, here. Pry that up, pull this out, and then there are three harnesses to unplug. They each have tabs you press with your thumb and then pull out.
Now, take your screwdriver again, open here, pry it up on the armrest, and it comes out. Now, use your Phillips screwdriver and undo the screw here. You see there are actually three screws removed: the one in that door handle, and then the two near where you pull on the door. Then there's a little pin right back here. You push the center of it in, and then use either a screwdriver or finger nails and pull that clip out.
Pull your door handle forward and bring it out. There's a little clip right here that holds the lock rod. Pull that clip out towards you, lift the handle up off, push the rod down, and it comes off. Now, using the door panel clip tool, or a putty knife start right here. Slide down and you'll come to the pins. I'm going to pop the pins out once you get to them. There's also a little pin right up in here that's missing on this vehicle. But the passenger's side's here, so I can show you how to remove it on the passenger side door. Just push the center of this in, and then pull it out. You pull your door panel up, and it comes off.
Before you reinstall your door panel, make sure you put any clips back in. Then make sure these parts just come up through. Press your panel, get the lock up through. Press the panel toward the outside of your window, push down, and the pins line up. Pull that in. Reconnect your master switch here. Put the back in first, pull it down. Take your door handle, pull the rod out, and put the handle on. I'm going to use a little screwdriver to help me push that clip on. Push this into place and back, put the screw back in, and reinstall these 2 screws. This goes back down on.
Again, we missed this plug, here. To put it back in, push the clip back out. Push it in and then push it flush. Put this plug back in and this little one in the back, you pull it out. Push the pin in and then push the locking pin so it's flush.
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