How To Remove Front Door Panel 2003-11 Saab 9-3
Created on: 2012-06-04
Learn how to remove and replace the interior door panel on your 03-11 Saab 9-3 with this video from 1A Auto
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step 1 :Disconnect the battery
- Unclip the battery cover.
- Use your 10 mm socket and ratchet to disconnect the negative battery terminal.
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step 2 :Remove the door panel
- Pull the door pull panel off.
- Use your Torx driver to remove the two T30 screws.
- Use a putty knife to unclip the door panel.
- Disconnect the wiring connections and door latch cable.
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step 3 :Install the door panel
- Connect the wiring harness leads up.
- Hook the door latch cable up.
- Clip the door panel onto the door.
- Replace the two T30 Torx bolts with your driver.
- Clip the door pull panel back on.
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step 4 :Reconnect the battery
- Use your 10 mm socket and ratchet to connect the negative battery terminal.
- Clip the battery cover back on.
Tools needed
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Socket Extensions
Flat Blade Screwdriver
Putty Knife
T30 Driver
10mm Socket
Door Panel Removal Tool
Ratchet
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In this video I'm going to show you how to remove and then reinstall the front door panel on this Saab 9-3. We're going to do the driver's side. Passenger side is pretty much the same process. Tools you'll need are a T30 Torx bit with a ratchet and extension, a 10mm socket, a door panel clip tool, or a putty knife or screwdriver could work, and a small flat blade screwdriver. So you don't run your battery down, start underneath. There's two clips that hold the battery protector. Take that up and off. Then use a 10mm socket with your ratchet. Loosen up the negative battery cable which is the one in front and disconnect the negative battery cable.
To remove your door panel, you're going to start here. Pull up on the back of this panel and then keep working your fingers underneath and pull right out on it and then that comes off. Now inside, there are two T30 Torx screws. Here's a T30 Torx bit with an extension and a ratchet. I'm going to fast forward here. I just take my bit with a ratchet and extension get it in there and once you get those bolts loosened up they pretty much come out just by hand. If they don't come out, they will fall out as you pull the door panel off. Just watch to make sure you see them when they drop and don't lose them. Now with those screws out, a door panel clip tool, even a possible putty knife would work, slip this in behind and find the clips. Pry out. Get a hold with your hand at the same time. So after your panel comes out, the first thing is a white connector on your door latch cable here. Pull that. Then pull your door latch cable up and out. You've got three connectors. There's the smallest black one down here. There are two tabs on each side. I'm using a little screwdriver. Push it on one tab and pull up, and then on the other side push in on the other tab and pull that out. There's the two tabs.
Then you have this one. You have to reach under and there's a little gray lever actually that I can't really show it to you because it's hard to see, but you pry the lever down and then you pull down on the connector as you pry the lever out. So here's the connector. This is the little lever. When it's connected, the lever is like that. So you have to actually get in there. You have to kind of get in there, get this lever started down and then as you pull this down as you flip that lever out. Then the last connector is right here. I just press right here where the locking tooth is, and then work the connector right out. Then your door panel is off.
To put your door panel back on, connect the mustard colored one first. Pull it up into place. This one next. You want to get it into place correctly. As you're pushing it up, pull that lever and lock it. Then finally, this one connects here. Bring our door latch cable up. Put the clip right down in. Then you need to line this up. It goes into a little groove here. This goes in front and latch it on. Make sure you put your door lock button in place. Push the top of your panel against the window and bring it down. Kind of look back in to see the little buttons. Fast forward here again as I take those two T30 screws. Kind of easier if you put them onto the bit and then guide them right into the door panel. Kind of tighten them by hand first and then tighten them up nice and firm. Once you have those bolts on there tightened up, in order to put that trim panel back on. Reconnect your battery. Put the battery cover back on and you should be all set.
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