How to Remove Interior Door Handle 2007-13 Mini Cooper S
Created on: 2018-09-26
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step 1 :Removing the Door Panel
- Pry out the push pin beneath the door handle
- Pry off the door handle trim with a trim tool
- Pry out the courtesy light housing
- Disconnect the wiring harness
- Pry out the door panel with a door trim
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step 2 :Removing the Interior Door Handle
- Disconnect the electrical connector with a pick
- Remove the T25 Torx from the door handle
- Lift the handle up and out
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step 3 :Installing the Interior Door Handle
- Insert the inside door handle into place
- Tighten the T25 Torx screws to the handle
- Connect the electrical connector
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step 4 :Installing the Door Panel
- Insert the door panel into place
- Press the door panel clips into the door
- Connect the wiring harness to the courtesy light
- Press the light into the door panel
- Press the door handle trim on
- Press in the push-pin beneath the door handle
Tools needed
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Socket Extensions
Flat Blade Screwdriver
Ratchet
Trim Tool Set
T25 Torx Driver
T25 Torx Socket
Pick
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Whats up, guys? I'm Andy from 1A Auto, and today I'm going to show you how to remove and reinstall an inside door handle in this 2007 Mini Cooper S. If there's any part you need for your vehicle, click the link in the description and head over to 1aauto.com
There's a little pin that goes into this trim piece. We have to take this pin out, so we'll use a trim removal tool to just pop this off. You could use a flat blade screwdriver. Pull that pin off. Then you're going to pull this trim piece off. You can just grab it and try to pull it off. Sometimes you need a little trim tool to help. Use the little trim removal tool and get in behind here. Pull that piece off. Now we're going to pull this little light off. Just use a flat blade screwdriver. Then we can just disconnect the connector. Just pull that out. Like that. Set that aside.
Next thing you need is a door trim removal tool. I got to take all the pushpins out along this outer edge of the door panel. Now this door panel is going to come out in two pieces right here, separate from the inner panel. Just slide it in here and apply some pressure. Over here as well. We can slide it off the door lock rod and pull that panel out.
We're going to disconnect this electrical connector right here. I'll use a right angle pick. Just going to push down on the button right there while I pull it out. Pull the connector off, just like that. Now take a Torx, a T25. We'll take these Torx screws out. Take those out and grab the handle. Slide it up, and slide it out. Just like that.
Now we're going to install the inside door handle. Just slide it in position. There's a little tab right there. We can install the screws. These are Torx screws. And we'll snug it up with our T25 Torx driver. Once that's snug, we plug in the electrical connector right there, then install the lock rod right there. Line the whole panel up and make sure that wire goes through.
It's all lined up. Now we're just going to push it on. Looks like it's all the way on. Yeah. All right. To reinstall this light, I'm just going to plug this in here, slide this up, lock it in place. And we're going to pop this trim back on. Just line it up, lock it in place. Then we'll install this pushpin underneath in this hole. Just like that.
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