How To Remove Rear Door Panel 1996-2002 Toyota 4Runner
Created on: 2012-03-15
How to remove or replace the interior door panel trim on your vehicle. You need to remove the door panel for a number of different repairs, for example door handles, window regulators, power window motors, door locks and more. This video, will help you do this to the Toyota 4Runner model years 96, 97, 98, 99, 00, 01, and 02.
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step 1 :Removing the Door Panel
- Pry up the window switch with a flat blade screwdriver
- Disconnect the window switch wiring harness
- Pry off the armrest with a flat blade screwdriver
- Remove the Phillips head screw inside the door handle
- Remove the two Phillips head screws behind the arm rest
- Remove the plastic clip at the rear edge of the door panel
- Remove the plastic clip at the front edge of the door panel
- Pry out the door panel with a door panel clip tool or putty knife
- Pull out the door handle
- Unclip the latch rod from the door handle
- Lift the door panel up and off
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step 2 :Reinstalling the Door Panel
- Remove any clips that remained in the door panel
- Push the clips into the door panel
- Make sure the lock rod is positioned correctly
- Lift the door panel into place
- Push in the door panel clips
- Connect the window switch wiring harness
- Push in the window switch
- Clip the latch rod onto the door handle
- Slide the door handle into place
- Insert the Phillips head screw inside the door handle
- Insert the two Phillips head screws behind the arm rest
- Push on the armrest
- Push the plastic clip into the rear edge of the door panel
- Push the plastic clip into the front edge of the door panel
Tools needed
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Flat Blade Screwdriver
Phillips Head Screwdriver
Putty Knife
Bent Nose Pliers
Door Panel Removal Tool
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In this video, we show you how to take off and reinstall the rear door panel on this 1999 Toyota 4Runner, pretty much the same as any 1996 to 2002 4Runner with power windows. The tools you'll need are a flat blade screwdriver, both regular and small size, and a Phillips screwdriver and door panel clip tool, or a putty knife would work as well.
To remove your door panel, pry up on your window switch. Then there's a little tab here; remove that. Pry up on your arm rest as well. Just work the screwdriver in under there; it comes up and off. Remove the Phillips screw here. On the back there is a little tab. Just push it in with your screwdriver, pulling the clip out. There is one on the front as well. Now, you can go around the edges, with the door panel clip tool. Get it in behind. Now you want to push your door handle forward and bring it out. There's a little clip back here; undo the clip. It comes off.
Before you put your door panel back on, make sure you pull out any clips. Sometimes they stay in the door. Just clip them back into your door panel. Make sure you lift your lock rod up, and it's in the right place here. It should be right in there. The door panel goes up. Press the panel against the window. Bring it down and make sure your lock comes through. Latch it down. Make sure we can get our window harness. Now lock all of your clips into place. Put your door handle on. You'll have to kind of fish your latch rod out, pull it out. Put the door handle down on top of it. I'll use my small screwdriver to push that clip and lock it on. Put the handle in place, slide it back. Fast forward as we put that Phillips screw in at the door handle, and then the two underneath the arm rest. We can put this back in place. Then, for these little clips, push the center out, put it in, and lock it in place.
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