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How To Remove Rear Door Panel 2002-09 Chevy Trailblazer

Created on: 2011-05-25

If you need to know the location of certain bolts on the door panel, this video can show you how to remove them to remove the door panel

  1. step 1 :Removing the Door Panel
    • Use a small flat blade screwdriver to pry off the bolt cover
    • Use the screwdriver to pop the tabs that hold the door handle bezel
    • Pry off the door handle bezel
    • Use the screwdriver to pry off the power window switch bezel
    • Pull out the power window switch
    • Disconnect the power window switch wire
    • Use the 7mm socket to remove the two door panel bolts
    • Pry off the door panel by hand
  2. step 2 :Reattaching the Door Panel
    • Thread the power window switch wire through its cavity
    • Push the door panel into place
    • Push the door panel pins in
    • Reconnect the power window switch wire
    • Pop the power window switch into place
    • Line up the door handle bezel guide pin
    • Push in the door handle bezel
    • Push all the corners of the bezel in
    • Insert the 7mm bolts
    • Tighten the 7mm bolts
    • Replace the bolt cover
    • Make sure the door is unlocked before closing it

Tools needed

  • Socket Extensions

    Flat Blade Screwdriver

    7mm Socket

    Ratchet

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In this video, we're going to show you how to remove and reinstall the rear door panel on this 2004 Trailblazer. It's pretty much the same as any Trailblazer, Envoy: the GM mid-size SUV with this wheel base. Tools you'll need are a 7mm socket and ratchet, and a small screwdriver.
Start by using a small screwdriver, and you want to pry up this little trap door, here. Pull it out. There's two 7mm bolts there, and then around your door handle, you can see the little slots. You want to take your screwdriver, push in there, and pull out.
So push, and pull out on this bezel. There's another one right up here, another one here, and the last one up here. Then that comes right off.

Now, your power window switch, just work your screwdriver underneath. It pops up and out, and then there's a tab right here. You can just put your screwdriver in, push and pry it out. Disconnect that.
Now I'll remove these two 7mm screws. We'll just fast forward, just taking those two 7mm bolts out.
Once you have all that out, you can just work your hands underneath. It's probably easiest if you start here in the front. You can just pull the panel, it's a brisk pull, and it comes off. You see it has all the pins just going to little holes.

To put your door panel back on, make sure your harness gets into this little cavity. Pull it through. We should be able to pretty much just put the panel in place. Kind of look back in here to see the little green pin, go where it's supposed to go. Have a look over here. Pretty much once you have those two pins, you're all good.

Connect our switch. Push it down. This has a little line-up pin, goes into a hole in the handle. Make sure you push on all four corners.
The two 7mm bolts. We'll fast forward as we put those bolts in and tighten them up. You want them nice and snug. They don't have to be overly tight, though.

Now push this back into place. One good thing is just to make sure your door is unlocked, and you're all set.

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