How to Replace Exterior Door Handle 2002-06 Suzuki XL-7
Created on: 2014-02-24
If the outside door handle on your Suzuki XL-7 is broken, check out this video and learn how to replace it yourself! 1A Auto makes it easy to DIY!
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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
- Remove the Phillips head screw inside the door handle
- Remove the Phillips head screw inside the door pull
- Pry out the door handle with a flat blade screwdriver
- Unclip the door handle from the latch rod
- Pry off the mirror base trim panel
- Pry out the door panel by hand
- Lift the door panel up and off
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step 2 :Removing the Outside Door Handle
- Carefully peel back the water shield
- Unclip the latch rod
- Pry the latch rod out of the door handle
- Remove the two 10mm bolts from the door handle
- Pull the door handle off from the outside of the door
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step 3 :Installing the New Door Panel
- Put the new door handle into place
- Insert the two 10mm bolts into the door panel
- Push the latch rod into the door panel
- Clip on the latch rod
- Put the water shield back into place
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step 4 :Reinstalling the Door Panel
- Put the door panel into place
- Push in the door panel clips
- Connect the door handle to the latch rod
- Insert the Phillips screw into the door handle
- Insert the Phillips screw into the door pull
- Connect the window switch wiring harnesses
- Push the switch panel into the door
- Push on the mirror base trim piece
Tools needed
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Flat Blade Screwdriver
Phillips Head Screwdriver
10mm Socket
Ratchet
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In this video we're going to show you how to replace an exterior door handle on this 2002 Suzuki XL-7. We show you on the driver's door, but the other three doors are a similar procedure. The items you'll need for this are a new exterior door handle from 1AAuto.com, a Phillips screwdriver, a flat blade screwdriver, and a 10 mm socket and ratchet.
Start off by prying off your switch panel. Then, push the tab on the harnesses and pull them free. Next, remove the Phillips screw in the door handle and the other one down in the pull handle. Now pull your door handle out, and pry this clip off the door handle rod. Then, pry the rod up and out of the door handle. Pull off this triangular panel. Now, pry out along the edges of the door panel to release the clips and then lift the door panel up and off the lock rod.
Pull down the top corner of your water shield and flip up this clip and pull the door handle rod out of the door handle. You may need to use a flat blade screwdriver to pry it out. Then remove these two 10mm Phillips bolts. We do that using a 10mm socket and ratchet, but you could also use a Phillips screwdriver. As they're removed, the door handle pulls off.
Up front, is the old exterior door handle. Behind it, is the new one from 1A Auto. You can see they're identical, and they're going to mount exactly the same. Push your new door handle into place. Then replace those two 10mm Phillips bolts. Push your door handle rod back into place and reclip it. Then replace that water shield.
Now, to replace the door panel, push your harnesses through the door panel, and put the door panel down over the door lock and into the window sill. Next, hit in the clips around the edges of the door panel. Put the rod back into the door handle and reclip it. Replace those two Phillips screws. Reconnect the harnesses to your switch panel, and push it back down into place, and replace that triangular panel, and you're all set.
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