How To Replace Front Door Panel 1998-2001 VW Passat

Brought to you by 1AAuto.com, your source for quality auto replacement parts and the bets service on the internet. Hi, this is Mike from 1A Auto. I hope this how to video helps you out. Next time you need parts for your vehicle, think of 1AAuto.com. In this video, we're going to show you how to remove and install the passenger side front inside door panel on this 2001 VW Passat, same as any '98 to '01. Tools you'll need are flat blade screwdriver, Phillips screwdriver, T25 Torx driver and a door panel clip tool or a putty knife will work.

To start, we'll go right underneath here and pry out and push out on this panel here. Pull that off. Now, inside there, there's two Phillips screws. Down at the bottom of the panel, there's two T25 screws, one there near the light and one off at the back. Speed it up here as I take those screws out. The top screws, they'll generally kind of stay in there and then fall out as you pull your panel off. The other alternative is if you have a magnet, you can pull them out with a magnet. Now, you'll want to use a door panel clip tool and put this in here and slide it up until you feel yourself come to a clip then insert it around the clip. Pull it to release the clip. Again, repeat through all the clips. If you don't have a tool like that, you can use a household putty knife. Same kind of thing, you just come up to the clip, right next to it, pull. That came out from the speaker. We'll insert this later for the speaker. Make sure all the clips are undone. Just lift that up. You can put those screws as they come out of that. You can pull them out.

To pull this out, you have to pull out on the little tab then pull your keyhole backwards and then out and then take the hook off that handle there. There are a couple of harnesses here. They just have little tabs. Sweep the tabs to pull down. Then the same thing for your white. The white has just a couple of clips to hold it on. It goes off. Again, make sure you collect your screws as they fall out. Your door panel is off.

We'll put the door panel back on. This just kind of fell off when I was taking it out. Just put it back in place. Lock it on. You should put that white back in. Bring it up and plug our window and lock switches back in. We'll put these back together. Put it back. Put the hook in. Then you need to bring this back. Get the wire in the grooves. Then slide this forward. Put the panel towards the door. Make sure you lock the button here. It comes up through. Push your panel on and down. Lock the clips back in place. Reinstall your two Phillips screws. Just speed it up here as we tighten those two Phillips screws. Tighten them nice and snug and put the two T25 screws in the bottom as well. Put this back in place.

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