How to Replace Interior Door Handle 00-05 Toyota Celica

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In this video we'll show you how to replace an interior door handle on this 2000 Toyota Celica. It's the same process and part on the Toyota Celicas from 2000 to 2005, and the only items you'll need include a new interior door handle from 1AAuto.com, a flat blade screwdriver, and a Phillips screwdriver.

To start off, you just want to remove this little triangular panel up here, as well as these two little caps. In behind the door handle, this little bezel here just pries right out. You've now uncovered these three Phillips screws. You want to just go ahead and remove those, and we'll fast-forward as Don does this.

At the bottom of the door panel, you'll see there are three more Phillips screws. There's one there and there's two down here. Again we'll just fast-forward as Don removes those. Remove your power mirror switch if you have one by prying up on the back side, pulling it up and out. Then there's a little tab on the harness. Press the tab and disconnect. Now you can just pry out around the door to release the clips on the back and then the door panel will just lift up and pull out.

Pull back on these cables, and then forward to release them and the door panel is free. On the back of your door panel, on the door handle, it's secured with one Phillips screw. You want to just go ahead and remove that screw, and then the handle just pulls right off.

On the left is the old one; on the right is the new one from 1A Auto. You can see they're identical. It's an exact match. Same mounting points, everything.

To install your new door handle, just put it back into the door panel and replace that one Phillips screw.

Now, to re-install your door panel. It's just a reverse of the procedure. Take these cables, put them in, and clip them back into the handle. As you bring it close, put the mirror harness through the door panel. Then you want to line up that panel up into the windowsill there and push it down into place. Now you want to just hit around the panel to reengage those clips. You can reconnect your power mirror switch and just push it down into place.

Now we'll fast-forward here as Don replaces those six Phillips screws in the door panel. Then replace the bezel behind the door handle, the triangular panel, and those two caps.

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