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Over the life of your Mercedes, the front driver's side door will get opened and closed more than the other doors, trunk and hood combined. It can take a tremendous amount of abuse and sooner or later something will fail. If you need to service your doors mechanicals or want to freshen up the appearance with new trim you will need to remove the door panel.

This article will show you how to remove your front door panels. It is not a difficult job, but door panels can be very expensive so take your time and double check things. Also, if you are going to be working on your own car, it is a good idea to purchase a set of trim removal tools. They are a set of hard yet flexible plastic tools of different shapes and sizes that are used in removing trim pieces. They work a lot better than a flat head screwdriver and there is nothing worse than ruining a "do-it-yourself" project by scratching up your car or damaging expensive interior pieces. Pelican sells a full line of these tool sets for under $20.

Before you begin removing the door panel, you need to disconnect the battery and let the car sit for half an hour. You are going to be working around the air bag and you want to make sure there is no electricity flowing in the car and that there has been time for the residual power to drain. You should also park the car on as level ground as possible. Nothing is more frustrating than working on the door while it is trying to swing open or closed.

First remove the plastic lock along the upper ledge. It unscrews counter clock wise. The door panel is only held on by three attached pieces of hardware. The first is the door lock trim piece. Remove this piece by unscrewing the single T20 Torx head screw and pulling the trim piece straight back.

Second is the door pull handle. Use your trim removal tool and gently pry the cover off the pull handle. With the handle off use your T27 Torx and remove the 2 screws inside the handle securing it to the door.

Next using your trim removal tool, remove the trim SRS trim piece located on the panel below the lock. Use a T20 Torx and remove the screw behind this piece.

There is a small footwell light under the map pocket that you can gently pry out with your trim removal tool and then disconnect the wires.

You will need to remove the small triangular shaped piece at the top front of the door that holds the speaker. Insert your trim removal tool at the top by the glass and pop it out. It will slide forward as you remove it. Disconnect the wires from the speaker.

There are seven clips that hold the panel to the sides and bottom of the door. Use your trim removal tool and gently pry the panel away from the door. If your door panel has never been removed it may take a little force.

Moving to the top of the panel gently insert your trim tool and pry the door panel up and away from the door.

With the panel off you need to remove the pull cable for the handle. Slip the metal end of the cable from the handle then gently extend the cable and slip it out of the channel.

Unplug the wiring for the seat controls and then the wiring for the power windows. The power window harness clip slides back and then the whole unit lifts out.

Installation is the reverse of removal.

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Time: 20 min
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Tools: T20, T27 Torx:https://www.pelicanparts.com/Mercedes..., trim removal tool
Applicable Models: Mercedes-Benz W203 (2001-07):https://www.pelicanparts.com/catalog/...
Hot Tip: Get some spare door clips
Performance Gain: Doors that work
Complementary Modification: Replace switches