DOOR REMOVAL

1

A door swap requires the door card and speaker pod to be removed to be able to detach all the wiring plugs inside (including the door lock) and feed the door’s wiring loom through the hole at the front.

2

The door’s wiring loom can be awkward to feed through, but it does need to be removed before the door can be taken off. If you’re removing a door from a scrap car and the loom isn’t needed, it can be cut.

3

Detach the door’s check strap by undoing two Torx T30 bolts on the A-post. The check strap prevents the door opening too wide. Watch your fingers on the spring-loaded check strap.

4

There are two door hinges and each one is secured with two 13mm bolts. Space is tight, so use a long 13mm ring spanner to undo the two middle bolts, followed by the top and bottom bolts.

5

Hold the door when undoing the last of the 13mm hinge bolts; it may drop and get damaged. It is possible to take the door off by yourself, providing you have a hold of it, but it’s easier with two people.