| DIY: How To Replace The Exterior, Front Door Handle On A 1993 Toyota Camry | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| This is another DIY job sent in by a reader. It shows, step by step, how to remove the door panel and then the outside door handle for replacement. Since all door panels come of in a similar fashion, it will be of help to anyone removing a door panel. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
The trim around the interior door handle must now be removed and is tricky. I managed to crack mine and was vindicated to see that my repair shop had cracked the trim on the other door! However, there is a bit of a trick to it that helps some. Insert a flat edge screwdriver (just the regular kind) between the pull handle and the trim in the location shown and press down. Yes, this is counter-intuitive. There is sort of a secret clasp there. (HINT: Electrical tape the screwdriver tip before use. V.C.) At the same time, pull with your fingers or another screwdriver around the outside edge of the trim at the same end. It should come loose at that end. It is hard. Work gently at first and apply increasing pressure till something gives a little. Once that end is free, keep prying toward the other end until the whole thing is loose. You will have to pull the door handle, as to open the door, once you are ready to slide the trim off.
This is one of the hardest parts of the whole job. Don't worry if you crack the trim!
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© 2004 Louise Holzhauer

