348 Door Trim removal

[PAUL V]

Can any of you do me a favour

I have taken the door cards off my 348TB and am a little confused how they are fixed, I know there are plastic clips and various screws that hold some of them on etc. The area where I have a problem it the end of the door (opposite to the door hinge) are there any screws in that end??

The parts book lists 2 alloy strips called door upper moulding and door lower moulding but I cannot for the life of me understand how this attaches to the door. Any photos of the door end may clear this up.

[dasadrew]

I posted this on the dark side a while ago.

[Gimme Fuel]

I've had some problems with opening the passenger door from the inside on my car, so I decided to take a closer look at the problem today.

And I thought it would be a good idea of taking some pics during the process, in case some of you might find it interesting
This is how I did it, step-by-step

The first thing I did was to remove the two strips from the outter part of the door.
The door on the 348 has 4 different "sections/panels" - and I started by gently pulling off the lower section - the fabric.
This section was held in place by 3 clips and no screws.

(PS: The clips might break, so I recommend that you have some spare clips)

[Gimme Fuel]

STEP 2.

The next section was held in place by 4 clips and 1 screw...

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STEP 3

The door handle section was held by 3 main screws and 2 from underneath the door handle.

Firstly unscrew the door handle and the small screw which holds the opener...
Stick your finger under the panel and simply push out the window-lift button, and disconnect it from its socket.

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STEP 4

Unscrew the 3 main (big) screws on this section, note that there are also 2 screws up under the door handle.

So in total here, you need to unscrew 5 screws and no clips.

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STEP 5

The top section is not connected at all.
Just pull it gently off, remembering to remove the door knob first.

[Gimme Fuel]

STEP 6

Remove the 2 aluminium strips and the window strip- not a MUST, but its easier to work when its removed.

Undo the 6 small screws and the window strip can be removed.

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STEP 7

Now, the tough part...
Unscrew ALL the big screws from the inner door panel (10mm)

TAKE NOTE OF THE 2 SCREWS CIRCLED IN GREEN

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STEP 8

The inner panel is now loose, so gently lay it down on something flat, make sure it dosent hang loose under it's own weight or it may strain the wiring.