Removing Inner Door Panels on '97 TJ ??
 

Greetings All,

I have a '97 TJ with a problem on each door. I want to take off
the beige plastic inner door panels. But how ? These are the full metal
doors.

I see the various screws, the catch is the door handles. In most vehicles
they can be pried off. How to take them off on the TJ ? Also any tips on
removal/re-install on same panels appreciated. Understand, I'm only so
cautious 'cause I luv my Jeep that much !

TIA,

Andrew

'97 TJ Sahara
Reticulum

Remove "your.hat" when replying via e-mail

Re: Removing Inner Door Panels on '97 TJ ??
 

There's a small "c-clip" on the inside of the handle... If you run a face
cloth back and forth through there shoe-shine style, you'll catch the clip
and it'll pull off... it may shoot out and fly pretty far, so try to keep an
eye on it. Then remove all those screws and the panel pretty much pops off.
td

"Reticulum" <cathexis@erols.com> wrote in message
news:3f6f920c.112621938@localhost...
> Greetings All,
>
> I have a '97 TJ with a problem on each door. I want to take off
> the beige plastic inner door panels. But how ? These are the full metal
> doors.
>
> I see the various screws, the catch is the door handles. In most vehicles
> they can be pried off. How to take them off on the TJ ? Also any tips on
> removal/re-install on same panels appreciated. Understand, I'm only so
> cautious 'cause I luv my Jeep that much !
>
> TIA,
>
> Andrew
>
> '97 TJ Sahara
> Reticulum
>
> Remove "your.hat" when replying via e-mail

Re: Removing Inner Door Panels on '97 TJ ??
 

There's a small "c-clip" on the inside of the handle... If you run a face
cloth back and forth through there shoe-shine style, you'll catch the clip
and it'll pull off... it may shoot out and fly pretty far, so try to keep an
eye on it. Then remove all those screws and the panel pretty much pops off.
td

"Reticulum" <cathexis@erols.com> wrote in message
news:3f6f920c.112621938@localhost...
> Greetings All,
>
> I have a '97 TJ with a problem on each door. I want to take off
> the beige plastic inner door panels. But how ? These are the full metal
> doors.
>
> I see the various screws, the catch is the door handles. In most vehicles
> they can be pried off. How to take them off on the TJ ? Also any tips on
> removal/re-install on same panels appreciated. Understand, I'm only so
> cautious 'cause I luv my Jeep that much !
>
> TIA,
>
> Andrew
>
> '97 TJ Sahara
> Reticulum
>
> Remove "your.hat" when replying via e-mail

Re: Removing Inner Door Panels on '97 TJ ??
 

They make a tool for this, too. Did a google search on "door handle
clip tool" and found a ton.

Dave
http://home1.gte.net/res0p2es/david/index.htm

On Tue, 23 Sep 2003 01:21:30 GMT, "Tyler Dirden" <na@spam.smeat.net>
wrote:

>There's a small "c-clip" on the inside of the handle... If you run a face
>cloth back and forth through there shoe-shine style, you'll catch the clip
>and it'll pull off... it may shoot out and fly pretty far, so try to keep an
>eye on it. Then remove all those screws and the panel pretty much pops off.
>td
>
>"Reticulum" <cathexis@erols.com> wrote in message
>news:3f6f920c.112621938@localhost...
>> Greetings All,
>>
>> I have a '97 TJ with a problem on each door. I want to take off
>> the beige plastic inner door panels. But how ? These are the full metal
>> doors.
>>
>> I see the various screws, the catch is the door handles. In most vehicles
>> they can be pried off. How to take them off on the TJ ? Also any tips on
>> removal/re-install on same panels appreciated. Understand, I'm only so
>> cautious 'cause I luv my Jeep that much !
>>
>> TIA,
>>
>> Andrew
>>
>> '97 TJ Sahara
>> Reticulum
>>
>> Remove "your.hat" when replying via e-mail
>

Re: Removing Inner Door Panels on '97 TJ ??
 

They make a tool for this, too. Did a google search on "door handle
clip tool" and found a ton.

Dave
http://home1.gte.net/res0p2es/david/index.htm

On Tue, 23 Sep 2003 01:21:30 GMT, "Tyler Dirden" <na@spam.smeat.net>
wrote:

>There's a small "c-clip" on the inside of the handle... If you run a face
>cloth back and forth through there shoe-shine style, you'll catch the clip
>and it'll pull off... it may shoot out and fly pretty far, so try to keep an
>eye on it. Then remove all those screws and the panel pretty much pops off.
>td
>
>"Reticulum" <cathexis@erols.com> wrote in message
>news:3f6f920c.112621938@localhost...
>> Greetings All,
>>
>> I have a '97 TJ with a problem on each door. I want to take off
>> the beige plastic inner door panels. But how ? These are the full metal
>> doors.
>>
>> I see the various screws, the catch is the door handles. In most vehicles
>> they can be pried off. How to take them off on the TJ ? Also any tips on
>> removal/re-install on same panels appreciated. Understand, I'm only so
>> cautious 'cause I luv my Jeep that much !
>>
>> TIA,
>>
>> Andrew
>>
>> '97 TJ Sahara
>> Reticulum
>>
>> Remove "your.hat" when replying via e-mail
>

Re: Removing Inner Door Panels on '97 TJ ??
 

Yeah they make a tool for it... It's called a face cloth. :-)
td

"David C. Moller" <david_moller@msn.com> wrote in message
news:r6bvmv0jsh15ms8q967o0jne2cj5ci5h7f@4ax.com...
> They make a tool for this, too. Did a google search on "door handle
> clip tool" and found a ton.
>
> Dave
> http://home1.gte.net/res0p2es/david/index.htm
>
> On Tue, 23 Sep 2003 01:21:30 GMT, "Tyler Dirden" <na@spam.smeat.net>
> wrote:
>
> >There's a small "c-clip" on the inside of the handle... If you run a face
> >cloth back and forth through there shoe-shine style, you'll catch the
clip
> >and it'll pull off... it may shoot out and fly pretty far, so try to keep
an
> >eye on it. Then remove all those screws and the panel pretty much pops
off.
> >td
> >
> >"Reticulum" <cathexis@erols.com> wrote in message
> >news:3f6f920c.112621938@localhost...
> >> Greetings All,
> >>
> >> I have a '97 TJ with a problem on each door. I want to take
off
> >> the beige plastic inner door panels. But how ? These are the full
metal
> >> doors.
> >>
> >> I see the various screws, the catch is the door handles. In most
vehicles
> >> they can be pried off. How to take them off on the TJ ? Also any tips
on
> >> removal/re-install on same panels appreciated. Understand, I'm only so
> >> cautious 'cause I luv my Jeep that much !
> >>
> >> TIA,
> >>
> >> Andrew
> >>
> >> '97 TJ Sahara
> >> Reticulum
> >>
> >> Remove "your.hat" when replying via e-mail
> >
>

Re: Removing Inner Door Panels on '97 TJ ??
 

Yeah they make a tool for it... It's called a face cloth. :-)
td

"David C. Moller" <david_moller@msn.com> wrote in message
news:r6bvmv0jsh15ms8q967o0jne2cj5ci5h7f@4ax.com...
> They make a tool for this, too. Did a google search on "door handle
> clip tool" and found a ton.
>
> Dave
> http://home1.gte.net/res0p2es/david/index.htm
>
> On Tue, 23 Sep 2003 01:21:30 GMT, "Tyler Dirden" <na@spam.smeat.net>
> wrote:
>
> >There's a small "c-clip" on the inside of the handle... If you run a face
> >cloth back and forth through there shoe-shine style, you'll catch the
clip
> >and it'll pull off... it may shoot out and fly pretty far, so try to keep
an
> >eye on it. Then remove all those screws and the panel pretty much pops
off.
> >td
> >
> >"Reticulum" <cathexis@erols.com> wrote in message
> >news:3f6f920c.112621938@localhost...
> >> Greetings All,
> >>
> >> I have a '97 TJ with a problem on each door. I want to take
off
> >> the beige plastic inner door panels. But how ? These are the full
metal
> >> doors.
> >>
> >> I see the various screws, the catch is the door handles. In most
vehicles
> >> they can be pried off. How to take them off on the TJ ? Also any tips
on
> >> removal/re-install on same panels appreciated. Understand, I'm only so
> >> cautious 'cause I luv my Jeep that much !
> >>
> >> TIA,
> >>
> >> Andrew
> >>
> >> '97 TJ Sahara
> >> Reticulum
> >>
> >> Remove "your.hat" when replying via e-mail
> >
>

Re: Removing Inner Door Panels on '97 TJ ??
 

Thanks for the suggestion, I'm going to try that the next time,
usually I just use a screwdriver and poke at it, even though I have the
tool: http://www.----------.com/handtool.jpg
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------

Tyler Dirden wrote:
>
> Yeah they make a tool for it... It's called a face cloth. :-)
> td

Re: Removing Inner Door Panels on '97 TJ ??
 

Thanks for the suggestion, I'm going to try that the next time,
usually I just use a screwdriver and poke at it, even though I have the
tool: http://www.----------.com/handtool.jpg
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------

Tyler Dirden wrote:
>
> Yeah they make a tool for it... It's called a face cloth. :-)
> td

Re: Removing Inner Door Panels on '97 TJ ??
 

That's funny, cause I could swear I got the rag idea from you... Hmmm.
td

"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@cox.net> wrote in message
news:3F706F29.49005CEB@cox.net...
> Thanks for the suggestion, I'm going to try that the next time,
> usually I just use a screwdriver and poke at it, even though I have the
> tool: http://www.----------.com/handtool.jpg
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:--------------------
>
> Tyler Dirden wrote:
> >
> > Yeah they make a tool for it... It's called a face cloth. :-)
> > td