Hello guys and girls, today the Volkswagen T5 Transporter, the Beast, removing the Door Panel.
So if you have got problems say with your speaker in the door, or the electric window
switch, or you need to just access to it as there is something in there you need to get
to, then this will show you how to do it.
So there are two screws underneath that handle at the top, and then we have got one in the
middle here, and then we have got three at the bottom.
So one, two, three.
So first of all you need to get this handle off, so just gently prize off the cover, use
something plastic not a metal screwdriver incase you damage it.
You have two screws down inside the handle which need removing.
So let us just remove these first.
Obviously anti clockwise to undo but we all know that.
I am using a magnetic screwdriver.
Let us now remove the other one.
So that is those two removed.
For the other four screws in the door panel you will need a star shaped tamperproof bit.
So let us remove these.
Make sure you get a nice tight fit as you do not want to shear the end.
There is one.
Keep this all together.
And then we have one more in the middle.
That is the same size.
This is the last one holding the door panel.
That is all the screws out.
Now the next thing you have to do is lift away the door panel.
You do have to be a bit forceful with this which is very difficult to do with one hand
whilst filming, in fact it is impossible.
First of all remove the top handle.
It slides off gently.
Then we need to remove the door card, pull the door card out & upwards.
Unfortunately you will break a few of the plastic clips but you can get spare ones.
So this is the electric window switch, when you pull away the door card do not pull it
away too fast as you need to unclip the electric window switch and the door handle cable hook.
You will have to trust me that I did get it off.
My glamorous assistant was in the bath.
This is the inside of the door panel to show you what is on the inside, various clips.
Might be worth ordering some spare clips before you remove the door card.
As plastic gets older it does get brittle.
So this is just a view on what is inside.
So now let us go to the actual door panel and show you what is in there.
So what we have got here is the electric window switch, and this cable is to open the door,
if you hold onto the plastic sheath you can pull that cable to open the door.
And there is the main speaker.
The reason I have taken the door panel off is because I had a problem with my speaker,
it blew up.
With the Volkswagen speakers they are not bolted in they are pot rivets so you have
to drill them out and replace with bolts.
So that is the end, thanks for watching, and to put the door card back is a reversal of
that video, so you can watch it backwards.
Thanks for watching Guys and Girls, time for a nice cup of tea.
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