Friday 31 July 2009

Swapped all doors

I swapped 'all' the doors from my last T4 today to try to save the tints and remove a few dents. Not a difficult job once you figure it all out and I was pleasantly surprised to find the door locks were VERY easy to remove and swap! Just two screws! I had the locks down as a nightmare.

The front doors are held on with the two visible hinges and a catch that holds the door in the open position. There is no need to remove the door card unless fitting central locking.
The side sliding door was also pretty simple by removing the two bolts at the bottom and sliding it back off the runner. There is a black runner stop that needs to be removed with a Philips screwdriver.
The rear tailgate was a bit trickier due to the weight and wiring. Again it's removed by popping the struts off and using a big screwdriver on the visible hinges. Make sure it's a good fit or you WILL round them off - I went to Halfords to buy a decent one that I quickly broke the handle off and put a spanner on to get the leverage. The wires will easily pull out but you will need patience and a wire coat hanger to get them back in again. As I also ran my 6x9 speaker wires down here I improved quickly at it :)

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