51 42 001 Replacing left or right rear door trim panel

Necessary preliminary tasks 

• Remove rear DOOR TRIM PANEL 
• Remove INSIDE DOOR OPENER 
• Remove TOGGLE SWITCH

Specification with speaker: 

• Remove speaker cover  . See 5142018 REPLACING SPEAKER TRIM ON REAR LEFT OR RIGHT DOOR TRIM PANEL  or 6513080 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING SPEAKER (TWEETER IN REAR DOOR)
• Remove mid-range speaker, door at rear

Specification with roller sun blind: 

• Remove ROLLER SUN BLIND 

Version with light package: 

Remove entrance light.

Cut out cutout (1) for entrance light on new door trim panel with scalpel.

Fig 1: Identifying Cutout And Entrance Light On Door Trim Panel

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