Remove the speaker cover from the rear door trim panel

Preliminary work 

• Refer to REMOVE REAR DOOR TRIM .
• Refer to REMOVE THE DECORATIVE STRIP FROM THE REAR DOOR TRIM PANEL .

• Loosen screws (1)  .

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Drilling out the spot-welds 

Spot-welds or attachment points 

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Arrow Spot-welds (removal) or attachment points (installation) 

• Drill out and/or grind down the marked spot-welds (arrows).

• Slightly compress detentes (1)  with long-nose pliers and disengage downwards.

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• Carefully release the upper section of the storage compartment on the door (1)  as shown from the frame until the welding pins release the speaker cover (2)  .

  The detent (3)  must be released as described in the previous work step.

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• As shown, protect the storage compartment on the door (1)  from scratches using adhesive tape (2)  throughout the entire area of the speaker cover (3)  .
• Wrap the storage compartment in the door also with adhesive tape in area (4)  to better secure the remaining adhesive tape.

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Remove speaker cover 

Speaker cover (removal) 

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• With a support person, pull the door pocket (1)  away from the support (2)  until the welding pin (4)  is completely pulled out of the speaker cover (3)  .
• Insert the special tool 0 496 289 (00 9 341) as shown into the gap between the door pocket and the speaker cover.

  This makes removing the speaker cover from the door trim panel easier and prevents damage.

• Very carefully feed out and remove the speaker cover (3)  from the door trim panel.

The speaker cover (3)  must be removed very carefully  to avoid damaging the door pocket.