Door trim removal

[JR6]

Hi folks
can anyone please please tell me how i can remove the interior trim on the drivers door of my a6 avant (53 plate), i need to get in to either clean repair or replace the lock barrel so that i can re-program my key fob, but looking at the door there seems to be a lack of obvious access panels .
Thanks in advance
JR

 

[matt_o121]

very easy......

two screws at the top on both ends of the panel - visable with the door open.

once removed lift the door panel up, its hooked on and then you can remove

 

[JR6]

ive already tried removing the two screws but before the panel can come off, the handles and electrics need to be removed,the question i have is how to remove these without distorting any of the trim.

 

[DGSdale]

I posted this in similar thread a while ago:

With the door open, you'll see one screw at each end, at the top of the door card. Remove both these. Now look underneath the front end of the armrest & you'll see a small hole. Using a small screwdriver or similar (I prefer to use a ball ended Allen key as the ball shouldn't do any damage) through the hole, push the electric window switch panel up & out at the front end until you can get hold of it & then ease it right out. This allows all the connector plugs to be removed. The door card can now be lifted up & away but there are still four (if memory serves) more connectors to be unplugged. Don't worry about noting which go where as they are all different sizes. The cable/wire (not electrical) from the interior handle to the latch mechanism needs to be unclipped at the handle end & the window switch plugs all need to be pulled out through the insulation too. Takes 2 to 3 minutes! Reassembly is the reverse but getting all the lugs relocated & the lock liftpin through the hole in the top of the door card can be a little awkward & don't overtghten the two screws as they wind into soft aluminium. Hope this doesn't make it sound too complicated - it really is easy!

HTH.

 

[gareth60]

Well, I finally got there and with extra help from dgsdale, I managed to get them off. I agree, they are easy, once you know how.

The bit that stick me was getting the window switches out, so I have attached some pics to help people visualize what they need to do.