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Does your door sound noisy and rattly when closing, like this? Here's how to fix it!
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The door card is held securely in place with 5 screws.
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Using a spudger, work off the cap of the first screw. The cap is tight; you may need a jimmy or metal spudger.
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Using the flat end of a spudger, remove the airbag emblem. The emblem has clips on the top and bottom -- work carefully.
To remove the cap shown in the first photo, you can use the blunt end of the spudger or ever your finger and press on one side of the cap. Half of the inside of the cap is recessed, so the edge of it will pop up when pressed, allowing you to remove it with your fingers, and reduce the risk of scratching it.
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Using a T20 Torx driver with extension, remove all 5 bolts.
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If you're working on the driver side door, remove the mirror control module. Disconnect it from its wiring plug.
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Using a trim tool or similar, begin at the bottom of the door card and pop the card away from the door frame.
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After you've released the bottom clips, work your way around.
Have some spare door card clips ready, as, due to age, they can break easily when removing the door card.
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Disconnect the following from the door panel:
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Unlocking cable
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Speaker cable(s)
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Set the door panel aside.
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The door panel is now removed.
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You will see the airbag module, vapor barrier, and other components.
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Very gently, peel back the vapor barrier to expose the retaining bolt.
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Roll the window up.
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Inspect the bolt. It is probably missing a nut!
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While you're in here, inspect and tighten the bottom bolt.
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Look in the bottom of your door and locate the nut that fell off that top bolt.
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Replace the nut onto the upper bolt and tighten.
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Ta da! Now closing the door sounds great!
Thanks. Your instruction aligns with another I saw. This is good. I’ll give this a try.
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To reassemble your door, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your door, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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What is this bullshit? Ever think people may have both bolts there and tightened down still? Ever think other ifixit $@$* may still need to occur? And this is all you have to offer? Awesome thoroughness…
To avoid the risk of an airbag light, disconnect the negative terminal from the battery before removing the door card.
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