Door Trim - Revision history

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Geoff at 21:42, 5 January 2008

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 * [http://www.charliex.net/door.htm Charlie X's write up]
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 This is a very common question as there are lots of door related issues: rattles, speakers and electric windows.
 A good starting point is a visit to your dealer to obtain some spare orange plastic door button retaining clips.
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-. Here's a picture of the door
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 . Remove the two trims: The bottom one ought to be just stuck on with an adhesive so peel it off gently - if you want, you can remove just the areas around the 7 screws, seen in the detail below. The top leather part is stuck on with a rubber compound so just pull it off and remove the two screws behind the door handle. Clean up the excess rubber of the trim panels.

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-. This is a tricky little bugger: The idea is that the orange part can be coerced into popping out, this allows you to lift it off but it's not always that easy. Take your time or order a new set in advance. The orange clip is prone to breaking, part nos. A100B6151H from Lotus (£1.08 + VAT @ Sept 2009) or SJ100B0010 from SJ Sportscars (£0.72 + VAT @ Sept 2009).
+. This is a tricky little bugger: The idea is that the orange part can be coerced into popping out, this allows you to lift it off but it's not always that easy. Take your time or order a new set in advance. The orange clip is prone to breaking, part nos. A100B6151H from Lotus (£1.08 + VAT @ Sept 2009) or SJ100B0010 from SJ Sportscars (£0.72 + VAT @ Sept 2009) and also Vauxhall dealers who also sell the knob and orange clip (GM part 90252695).
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-. This is a tricky little bugger: The idea is that the orange part can be coerced into popping out, this allows you to lift it off but it's not always that easy. Take your time or order a new set in advance. The orange clip is prone to breaking, hence Lotus sells them in 10 packs, part no. A100B6151H!
+. This is a tricky little bugger: The idea is that the orange part can be coerced into popping out, this allows you to lift it off but it's not always that easy. Take your time or order a new set in advance. The orange clip is prone to breaking, part nos. A100B6151H from Lotus (£1.08 + VAT @ Sept 2009) or SJ100B0010 from SJ Sportscars (£0.72 + VAT @ Sept 2009).
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 This is a very common question as there are lots of door related issues: rattles, speakers and electric windows.
 A good starting point is a visit to your dealer to obtain some spare orange plastic door button retaining clips.
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 Note: Click on the pictures for a larger images
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 === External Links ===

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 == Inner Panel Removal ==
-Q. How do you remove the inner panel door trim?
+'''Q. How do you remove the inner panel door trim?'''
 A. With great difficulty unless you know how.
 This is a very common question as there are lots of door related issues: rattles, speakers and electric windows.
 A good starting point is a visit to your dealer to obtain some spare orange plastic door button retaining clips.
-# Prise out the orange clip and remove the door button. There is a trim retaining screw behind this button that must be removed.
-# Remove the screw behind the interior door release handle, and unhook the handle escutcheon from the trim panel. You should now see two screws securing the handle bracket and door trim to the door shell. Remove these.
-#Carefully remove the inlay cloth/leather trim from the elbow recess, and remove another two screws at the rear of the door handle.
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-#Carefully pull off the carpet inlay at the bottom of the door to reveal 7 plastic 'scrivets' as Lotus call them! You will need to stick the carpet back with a suitable adhesive later.
-#Remove the three screws in the dash recess at the front of the door trim, and last but by means least, the screw behind the door weatherstrip. This can be tricky to find as its behind the top rear end (door button side) of the weatherstrip which is bonded to the door. The door trim can now be removed.
-#Refitting, as they always say, is the reverse of the above! Take care when refitting to make sure the door button lock rod passes through its aperture, and that it’s in its fully up position when refitting the infamous orange retaining clip.
+. Here's a picture of the door
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 === External Links ===
-* [http://www.lotuselancentral.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9391 Original LEC thread]
+* [http://www.lotuselancentral.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9391 Original LEC thread has disappeared!]
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