Removing Door Card & Speaker Grill VT-VX

[Ozzie]

How To Remove Door Card & Speaker Grill VT-VX Commodore *Detailed*

For those of you who can't seem to get to the speaker grill in a VT or VX, I have writen up this detailed guide for you.
Alot of people search for detailed descriptions on this "how to" with no luck and they end up starting a new thread asking how its done.

Ok lets get streight into it shall we.


First of all you will need a few things.
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* 2 x Philips Head Screwdrivers. (1 long and 1 stubby)
* 1 x Flat precision screwdriver. (can be anything similar like a knife)
* 1 Rag or cloth of some kind.
* 1 x pair needle-nose pliars.
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Step 1.
First open the door that you wish to work on.
In this case I have used the drivers door as an example. Reason for this is that it has the electric mirror switch.

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Step 2.
Grab your precision screwdriver and unclip the door lock like so...


It will then be able to pull out easily.

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Step 3.
You will notice the screw is highlighted below. Undo it using your philips screwdriver.


The lock casing should easily lift out like so....

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Step 4.
Grab your precision screwdriver again, and unclip the plug inside the door handle as seen below.


You will then notice the screw behind the plug.


Using your philips head screwdriver, unscrew the door handle.


As you pull the door handle you will notice that it is attached to a metal rod. A gentle twist will un-snag it.


Where the door handle was, You will see a screw behind it.

Unscrew it using your philips screwdriver.

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Step 5.
Time to remove the window winder.


Grab your rag or cloth and slide it behind the winder like so...


Move the cloth side to side to get a grip of the pin behind the handle.


The clip will pop out like so..... And you can then pull on the winder to remove it.

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Step 6.
Now its time to un-screw the outer screws on the door card. The detailed pics below highlight the screws where necessary.




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Step 7.
Now we need to remove the vent cover as pictured below.


A slight pull from the back outward will un-clip it.


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Step 8.
Pull the bottom of the door card out (all the way round) and then slide it up until its free.



Before you can totaly remove the card, you will need to unclip the mirror switch.

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Ok so now the door cards off. Remember this bracket as pictured below because you will need to match it up with the door card clip when re-installing.

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Step 9. - Removing the Speaker Grill.
On the back of the door card, you will notice a few clips and a screw as highlighted below.


Grab your flat screwdriver and pry the clips off carefully.


You will end up with 6 clips and a screw at the end (Back doors have no screws) The grill will then slide out.

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Most important thing is that yu remember how it all came apart. Basically reverse all procedures to re-install the grill & door card.

[TVR-190]

Very detailed mate, thats great work. however would of been better off in the how to section.

Holden Commodore How-To's - Just Commodores

[jatsvl]

excellent work with pictures and all well done, maybe a moderator will move it

[Ozzie]

Yeah sorry bout that.. I posted it twice its in the how to section aswell.
Could a mod please close this thread

[cams75]

awesome tutorial.... am far from mechanically minded and just fixed the clips for the window actuator in my VX Berlina.. Windows goes up, Windows goes down

[028]

cheerz dude,
was planning to replace mine when rain stops