Door panel removal DIY
Thread Starter
CL Community Team
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 17,338
Likes: 213
From: Miami, Florida
Door panel removal DIY
Last year I did a short thread, https://www.clublexus.com/forums/rx3...indow-bad.html about greasing up the window motor and several of you wanted to know how to remove the door panel.
Earlier this morning before the rain fell, my cousin Rodrigo and I removed the front door panel on the passenger side. For this we need a long and a short philips head screwdriver along with a short and a long flathead screwdriver.
Start by lowering the window completely.
NOTE:
If you want to proceed to thread that goes on to show the full removal of the window and motor, see
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/rx-...r-removal.html
Also see, Also see, https://www.clublexus.com/forums/rx-...s-and-now.html (which talks briefly about lubricating the glass run)
Earlier this morning before the rain fell, my cousin Rodrigo and I removed the front door panel on the passenger side. For this we need a long and a short philips head screwdriver along with a short and a long flathead screwdriver.
Start by lowering the window completely.
NOTE:
If you want to proceed to thread that goes on to show the full removal of the window and motor, see
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/rx-...r-removal.html
Also see, Also see, https://www.clublexus.com/forums/rx-...s-and-now.html (which talks briefly about lubricating the glass run)
Last edited by Lexmex; May 30, 2011 at 03:58 PM.
Thread Starter
CL Community Team
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 17,338
Likes: 213
From: Miami, Florida
There are three of these 2, on the side of the panel and one underneath close to the hinge connecting it with the rest of the vehicle.
Put a flathead underneath the one you just pushed in and they should come out with a little push and tug with your fingers.
Put a flathead underneath the one you just pushed in and they should come out with a little push and tug with your fingers.
Thread Starter
CL Community Team
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 17,338
Likes: 213
From: Miami, Florida
Next use the short philips head to take the two metal screws out. One is here and the other is on the other side of the courtesy light. That plastic one like the one in the last photo is on the other side of the screw that is just left of the courtesy light.
Thread Starter
CL Community Team
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 17,338
Likes: 213
From: Miami, Florida
Next is the power window switch which I showed the other day. You the short or long handed flathead, the longer one gives a better fulcrum. Put it at a 45 degree angle and insert it as shown.
Thread Starter
CL Community Team
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 17,338
Likes: 213
From: Miami, Florida
Eventually you should be able to see a clip/hook you want to push the front of this clip/hook toward what would be the bottom of this photo. This will be clearer in the next shot.
Trending Topics
ClubLexus Stories
Celebrating Lexus & Toyota from Around the Globe
Lexus NX 350h: A Fuel-Sipping Secret Hot Hatch???
Michael S. Palmer
5 Best & 5 Worst Lexus Daily Drivers
Joe Kucinski
Top 5 Hottest Lexus & Toyotas in 2026 (Hardest To Buy)
Brett Foote
2026 Lexus IS 350 F Sport Review: The Last of Its Kind Still Rocks
Michael S. Palmer
Top 10 Most Confusing Things Lexus Has Ever Done!
Joe Kucinski
2026 Lexus ES Review: Lexus Re-Embraces Founding Principles
Michael S. Palmer
10 Lexus Bargains That are Cheaper Than a New Toyota RAV4
Joe Kucinski
8 Weirdest Things Lexus Has Ever Built
Verdad Gallardo
10 Lexus Designs That Have Aged Like Fine Wine
Verdad Gallardo
Thread Starter
CL Community Team
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 17,338
Likes: 213
From: Miami, Florida
Now I might be wrong about this, but after looking at both buttons carefully, it does not appear you can remove the power window buttons from the top and you must pry off the power window switch first as we have done. On the door lock switch, the area I circled in blue has two round hinges that move slightly when the button is pushed and has to be carefully removed. The window switch appeared to be held in by screws.
Thread Starter
CL Community Team
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 17,338
Likes: 213
From: Miami, Florida
Now comes the biggest PITA of this whole operation, what is known as the removal of the inside handle bezel.
First step is easy, there is a small piece just to the left of the locking mechanism that has to be pried open with a flat head and behind it is a philips head screw to remove.
First step is easy, there is a small piece just to the left of the locking mechanism that has to be pried open with a flat head and behind it is a philips head screw to remove.
Thread Starter
CL Community Team
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 17,338
Likes: 213
From: Miami, Florida
Here comes Mission PITA...start by using a either a long or short flathead, longer one worked better for us, and pry at this point right here. There is another point at the bottom of this piece in the same location that is also holding the bezel in place, but easier to attack it from the top, push it out carefully.