Stupid question maybe:

The paint on the driver's door armrest is worn somewhat, so I decided to respray it. The rest of the car is in very good shape, and this has been a thorn in my eye ever since I bought the car 6 months ago

What I was wondering about is, do I have to take off the complete inner door panel or can I just unscrew the arm rest itself and let the rest of the panel stay in place?
(I tried to search this forum, but only came across how to remove the complete panel.)

Thanks!

Jac

 

You need to remove the entire door panel. There is no way to remove just the arm rest from the front of the panel.

 

Thank you HiloDB1.
I was afraid of that....

Jac

 

It's pretty easy to remove the door panel.

 

it takes me less than one minute to remove the door panel

1. remove the screw in the front top corner of the door its like a little vent thing.
2. remove the plastic behind the door handle and remove the screw behind that .
3. there is 3 screws on the bottom of the panel one middle one left one right
4. open the door pocket and look up in there and ull see a gold screw unscrew that
5. pry out the wood piece that has the window and door lock switch from the read of the panel and there is one screw there unscrew that and pop your door panel out.
ive changed my speakers soo many times i could do this with my eyes closed now.-___-

 

Thanks for the extra instructions.
Looks like an easy job indeed, the way you put it!

Before starting I am trying to match my paint to the colour of the arm rest.

Thanks again all,

Jac