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How-To: Renew the panel around the driver's door switches.


Coby7

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Today I got tired of looking at the scratches, wear marks around the driver's door switches and decided to paint the panel.


Just in case somebody on here has this same problem, here's a step by step. Otherwise just skip to the last picture for end results.


First to remove the door handle...


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Then the two 10mm screws...


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Exposing the scratches even better...


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Then pulling the panel out back to front...


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Then removing the switch assembly by removing 3 torx screws T15 1.5mm...


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Then masking sanding to remove all shine and painting...


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Wait for paint to dry then 2 coats of clear coat and re-assemble...


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But I'm feeling much better now!!!


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