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i want to upgrade the door speakers and can not remove the door panels without a special tool for removal of the handal...can someone tell me the tools name so i can buy it or a method that doesnt involve this tool.base model 5 speed with manual windows not power. thanks

The door panel comes off without removing the handle.Unscrew the screw in the little cup/handle thingy that you pull on to close the door. Behind the door lever, there's a little flap. Stick a mini screwdriver and pop that. Then unscrew that. Then just yank, it'll come right off. No special tools needed.

thanks man i will give it a go.... if i do it right i will have saved 100 on installation for the speakers...thanks again

There is a clip on the underside of the window crank, if you dont take this clip off you will break your crank (I know from experience).

Quote, originally posted by Kangaroooski »There is a clip on the underside of the window crank, if you dont take this clip off you will break your crank (I know from experience). use a pocket screwdriver. the clip is u shaped

It's literally called a window-crank removal tool. You need to be careful with that clip, they're farily easy to break (and lose)It's evening..so i'm braindead..heh. But if you want a description on how to remove it (if you didn't figure it out by then), let me know.

They sell the tool at murrays for like $5