Interior Panel Removal by drivers left foot?
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From: Snellville, GA
'03 C32, '08 ML63
Interior Panel Removal by drivers left foot?
Good morning everybody. Starting my stereo install today!
To the left of the drivers foot is an interior panel that I need to remove. It seems to be clipped in there very well and doesn't want to pull up and out like the others. I lifted up the seal that runs along the door and there's two yellow colored clips holding it there but I'm not exactly sure what to do with them. Has anybody removed this panel before?
May seem trivial but I'm trying to NOT break any clips or pieces so that the interior fits back together nice and snug.
Thanks,
Rich
To the left of the drivers foot is an interior panel that I need to remove. It seems to be clipped in there very well and doesn't want to pull up and out like the others. I lifted up the seal that runs along the door and there's two yellow colored clips holding it there but I'm not exactly sure what to do with them. Has anybody removed this panel before?
May seem trivial but I'm trying to NOT break any clips or pieces so that the interior fits back together nice and snug.
Thanks,
Rich
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Joined: Nov 2007
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From: Snellville, GA
'03 C32, '08 ML63
Alright, figured this out. So, to remove the drivers side kick panel...
In the middle of the panel take a slim straight-slot screwdriver and pop off the screw cover. Grab a T25 torx driver and remove the screw from underneath the cover.
Grab the door seal at the bottom of the door and pull straight up and essentially remove the door seal all along the kick panel. Don't remove it completely, just pull it off of the door jam about 4-5 inches. Now firmly grab the kick panel on the bottom side and lift up. It will come snap off and bring the yellow clip with it. You can pry a bit with a straight slot screwdriver if you need to.
Next do the same thing for the other yellow clip except this time you'll be pulling towards the rear of the car. Now you should have the kick panel in your hands revealing...pretty much nothing behind it. But if you need to run a wire then you needed to remove it so there you go.
In the middle of the panel take a slim straight-slot screwdriver and pop off the screw cover. Grab a T25 torx driver and remove the screw from underneath the cover.
Grab the door seal at the bottom of the door and pull straight up and essentially remove the door seal all along the kick panel. Don't remove it completely, just pull it off of the door jam about 4-5 inches. Now firmly grab the kick panel on the bottom side and lift up. It will come snap off and bring the yellow clip with it. You can pry a bit with a straight slot screwdriver if you need to.
Next do the same thing for the other yellow clip except this time you'll be pulling towards the rear of the car. Now you should have the kick panel in your hands revealing...pretty much nothing behind it. But if you need to run a wire then you needed to remove it so there you go.
