cyeung65

Can anyone walk me through removing door panels on a 2000 ML? I want to change out the speakers in the doors. I could not find any posts on this. I read a post where a guy brought his ML to a Circuit City and they told him the air bags made it complicated.

55fanatic

I posted it somewhere...

There are like two screws(I think, its been a LONG time since I opened them up)

1 screw behind the airbag cover... 1 screw behind the arm handle, take off the mirror sail panel and its all clips, you will also need to release the door pins, just look at them when its off, strainght forward... airbag is attached to the door, dont go poking around it, it fights back

pleubner

1 screw behind the SRS badge, 2 screws (top/bottom) behind the door handle insert.

pleubner

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pleubner

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55fanatic

great post pleubner, Ive never taken pictures of the whole process

pleubner

part of my door lock actuator replacement. The good ol "machine gun" door locks ! .....

http://www.pointedthree.com/disc/for...=search#M35733

Tone

Note: as long as you have the door open, the airbags will not inflate. Never start the vehicle or turn on the kwy with ANY yellow airbag connector unplugged.

pleubner

Just to answer the first post on the Airbags getting in the way:-

Airbags have nothing to do with removing the panels. You don't touch them! or any airbag related connectors!.

cyeung65

Yeah, that must be the typical rip off the unknowing customer trick. I think they told the guy it was an extra $100 to do his ML!!!!

Hey, thanks for the great pics. I see you used an MB tool to popoff the panel, I guess any flat tool will do?

55fanatic

snap on also makes a great panel tool... thats what I used