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Recently broke exterior door handle (door froze) on my explorer.
I ordered the handle through dealership ($146) then painted the handle. To remove the door panel there are two snap on caps that must be removed first, one on the handle and one next to the latch. Pull off the cap/panels then remove screws plus one screw at very bottom of panel. To get the panel off you need to pull hard in out and upwards direction to get snaps off. There will be a cable that connects to your latch that can be remove with needle nose pliers. Also there is an electric cable with a snap connector. Push in the tab and pull the connector apart.
Cut off the foam backing to access the inside of the door. Remove both nuts holding on handle. Open yellow tab that is on the threaded rod with a pair of pliers (this piece hinges). Remove handle (you may want to remove rod first) replace with new handle and repeat steps in reverse.
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