How do you disassemble the door panel on a 96 Buick Roadmaster station wagon?

Answer 1

assuming the front door,you will need a Phillips screw driver and a door panel removal tool or a blunt thin flat bar about an inch wide for prying the panel away from the door frame. begin by feeling carefully along the lower carpeted area several inches from the rear edge of the door and under the arm rest you will feel a depression about 1/2 inch diameter, there is a Phillips screw behind that, the covering is likely already slit to use a screwdriver to remove this screw. next remove the Phillips screw in the plastic panel that surrounds the door opening handle,now while holding the handle open, carefully pull the plastic part towards you and rotate it 90 degrees and you will be able to lift it up and slide it off the door handle, if you have a stereo speaker there the wire has a connector about 6 inches from the speaker, disconnect this wire and set it aside. each end of the door pull strap is flexible, pry it carefully away from the door to expose a large Phillips screw at each end remove each screw. put some masking tape across the pull handle to keep it from flopping around or getting broken, the plastic that holds the ends in is delicate. Put your window all the way down(it will make it easier to remove the panel) there are 6 plastic press fit connectors that push into holes in the door, pull the panel out slightly to see or feel where the connectors are, pry carefully with the tool close to the connector, take your time if you pull to hard you may break the plastic that holds the connectors to the panel. after you have loosened the connectors pull the bottom of the panel towards you and lift straight up on the panel it should lift up enough to remove the lip that rests on the top of the door, now you can reach up under the arm rest at the front of the panel of switches is a tab that pushes towards the switches and releases the switch rack from the door panel, pull the rack up to where you can disconnect the the blocks of wires from the back of the rack there are 4 different connectors. disconnect the main speaker and you should have the door panel removed.