How do you remove the passenger door panel from a 1991 Nissan pickup everything is done everything except the door handle There is no visible way to remove it so as to release the panel?

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AnswerRemoving the inside door panel from 1991 Nissan Pickup D21

1991 Nissan D21 Door Latch broken or in my case the 10mm nut came off inside the door.

1. With a large screwdriver place it between the door knob handle and the plastic ring so that you can see the c ring keeper. Push off the c ring keeper a little and it will come flying off and the door knob will come off.

2. The door handle ring is the hardest to remove. It is a plastic rectangle around the door opening mechanism.

Removing the plastic trim rectangle -- To remove place a wide screw driver or a wide wood chisel at the top corners and there is a friction pop-in that has to be pushed down from the center of the rectangle before it will come out. Actually their are 4 friction areas 1/2 inch from the corners on the top and the bottom. If you put a wide blade on the top of both corners and pry out the rectangle will come flying off. Replacing the trim rectangle held in place and hit with a fist works fine.

3. Removing the door panel from the door -- There are plastic friction bolts all around the edge of the door panel. They pry out easily from the door. You do not have to remove the radio speaker if there is one.

4. The door panel may not come off easily. If you don't have to remove the door panel just bend it up and remove the plastic and you can see the door handle easily.

5. Replacement of the door panel takes about 3 minutes.

The door handle has a c clip behinde it that you can not see.Goto a auto parts store and thay will have a cheep tool to help you.(you need a special tool for this.

The WINDOW CRANK handle has a 'c-clip' behind it. The door opening handle trim is held in by either a screw behind a plastic flap that will pop out(behind the lever)or it is held in at four points by plastic tabs (two on top and two on the bottom)that can be undone carefully with a screwdriver or the like. When this plastic trim is removed the door panel should come off.

Be aware that there are plastic clips (back side of the panel) on the perimeter of the panel that hold it in as well (known as Christmas Trees).

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