How do you remove sail panels 2000 ford expedition?

Answer 1

By Donbunch

How to remove 1997-2000 Ford Expedition door panel. On the 1997-2000 Ford Expedition. It is easy, if you know the sequence. Here is how. First - the passenger side front door panel. We will work our way down the door. 1) You are standing with the passenger side front door open. The truck is to directly to your left; the open door is in front of you. Top left of the door panel is a triangular piece of plastic (Call a Sail Panel). Stick a flat head screwdriver under the lower left side of it and pry up, it will pop off. 2) With the triangular piece of plastic gone (Call a Sail Panel), you will see a Phillips head screw, remove it. 3) Now for the electric window buttons. Put a flat screwdriver under the plastic piece with the buttons and pry up. It will pop right up. You can probably do this with your fingers; it should take too much to pop it up. Undo the electrical connections to the buttons. Very easy. Set the buttons aside. Bend down and look up into hole created by the removal. You are looking for a Phillips head screw just like the one from step one. Remove it. - IMPORTANT - this is the hidden one I could not find and for the life of me could not figure out what the panel was not coming off. Remove this screw! 4) Need a ratchet and extension bar for this next one. The inside door handle used to open the door must come off. There is a round (oval) piece of plastic around it. Use your finger or screwdriver and pry it. It is easy to do, and should pop right off. Look in the hole (back right of the handle) you will see a hex bolt head there - undo the bolt and remove the door handle. 5) There is a light at the bottom of the door on the lower right. It is covered by a Red and Clear piece of plastic. Pry the plastic piece off from the bottom with the screwdriver. You will see a Phillips head screw in there. Remove it. 6) Stand in the truck and pull up on the remaining handle, it will pop right off. You are done. CAREFUL. There is the little light at the bottom, which will likely pop out by itself, but you may need to wiggle it loose and don't want to rip it off as it is wired in. Course all this is perfectly easy if you know how do it and where all the stupid screws are. Trust me, it took me a few minutes to find #3 and #5. The driver side door is much the same, but there are a few more electrical connections and the mirror mover thing. Hope this helps, Good luck.