Dismantling The Front Door Panel

Mileage: 15,998KM
Do It Yourself: Yes
Difficulty: Easy

It is time for me to open up the front door panel on my car. I noticed something missing when assembling the front door panel when my car was sent to do bodywork last month.

Well, we need these tools to do this task....

• Torx T20 driver
• Flat screwdriver
• A piece of cloth

Start off by removing the tweeter cover.

Carefully pull the top and bottom part of the cover. Watch out for the cables

Using Torx T20 driver, unscrew two screws behind the tweeter cover and on the door panel near the middle of the A pillar. Refer to this link for the rest of the process.

There are three screws and one inner handle cover that need to be removed from the panel

This is the missing part

Another missing clip, I've total of two missing clips on each of the front door panel

These are the clips, cost me RM0.60 each

The view after the door panel removed

To remove the speaker, use T20 driver. No need to remove the sponge unless you wanted to change the speaker. The speaker is secured by four screws

The speaker mounting view

Speaker label

Inner view of the door, nothing much to shout about

Refitting is the reverse of the removal.

Accident Free... Naaaah!!!

Mileage: 15,315KM
Do It Yourself: Nope
Difficulty: N/A

"Accident Free", we always heard this term when dealing with used car. Actually, the full terms on the paper would be "Low Mileage, Service By Authorized Service Centre, Accident Free, Original Paint, Lady Owner etc.". I always encountered these words in all used car dealers, seem they have the same template for the windscreen notice.

Well, my car won't have the "Accident Free" term anymore. The term only lasted for about 7 months before been ripped off by a 2 and the half feet parking pole. Duhhhh, why the security guard erected the pole after I parked my car. After my brother Raya open house, I just drove off from the lot and the pole hit the pillar area between the front fender and the door. The side sill was pretty bad though.

The damage side. The yellow and red colors are from the pole

View from rear

View from front

Top view

The next morning, I sent my car to the workshop. The boss said one week and will cost me three quarter from a thousand. Well, slightly higher than my next year NCD but I trust him more than the insurance workshop panel; and minus all the documentations and the leg work to do the claim.

Today, exactly one week. I rang the Boss and asked him about my car. He said it will be ready at noon and "you punya kereta serupa original". Well, how original it would be?

What do you guys think? If you look closely, you can see my reflected image

A close-up view

View from rear

Top view

Complimentary work given by the Boss, repaint the rear black plastic moulding

The warranty sticker. I've been given 8 years warranty for the paint, workmanship and anti-rust. A little short than 15 years warranty for my another car (he also done my other car)

Overall, I'm satisfied with the workmanship. Although there is a slight flaw but it is unnoticeable. The paint color is 99% match. I you look at it on bright light and less than 10 inches, you can see the darker shade of the new paint. Anyway, I won't bother about it much because sooner or later (maybe another 4 - 5 years), I will respray the car anyway. The new paint warranty is more than Naza warranty hahahaha and the quality of the original paint is... doubtful.