How to take the inner plastic door pannel off

[hinten]

Me starting to understand now (I think).
When I take the door panel off the map pockets are attached to the panel. At this point I have one part, the door panel with map pocket. If I want to take the pocket off I have to dremel the back of the plastic nobs that have been melted behind the panel to hold the pocket to the panel.

Is the 't' working on my keyboard again?

[Kühl Carbon]

Ah, I think I understand where my description is falling short now .

First, hinten, you are correct on all counts. Have at it ... you'll be fine

Second, "Door Panel" includes everything. The whole piece of trim.(substrate, armrests, bolster, swich plate ... everything).

JCJ, your mistake is that you are pulling on the middle of the panel. DO NOT DO THAT! You are correcet, you will probably break it. You need to remove the panel from around the edges ... the only fasteners in the middle of the panel are the screws. I would suggest starting at the upper rearward corner of the panel since it is the easiest place. After you remove the screws, simply put your fingers behind the black plastic strip on the top of the door and pull it straight away from the sheet metal ... it shouldn't take much effort. Then work your way around the outside edge of the panel, releasing each fastener as you go.

One last note ... and you can either do this before you begin to release the fasteners, or after. To be able to completely remove the panel (as opposed to pulling it away from the sheet metat 3 or 4 inches), you will need to pry up on the switchplare (it is just snapped in) and disconnect the harness. Also snap out the courtesy light. The electrical components will keep the trim :tethered" to the vehicle.

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[JCJ]

Problem with the map pockets is that the plastic is so thin and flimsy.
If thicker plastic was used, maybe things heavier than maps put inside 'm wouldn't make so much noise.
Stuck the aluminum door sill plates I had as spares on the outside (towards cabin) of the map pockets.
And guess what? This does reduces the noise somewhat.
Now I don't need to take the panle apart after all...

[Kühl Carbon]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by JCJ:
Now I don't need to take the panle apart after all... <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

I should come over and MAKE you disassemble your door now just to validate my directions . The thickness of the plastic doesn't have anything to do with the niose, but the attachment method should have been more robust ... the tabs should've been thicker and larger.

For noise, you should look into some adhesive backed felt available at any craft store. That is essentially what we would have used if GM had ponied up the money. It comes in a multitude of colors. If you can find an adhesive backed velvet, that would be okay to. It's just that the best of my experience says that the velvet will "shed" and the felt won't.

Founding member of the "No Hummer Krew"

[JCJ]

Okay, Okay, Kuhl, easy.
Get the next flight down here!
Guest house is vacant and available in turn for some more H2 insights.
And I DO appreciate your instructions.
Will look for self adhesive felt.
What about self adhesive suede?

[Kühl Carbon]

Hehe, I am okay. Just after going thru all that, I am interested if somebody can remove their door trim panel based on my instructions, or if I need to elaborate more.

Hey, Kühl is goin to Abuba ... SCHWEET!!

Adhesive backed suede would bo so durable to the point of being wasteful. If you wanna spend the money and have a source, go for it!

Another useless H2 factoid: On the original H2 concept vehicle, the entire interior was made completely of real brownish suede and aluminum trim milled from solid billets. No expense was spared. The garnish trim, doors, seats, even the IP were genuine suede. All the knobs, handles , and other controls including the shifter were solid aircraft aluminum. No "chrome" was used. You ppl would've been sniffing your vehicles for weeks .

Founding member of the "No Hummer Krew"

[hinten]

Not useless at all. That's the interior I want!

[JCJ]

For the heck of it:
Beneath is one of the best rums of the world.
It's distilled in Venezuela and I have a small stock of it.
Guess what: it comes in a neat beige suede pouch!
Next project will be cutting, fitting and glueing the suede to the map pocket.
And, yes afterwards we will have to solve the problem of unpouched bottles!

[redrum]

Now thats what I'm talkin about!!!! I will be right over.

[JCJ]

Self adhesive felt/carpet pads for the ones w/o rum pouch:

http://www.cornerhardware.com/hardware/iteminfo.html?action=iteminfo&item=039003094334&ca t_id=871

http://www.michellesrugbinding.com/s...ive-colors.htm (cinnamon will do nicely)