Bravo & Brava • 1995 To 2000

14.1 Removing the interior door handle
from the operating lever
14 Door inner trim panel - §|
removal and refitting
Removal
1 Undo the screws and remove the interior
door handle from the operating lever (see
illustration).
2 On the front doors of models with electric
windows, use a screwdriver to carefully prise
out the electric window switch panel from the
trim panel, then disconnect the wiring. Use a
piece of card or cloth to protect the panel
while levering on it (see Illustrations). On
models with manually-operated windows,
remove the handle as described for the rear
door panel in the following paragraph.
3 On the rear doors, note the position of the
window regulator handle when the window is
shut, then release the spring clip securing the
handle to the regulator shaft by drawing a
piece, of cloth behind the handle. This will
release the spring clip and allow the handle to
be removed from the splined shaft.
Alternatively, obtain a special removal tool
from a car accessory shop and release the
spring clip by inserting the tool in line with the
end of the handle (see illustrations).
4 Using an Allen key undo the screws
securing- the trim panel to the door (including
the two middle ones on the front door). On the
rear door, remove the cover for access to the
screw located by the remove door handle
(see illustrations).
14.4c Removing the'cover (rear door)
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14.2a Prise out the electric window switch
panel...
5 Using a wide-bladed screwdriver or special
tool, carefully prise off the trim panel. To
prevent damage to the panel, only prise near
the retaining clips (see illustrations).
14.3a Using a special removal tool to
release the rear door window regulator
handle from its splined shaft
14.4a Removing the inner trim panel front
screws...
14.5a Using a special tool to prise the
inner trim panel from the door
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14.2b ... and disconnect the wiring
6 Remove the retaining blocks from the front
edge of the door by twisting them. If some of
the retaining clips have remained in the door,
prise them out using a forked tool.
14.5b Lifting the inner trim panel from the
door