How to easily remove the trim of the front and rear doors on the Lada Grant
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There are various reasons why it may be necessary to remove the door trim on the Lada Granta. Some drivers in such cases turn to a car service, but the cost of specialist services will not be cheap. It is not difficult to remove the trim of the front and rear doors on your own, you just need to know the order of work and have the necessary tools.
How to remove the trim of the front and rear doors on the Lada Grant
Quite often, the owners of Lada Grant are not satisfied with the quality of door trim due to the presence of noise, knocks and squeaks inside the door. To eliminate such problems, you will have to remove the trim. It is not difficult to do this on your own and even a novice motorist can cope with the task at hand.
The main reasons why you may need to remove the front or rear door trim:
- creak, other extraneous sounds inside the door;
- deformation of the door panel, due to mechanical or thermal damage;
- marriage in the manufacture of door trim;
- wear of clips and latches, which leads to a weakening of the fastening;
- breakage of the window regulator;
- failure of the lock or door opening mechanism;
- glass replacement.
Tools and materials
To remove the door trim on Lada Granta with your own hands, you need to prepare the following tools and materials:
- Phillips and flat screwdrivers;
- a special plastic spatula, with its help it is easier to remove the panel;
- a set of new latches, as the old ones can break.
The procedure for dismantling the trim from the front door
Before starting work, you need to place the car on a level surface. Be sure to fix it with the hand brake. If there is an electric lock, disconnect the power supply from the battery.
Work order:
- Removing the lock button. To do this, unscrew the button, then use a screwdriver to pry off the plug. After that, unscrew the screw.
Unscrew the button, then pry off the plug with a screwdriver - Unscrewing the screws located in the armrest. In addition, it is necessary to remove the plug and unscrew the screw located on the outer part of the handle.Unscrew the screws in the armrest
- Removing the two pocket fixing screws. They are located at the bottom of the panel.The bottom panel is secured with two screws.
- Removing the cover from the mirror control knob. To do this, simply pry it off with a screwdriver.To remove the cover from the mirror control knob, pry it off with a screwdriver
- Dismantling the panel. Using a spatula, gently pry the upholstery and tear it off the clips.
- Disconnecting wires. It is necessary to take the panel a little, and then disconnect the wires going to the column and to the electric lock.
Video: removing the trim from the front door
Removing the trim from the rear door
The process of dismantling the panel from the rear door practically does not differ from how it was done in the previous case, but there are still certain nuances.
Dismantling procedure:
- Removing the lock blocking button. It is carried out in the same way as on the front door.
- Removing the power window handle. First, they squeeze and remove the socket, and then pull out the latch and dismantle the handle.First, squeeze and remove the socket, and then pull out the latch and dismantle the handle
- Removing the handle. First pry off the plugs, then unscrew the two screws and dismantle the handle.Pry off the plugs, then unscrew the two screws and dismantle the handle
- Extraction of screws located at the bottom of the panel.
- Dismantling the panel. It is necessary to remove it from 10 clips, start from the corner and move to the sides.
Install the trim on the front and rear doors in the reverse order to removal. Be prepared for the fact that during dismantling, part of the latches almost always break, so before starting work, you must definitely purchase a set of new clips.
Video: removing the trim on the rear door
Tips from car enthusiasts and expert advice
Already several times I removed the card myself, laid the wiring, there are no complaints. The landing is tight, the first time I broke one piston, I installed a new one. There are no complaints.
The car is not yet six months old, and has already removed the cards twice, sealed the joints. On the pavement, a knock, vibrations are heard. Additionally pasted obesshumku. Can't recommend the quality.
Now the clips on the doors are different. cone with latch. When removed, all the clips were removed without damage (on all 4 doors, I removed the trim). And these black "brushes" keep the cover in the trunk, after removing them, I had to throw them away (the petals did not stand up tightly and partially dressed back) and buy from foreign cars.
On my new Grant, the handle mount was not like on the nines and the classics, you need to bend the ring from the round washer and pull the lock ring in the opposite direction of the handle.
I have not yet met people who would have had difficulty removing the trim from the doors of Grants.
The process of removing the trim from the front and rear doors of Lada Granta is simple, so even an inexperienced motorist can handle it. In order to deal with one door, it is enough to spend 10–20 minutes, it all depends on your qualifications.
