hello i drive a scion tc 2006 model. today i was so mad so i socked the black panel right under the drivers side door window. it made a dent because i believe it is plastic. does anyone know how to fix the dent?

 

for one..happy birthday...two....did it stretch teh plastic? like make it grey/white faded?

 

haha thank you. it believe it didnt make any strech marks. just dented in about the size of my fist. its keep buggin me now..haha

 

pop hte panel off of the door, and push the dent out.

the panel is held on by 3 screws and a sh*tload of clips. there's 1 screw behidn the door handle that opens the door, and the other 2 are behind the gran handle that has the little chrome ring on it

 

thats good..just take it off and push it out from the inside...its been a while since i had a tC door panel off..but they are super easy to get off. someone else might have to help on that one as my GF is at work and i cant go look at her doorpanel

 

ah thank you both very much ill try it and post again if it didnt help for any reason.

 

argh...haha i tried for 30 minutes right now and failed to take out the inside panel... it be great if i could get a bit more detailed instructions of how to take it off. i think i found the positions of the screws. i saw a small square block the size of my thumbnail right behind the door handle on the inside i believe i need to pop that out in order to reach the screw behind it but coudlnt get it off... and the two other screws with the chrom rings are the ones that are on the right side from the door, the part that swings open? sorry im such a noob. one more thing is, is this the instructions to take off the WHOLE inside panel? cause i just want to fix the dent on the top part where the door handle is, which is right under the window, and on top of the part with the black cloth.

 

thanks mandos!



Now, to remove the door panels for running the speaker wire. The little chrome ring on the door panel is where you start to remove it. Underneath, just pop your fingernails in there and pull. Be very careful when pulling this panel off....the very top clips on mine broke on both door panels, still work fine, but kinda sucks that they broke.

Once you get that off, you'll need to unscrew 3 screws, here's the first right behind where the chrome ring was:



These are just philips head screws again. They're really tough to start and make an awful squeaking sound. Plus, they're HORRIBLY long.

Now, one last screw here:



Yes, fuzzy pic, sorry. the little box in front of the lock flips open. You'll notice a small gap, put a very small flat head screwdriver in there and pry it open. It's hinged on the far side so don't pull to hard or you'll break it. Under that is another philips head screw that's much shorter than the previous 2.

Once you've got all the screws off, just start below the speaker portion of the door and pull. Move your way around the door pulling all the clips off. Once they're all off, just slide the door out, you'll need to disconnect the door electronics. I have pictures of that, but not uploaded yet as well. On the passenger side there are 2, drivers side has one. Both are just like the one behind the center console, just push the center and they pop out.

 

thanks a lot for the actual pictures, its a real help ill try it.

 

lol, my tc has a small dent on the driver side door under the window from where my elbow rests holding the steering wheel. it's all part of the personalization of the car.

 

Try taking some anger management classes as well. How dumb is that to hit your car? Apparently, you don't appreciate it enough to care for your belongings.

 

Yea, don't take out your anger on the car. Instead take it out on your gf/wife...

 

 

uhh..yea sure ill keep that in mind lol