Porsche 996 Door Handle Removal

Door panel removal mirror switch replacement follow along with the photos in this project to work through the steps involved in replacing.

Porsche 996 door handle removal.

You should disconnect the car battery and wait 10 minutes for residual voltage to discharge. Door panel removal mirror switch replacement 986 boxster 1997 04 987 boxster 2005 08. To remove the switch gently loosen the locking tab and pull the switch straight back. The boxster door handles and door lock mechanism take a lot of use and abuse over the years and can experience many different failures.

Open the arm rest and gently pry up the trim by the handle. That ll expose two torx t 30 screws which you ll need to remove before removing the phillips screw behind the door release handle. This is a step by step photo how to that will show you how to remove the door panel from a porsche 996. Behind the door handle there is an oval trim piece gently pry this off and then remove the t30 screw behind it.

Dan tsuchiya 62 192 views. Once the trim is sufficiently lifted to get your t30 driver under it remove the screw. The first step in fixing any door lock or handle problems is to remove the door panel see pelican technical article. The exterior door handle can now be removed by pulling downward and out.

Use a screw driver to engage the locking mechanism fully in the second notch. Open the door storage pocket and remove one phillips screw then pry out the airbag emblem and remove the exposed 5 32 hex screw. After installing the door handle do not close the vehicle door. I m out of town right now so i don t have access to the pn lookup but you can see the procedure for getting into the door and fixing the handle in these two articles.

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You will be working near an airbag. This particular car is a 2002 996 2. Behind inside door handle latch is single phillips screw. Installation is the reversal of removal.

Remove the lower speaker trim and the t30 screw behind it.