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Moderate

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13

Time Required

                          35 minutes - 2 hours

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  • How to Reattach a 2005-2013 BMW 3 Series Door Panel Liner
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Step 1

              How to Reattach a 2005-2013 BMW 3 Series Door Panel Liner
  • The leather door lining is loose.

The leather door lining is loose.

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Step 2

              Remove plastic trim
  • Using a plastic pry tool, carefully pry off the mock wood trim.
  • The mock wood trim tends to crack easily.

Using a plastic pry tool, carefully pry off the mock wood trim.

The mock wood trim tends to crack easily.

Step 3

  • If any of the plastic clips come loose with the trim, remove them and press them back into the door panel.

If any of the plastic clips come loose with the trim, remove them and press them back into the door panel.

Step 4

  • Using a T20 Torx, remove the three screws located behind the previously removed trim.

Using a T20 Torx, remove the three screws located behind the previously removed trim.

Step 5

  • Using your plastic pry tool, pry the door panel loose, beginning along the bottom edge and moving up each side.
  • The door panel will still be attached at the top.

Using your plastic pry tool, pry the door panel loose, beginning along the bottom edge and moving up each side.

The door panel will still be attached at the top.

Step 6

  • Pull the door panel straight out along the top edge.
  • There is a series of metal clips that will pop lose.
  • When re-installing the door panel, it is important to line these clips back up with their respective holes on the door panel.

Pull the door panel straight out along the top edge.

There is a series of metal clips that will pop lose.

When re-installing the door panel, it is important to line these clips back up with their respective holes on the door panel.

Step 7

  • Unclip the internal door handle mechanism inside the door handle by rotating clockwise.

Unclip the internal door handle mechanism inside the door handle by rotating clockwise.

Step 8

  • Unplug the speaker wire by pulling it straight out.

Unplug the speaker wire by pulling it straight out.

Step 9

  • Unplug the control panel wire by rotating the lever that is built into the plug.
  • Rotate the lever from the wire side down towards the door panel.

Unplug the control panel wire by rotating the lever that is built into the plug.

Rotate the lever from the wire side down towards the door panel.

Step 10

  • Pop the light out of the bottom of the door panel and then unplug it.

Pop the light out of the bottom of the door panel and then unplug it.

Step 11

  • Now that the door panel is free from the car, move it to a flat workspace.
  • Apply a line of glue along the top edge and under the middle of the leather liner.
  • Have your clamps and wood spacers ready before applying glue.

Now that the door panel is free from the car, move it to a flat workspace.

Apply a line of glue along the top edge and under the middle of the leather liner.

Have your clamps and wood spacers ready before applying glue.

Step 12

  • Push the liner into place in between the door panel sections.

Push the liner into place in between the door panel sections.

Step 13

  • Using several clamps and pieces of wood (to distribute pressure), clamp the liner down to the door panel.
  • You may need to add larger pieces of wood on the inside of the door panel as spacers.

Using several clamps and pieces of wood (to distribute pressure), clamp the liner down to the door panel.

You may need to add larger pieces of wood on the inside of the door panel as spacers.

Allow the glue to dry following the instructions on the tube. Reassemble the door following these instructions in reverse order.

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