Changing drivers door, guides etc?

[Mikester]

This week i am going to swap over the drivers door on my mk3 as it has some surface rust, again ready for the shop to spray.

I will have to swap all of the electrics, window reg, glass, motor, door card, locks etc etc etc.

Any guides to do this? Or how hard it is. Litterally i just have the door, and need to swap everything out of my door, into the new one, and put it on the car.

Help? 

[Vdubbster]

ok dude, first thing.

Do you have the later type hinges? If so they will separate allowing an EASY swap over?

[Mikester]

I have a 1997, so i would guess that i do have those hinges. And i think the car it came off was 96

[Vdubbster]

Ok here:



I - This is a small cap which when removed relealsa a 6mm bolt. Remove this on both hinges.

II- If you have the older hinges, then you will need to remove these torx bolts - 45 I think.

BEFORE this though, you need to remove the stopper (III) using a 10mm spanner AND the loom. The loom twists to the left about 90 degrees and pulls out. Easy.

The door will just lift off once the 6mm bolt is out (if you have newer hinges)

[Mikester]

Looks easy enough mate, cheers for that! Hopefully it wont be too hard if i have those hinges on both.

I have nooooo idea how to change over my electric window though :/

[Vdubbster]

Ok, before doing the above:-

1, open you door

2, remove door card

3, remove the grey stuff covering the door

4, re-connect the window switch, move the window down unit you can see two 10mm nuts through the gaps in the door skin. Once loosened this will allow you to feed the window out of the door (tilt it to one side and feed out)

5, once the glass is out, remove the connector to the electric motor and then FIVE 10mm bolts holding the window regulator in. Oncve these five are out, the regulator can be fed out!

6, so now you have your regulator and glass out. Remove the loom completely.

NOW you can remove the door. They are heavy though mate, so removing this stuff will make it a bit easier!

IF the door you have has the hinges on still, then leave the half on the door where it is. Minimal movement on a hinge make all the difference in the lining of the door!!

Goof luck bud

[Vdubbster]

Further after reading your first post:

- The motor is on the regulator

- The central locking feed to the lock will be tight (yes toit like a tiger) so you may have to heat it up to pull it off without breaking something.

- As for the lock, its easy enough. Make sure you have some good Torx keys/sockets

- The rubber window seal just pulls off and can be pushed on other door.

- When putting the glass and reg back in, DO NOT tighten the five bolts holding the regulator in. Put the bolts in, but dodnt tighten them until the window will go up and down easily.
If they are tightened and the window is not aligned correctly then the window will come down when you try and close it (because the window is not lined up with the rubber seal)

There you go, now go and have fun 

[vdubnut]

how did you get on hope to do mine next few days!!

[Mikester]

how did you get on hope to do mine next few days!!

Dropped it off to the bodyshop yesterday, paid him to respray the car and fit the door too. Sorry to be no help.

[vdubnut]

LOL! no probs m8 ach well ill have a bash as the guide is pretty good