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      10-20-2017, 07:43 PM   #16
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Drives: 2008 AW/AG 135i 6MT
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Originally Posted by Twhill19 View Post
ok so access from UNDER the door is not possible at all? i need to go the ol' fashioned way and drop the window, take the trim off and go from there?
Correct. You might be able to fish around through the access hole with a C spanner(which you don't have), but it'd be much easier for you to remove the door panel.
Reiterated, snap the decorative trim off of the door pull-handle. There are 2 screws behind here. The third screw, look in the storage pocket near the rear of the door. There's a small tab that you'll need to remove to get to the last screw. Lastly, pop your window controls out and disconnect.
Then, starting from the top corner nearest your A-pillar, begin pulling the door panel off of the door. Be careful, the speaker wires are still connected. Oddly, none of the tabs broke in this car which they're very prone to doing so if you've ever removed interior panels.
You can cleanly remove the sound deadening insulation with a blade so that you can reapply it. Go slow, it tears easily. Then voila, you should see the guts that you'll need to perform surgery on.
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