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Remove the door panel of a Mini Cooper S.

Model: Mini Mini R52, R50, R53 - Years 2001-2007
Part: Door trim panel

How to remove the door cover panel? Let's see the disassembly of the cover panel of the Mini Cooper S. We remove the inner armrest placed above the interior handle (door panel), with a screwdriver we go to unscrew all the fastening screws above the door panel. We pry a plastic lever around the door opening handle frame, then remove the reflector cap on the door panel. We detach all the plastic fastening clips and remove the cover panel. We replace the cover panel with a new one if it is damaged.

Posted on 23 April 2021 by ScegliAuto

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