How do you remove a passenger side front door panel on a 1992 Toyota Camry?

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Remobe all of the screws you can find then remove the door and window crank handles. Then there are retainers around the outside of the panel that require a special tool to remove them. The parts house should have one.

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The following link is to remove the inside door panel on the driver-side of a 1993(?) Camry. It was very helpful, for my 1996 Camry:

http://autorepair.about.com/od/otherodddiyjobs/l/aa092504a.htm.

In addition to the advice at the above site, I found another trick to removing the trim around the inside door handle. The above article refers to putting a screwdriver UNDER the door handle and pushing down ... to release a "secret latch". That's the first step. The second step (which is not in the article) is to insert the scredriver ABOVE the door handle ... vertically above the spot in the above article. Then gently press the screwdriver handle down. With the screwdriver acting as a lever, the tip of the screwdriver will push UP on the top part of the trim. That will lift the trim up off a small pin on the handle mechanism. With both the bottom and top of the trim piece now "unlatched", slide the trim toward the back of the car, while you open the inside door handle (as mentioned in the article). The trim will come right off. Be sure to slide the trim toward the back of the car, as you move the trim away from the door panel. (There is a "hooked" piece of plastic on the back of that trim that prevents you from just pulling it out perpendicular to the door panel.) 'Hope these fine points help.

PS. My 1996 Camry had 2 screws on the bottom of the door that also were holding the interior door panel in place. That wasn’t in the article.

First answer by Joe JOhns. Last edit by ID1092736675. Question popularity: 93 [recommend question]