Removing Audi A3 door trim

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Mon 18 Jun 2007 23:15
Removing Audi A3 door trim - tystie
A small problem but frustrating....

My Audi A3 (2001) is just back from the garage and they have not fitted the driver's door trim correctly. The triangular plastic corner piece where the mirror is will not push firmly up to its proper postiton. It seems to be because a metal bracket is preventing it. The lower trim can't sit properly either and is preventing the door from shutting properly without damaging the trim. Does anyone know what i need to do to quickly fix this my self ??
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Tue 19 Jun 2007 10:08
Removing Audi A3 door trim - AR-CoolC
The door panel is held in place with hook type fittings, the panel slides up to remove it.

At the front and back top corners of the panel is a small plastic cover that slides up the reveal a cross head screw, remove these and the panel will slide up off the hooks.

What I imagine has happened is that when putting the panel back on the car one of the hooks hasn't lined up with it's hole. It is a bit fiddly to get all the hooks to line up together to drop the panel back on, so you might have to have a few goes.
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