Octy 1 vRS Removing Rear Door Trim/Panel
This is a discussion on Octy 1 vRS Removing Rear Door Trim/Panel within the Technical Guides forums, part of the Skoda Model Discussion Area category; Just had to remove the panel to find an annoying rattle so I took a few pics. Hope this is ...
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12-09-2007, 10:16
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| Ta moko!  Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Aotearoa - land of the long white cloud
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|  Octy 1 vRS Removing Rear Door Trim/Panel Just had to remove the panel to find an annoying rattle so I took a few pics. Hope this is helpful to someone. Rob's Skoda vRS
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12-09-2007, 10:24
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| Ta moko! Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Aotearoa - land of the long white cloud
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| Re: Octy 1 vRS Removing Rear Door Trim/Panel Rear door - Removing panel Here's a quick guide on how to remove the rear door panel. 1. Remove the seven torx screws from around the edge of the door. If in doubt, ask a cat to help you locate them.  2. Pop out the plastic holder for the electric window switch and remove the connector. Also disconnect the speaker (tweeter)  3. Remove the crosshead screw from under the door handle. When re-assembling, put this in first so you can easily retrieve it if you drop it!  4. Pull the trim away from the door handle - this can be hard to remove but just keep gently pulling perpendicular to the door and wiggling it until it works loose  5. Remove the big screws from each end of the door handle  6. Optional - shout at the cat to get out of the car  7. The door panel should now be loose, held in only at the top  8. As you can see from this picture the top of the door is a U shape. This sits in a groove under the window. Push the top part of the door upward to get it out of the groove. Mine was pretty well settled in and I had to reach up underneath and push upwards at the top to avoid damaging the door. I found that opening the window made it a little easier.  9. Once you have it loose you can reach behind and disconnect the wire for the door handle. When you put the door back together it's important to connect the hook to the handle and clip the collar into the plastic clip. If the door handle flaps about and doesn't work, the collar is not clipped in.  Here's the door in its naked glory!!  Re-assembly is pretty straightforward! 10. Optional final step - check you have the correct number of cats outside the car before going to get yourself a well-earned cuppa. 
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12-09-2007, 10:48
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| English MoFo  Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: cardiff
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| Re: Octy 1 vRS Removing Rear Door Trim/Panel Nice one rob I have a similar problem with the dog
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12-09-2007, 11:28
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| Briskodian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Central belt in Scotland
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| Re: Octy 1 vRS Removing Rear Door Trim/Panel Nice write up with great pics! Did you find the source of the rattle or is it still there? |
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12-09-2007, 21:24
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| Ta moko! Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Aotearoa - land of the long white cloud
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| Re: Octy 1 vRS Removing Rear Door Trim/Panel I thought I'd found the source - the screws around the handle surround were loose and so was the speaker. Halfway to work it started again. Grr. Gonna dismantle it again at the weekend and have another go.
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16-12-2007, 16:35
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| Briskodian Join Date: Dec 2007
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| Re: Octy 1 vRS Removing Rear Door Trim/Panel Wow.. this has just saved me the price of a haynes manual...... many thanks... |
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16-12-2007, 18:18
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| Ta moko! Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Aotearoa - land of the long white cloud
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| Re: Octy 1 vRS Removing Rear Door Trim/Panel Quote:
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17-12-2007, 23:08
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| Briskodian  Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Norway
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| Re: Octy 1 vRS Removing Rear Door Trim/Panel I am plagued by the same problem. I have identified the problem to be the wire to the electrical windows. But I do not know how to cure it!  But theese pictures was a BIG help.  I have tried getting the door-trim lose two times, but no success. I will try again when christmas is over.Olit |
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19-12-2007, 20:56
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| ECUless  Join Date: Mar 2005
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| Re: Octy 1 vRS Removing Rear Door Trim/Panel Check the window regulator mounting screws, I have seen these loose on front doors in the past accompanied by a rattle. |
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19-12-2007, 22:57
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21-12-2007, 13:51
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| Briskodian  Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Cornwall
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| Re: Octy 1 vRS Removing Rear Door Trim/Panel Oh, and if you do this... expect some rattles  I took my two front door cards off and I've got some rattles now, even took them off again to see if something was loose but couldn't find anything! |
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21-12-2007, 17:17
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| Briskodian  Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Kernow
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| Re: Octy 1 vRS Removing Rear Door Trim/Panel Rob, how are the two parts of the door panel held together (the white mesh part and the black plastic panel)? Would they be easy to separate?
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21-12-2007, 19:05
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| Ta moko! Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Aotearoa - land of the long white cloud
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| Re: Octy 1 vRS Removing Rear Door Trim/Panel Quote:
IIRC they are kinda welded together - some tabs sticking out from one the two pieces of plastic melted to the other. Should be easy enough to separate, but maybe hard to join again.
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21-12-2007, 22:38
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| Briskodian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Kernow
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| Re: Octy 1 vRS Removing Rear Door Trim/Panel Was hoping they were clipped together. Want to replace the cloth part with leather ones on mine. Just have to wait until I find the right colour panels.
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