I have a 1977 and need some good instruction on how to properly remove the door skin with out damaging it.  Any special clips or fasteners anywhere I need to be aware of so I don't break anything?  Thanks to all for you help, it is greatly appreciated!

Matt

First and most important question is why do you have to remove the door skin?  FWIW:  I would leave it on.  It's almost impossible to get these off without breaking the fiberglass along the upper edge of the door.

Did you mean you want to remove the interior part of the door?

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I meant removing the interior door panel.  I am having some electrical problems with the pwr. windows so I may need to remove the panels to get to the motors.  I am sure the panels have already been removed by previous owner and I am not worried about the bonding compound but I dont want to break anything else!  Thanks for the help!

I am almost positive that the door skins have already been removed on both sides so I am not real worried about the bonding compound but I dont want to break anything!  I am having some electrical problems with pwr. windows so I may need to remove the skins to get a good look at the pwr. window motors.  Thanks for the insight and pic!

I am sure 6880mike thought you wanted to remove the outside fiberglass from your door, hence the talk about bonding. 

The door panel is held on by the obvious screws, including the door pulls.  There might be a control for a remote mirror that has a tiny little allen screw. Then the perimeter is held by velcro pads.  Just gently pry the door panel out to free the velcro grip, then lift the panel enough to clear the top of the metal door frame.  Wiggle and Jiggle until you clear everything else.  It is not hard, just frustrating getting past everything.

Larry

For clarity, the door skin is the outer panel of the body.

[QUOTE=VetteSpecialties]  Wiggle and Jiggle until you clear everything else.  It is not hard, just frustrating getting past everything.

Larry
[/QUOTE] Larry it would be kind more iteresting watching a "fetching female" do what you said above. I would gladly pay to watch that. I wonder if all Larrys are warped.........like me...............gee, I hope not! From what I gather you're definitely not warped.

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After reading all the recent posts, I might have to change my name.  Maybe if I use Lawrence, I will sound more sophisticated.

I didn't think so either!
Larry

My outer door handle broke itself.

I need to get in and see what happened. What about the manual door lock mentioned above...does it have to come off to remove the door panel, and if so do you need the special tool? 

[QUOTE=madmick11].....What about the manual door lock mentioned above...does it have to come off to remove the door panel, and if so do you need the special tool?...[/QUOTE]