How do you remove the interior panel on the front driver's side door?

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Usually you need to purchase a pronged interior tool at your local parts store.........it will look like a twoheaded screwdriver. The car door will have Plastic round caps that are flanged on the backside. These usually break but can be bought at a parts store as well. Sometimes they are reusable......takes a little force

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I just recently had to remover the drivers side panel of a 1998 Malibu. I went to an auto store and bought a tool that would easily remove the "hard to see clip" that holds the window crank on. One has to turn the window crank just right to see the clip and also to insert the "tool" between the crank and the door panel. The tool was only about $7 and was well worth it. It has two ends. One to "remove" the clip (acutally one doesn't remove the clip but the tool is made to push the clip back far enough for the crank to be removed) then the other end is used to push the clip back into place when the crank is put back on. The clip is a wire that is located between the crank and the door panel but lays directly next to the window crank.

I hope this helps.

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