HELP WITH DOOR Please

Please can any one help me. My driver side lock does not open with the keyless remote and I've been trying to get the door apart. It's probably the actuator that failed, but I don't know how to disassemble the door without ruining the interior. If some has a schematic on how to take it apart or have suggestion, please reply. I have a 1999 Honda Accord EX. NEED HELP PLEASE!!!!

Welcome to the forum! Alright so I just pulled the door off my 94 this weekend. I've never personally done a 99 but here's what to look for on door panel removal.

Look in/around/behind the interior door handle for a little circle like a cover piece that may pop off. Look under the armrest and look at it from above. A lot of times there will be little plastic caps that cover the screws in/around the arm rest. The last place is in the upper left hand corner and is usually covered when the door is closed. After you have those removed just get your hands in under the front corner of the door panel and work your way down around the bottom. You'll feel a few little plastic pieces snap out of their holders and then it should lift up/off pretty easily. If you have power windows you're going to need to remove the switches (to anything power) first. If you have manual windows then push in the door panel just a touch and use a fork and slide it down in between the door panel and the handle and you will need to pop off a little retainer spring then the window roller downer knob will slide out/off...

Hope this helps!

sir_nasty has got it right... i used to have a 99, and replaced the window lift on the passenger side... its almost exactly as he says, but i think you need to pop the little cover off on the inside of the power mirror (not in the mirror - on the inside of the door opposite the side mirror) to get to a screw there... its mostly pressure clips holding the door liner on, just a couple of actual screws, by the way, theres only the one behind the door handle, and one in the bottom of the little door pull in the armrest, on mine, both had a little plastic cover over the screws which i managed to break both of - they're really delicate.

do I need to disconnect any power switches for the window. and how do I disconnect them without shorting something out.

the only switches you need to disconnect are anything within the armrests (typically...) if you look at your armest underneath where all the switches are located you'll see a few small plastic cover plates, pop those off and you'll find usually about 3 screws as you remove the last one you'll notice that the whole switch assembly starts to pop up and come out of place, you can then lift it up a bit to pull it out of the way and disconnect the switches

how do i remove the power switches and something is holding the panel in place where the handle is. I removed both screws in that area.

there is a bracket behind the door panel - you need to lift the door straight up , i think , if i remember correctly... to get the electronic stuff disconnected, there are just a couple of wiring harness connections to unplug, you'll see them dangling when you get the panel loose.;.. i don't think i had to remove the whole control plate.... one wire harness for the window/lock/unlock switch, one wire for the light... let me know...

he's going to e-mail me some pictures shortley and I'll post them... did you have to disconnect the switches before you lifted the panel off or were you able to lift it up/out a bit and then disconnect them?

Is there like a post or something that prevents it from pulling off and requires it to be lifted straight up?

i don't know about a post. I can get at one harness right now and the security harness. I might need your number to walk me through this.

I pm'd my number to you... I'm betting that the door handle (to open the door) has a little piece that goes through it on the inside and this is the issue you're facing... read your other post and I have instructions in there...

i remember there being a square bracket that tucks inside the armrest to give support - i can't remember how i delt with the door handle - i am sorry for my spotty memory... you can get all the wiring harnesses by giving it the reach around once the panel is loosened... door handle! dammit - i'll try to remember what i did there... i'm not terribly sure - but i think i remember having to slide the whole little plastic piece that surrounds the handle, as well as the handle itself, straight forward toward the front of car (while pulling slightly outward) - then you can detach the mechanical part behind it... sorry for the long delay between posts - gotta alotta work today... hope that helps...

you're dead on with what I had to do in my 94 stevo... I'm almost willing to bet money that's the only issue you're having right now...

I'll try that right now

It worked your right. Now I have the panel off, but I have another problem. I thought the actuator was in the door and I could swap it out. Where is it located? I hope its not in the dash somwhere!!! Let me know if you guys know where it is.

did your power door locks work from the panel switches inside the car and just the remote didn't work for one side? or was the drivers side door unable to open with either the switch/remote?

The problem I had was that the driver door would not open with the keless remote. I could key it open. I thought it might be the driver side actuator because the passenger side door would work if the driver side was unlocked but not vice versa. Am I correct to say that it is the actuator? Or could it be another problem? Maybe the latch itself? Please let me know what you think could be the problem.

so if I understand you correctly the door would lock/unlock from inside using the power doorlock switch correct? This may be a tad late to ask this but have you checked all of your fuses? Check through all of those first and if you find nothing let us know

well, that would be a bummer if it was just the fuse... might as well upgrade yer speakers while you're in there!

that was my thoughts too... might as well get some speakers! Or if nothing else how to pull a door panel is a good thing to know...

mosdef...

I figure with those pictures and everything if tbopha doesn't do a how to write up I'm going to... *L*

One fuse controls both power locks and it is not blown.

Is there a separate gadget for both doors that receive the signal from the keyless remote to tell it to open and close?

the fuse is good! there is only one that controls the power locks. what next?

if you use the power door lock button inside the car, does the driver's door unlock?