How To Remove Door Panel to Install Speakers
 

To Remove Door Panel on 2001 Honda Accord:

A: To remove the plastic piece with the door lock button and door handle connected to it from the door panel:

1- Remove the screw in the middle located behind a plastic cover button
2- Push (slide) the whole assembly Forward (toward front of car)
(Besides the screw, it is held in place by 3 hooks on the backside that hook into holes in the metal door frame)
3- Now unhook door handle from small metal bar going through door by pushing sideways(toward door) plastic clip (blue?) off of the bar, then the bar will come out of the clip hole, thus releasing the handle.
4- Depress little grey button /bar (purple painted on it)on elec. connector to separate connector, thus releasing door lock switch

Now the whole assembly (metal handle, door lock switch, and plastic piece) will come off door panel

B: The door is held on by 2-screws, 7-hidden plastic snaps/plugs, and 1-plastic plug.

The screws are located: bottom of hand hold and the other behind the handle, both covered by little covers that have to be pryed off to access the screws.(hint: the screw with the built in spacer goes behind the handle when you are trying to reinstall)
The 7-plastic snaps: 3 across bottom and 2 on each side. Not visible, they are mounted to the inside of the panel. Be careful not to crack the door panel.
The 1-plastic plug is visible at the upper front of the panel and is the same color as the surrounding trim


C: Take off the big plastic triangle piece above the door panel and behind the mirror. Pull/pry off. It has 2 snaps holding it on. One near bottom and one near the front.

D: Light lens prys off from bottom. Unscrew (1/4 turn) the light assembly with bulb still intact from backside of panel

E: Remove the Hand-Hold/window switch assembly:

Remove screw from bottom of hand-hold, then lift out from back - it has a little hook on front end.

I installed the Infinity 6012i, 6-1/2" speakers with a 2-1/16" mounting depth. It wasn't a tough project...the door panel was the toughest to figure out, that's why I made this post - it's simple with the above info. I did not reuse the black plastic mounting enclosure that was around thebackside of theOEM speakers, nor did I use the same mounting holes. I just drilled new holes to match the new speakers, cut off the elec. connector from the wires in the door, used crimp connectors to attach the new speaker wires, and screwed the speakers to the door.

I also installed a new Kenwood mp332 stereo. See my install post at https://www.hondaaccordforum.com/Rep...m_39167/tm.htm





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