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The first photo shows a view of the side door, commonly called the 60/40 cargo door. Some vehicles have the door panel trim all the way around the window, others the door panel stops at the window bottom Either way, the removal steps are similar.
This would be a good time to get a little tray to hold your screws and other hardware so you don't lose them.
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Remove the inside door pull handle. Use screwdriver or torx head driver, whichever is required on your van.
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Gently pry the inside handle shroud off the door panel. It snaps in place with plastic tabs.
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Remove two screws behind handle shroud.
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Remove the plastic handle shroud.
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If your van has the trim panel surrounding the window, remove by starting at the top.
Get the longest narrow blade screwdriver you have, standing on a tall step stool or ladder, looking down at the top of the door, pry the top of the door panel away from the door a little bit so you can see between the door panel and the door.
There are four clips that hold the top of the door panel in place and they are mounted under the seal of the window. Slide the screwdriver into the clips and twist to pry the clip over to release the door panel. When done right, the clips stay in the window seal.
On this style trim, once these clips are released, the panel will slide up and off door.
If your van has the trim panel that ends under the window, there will be similar clips around the perimeter of the door panel. Release any one first by prying it out of the hole in the door. To get at the first clip, you have to pry the panel away from the door just a little until you can see a clip. They are metal and close to the edge.
Once they are all popped out of the door, the panel will come up and off the door.
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One of the clips on this van came off with the panel. Just pry it off and put it back in place on the door.
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With the handle nut removed, you are ready to install the plate and circular clamp on the handle. Put the plate on first as shown in this photo.
Place the plate on the handle, over the metal bracket that holds the handle to the door. The plate can lay over the stud, on top of the metal bracket. Then, put the handle nut back on and snug it down.
Position the clamp and tighten it snugly. Make sure the plate goes on so that the far edge shown here is BEHIND the lock rod.
On the front two doors, the rod is much closer to the door skin, so you have to slip the plate behind the lock rod down below the handle, then move the plate up and into position.
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This is how the plate fits around the lock cylinder holder. Note that there is a small half-moon like cutout on each side of the large open area in the plate. These allow the plate to surround the lock holder and keep it in place.
In order to get the plate in place, put the plate in just behind the lock pawl, then lower it into place on the stud. The plate will not slide on from below the lock holder.
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Position the clamp over the plate and position the head so it can be tightened with a screwdriver or nut driver. To get the clamp in place, you will need to open it up, put it around the lock, then put the clamp ends back together.
Now tighten the clamp down. The head of the clamp should end up on the bottom of the plate, resting against the plate metal. This will add resistance to handle breakage when the thieves try to pull up on the handle.
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Now you're ready to add the Lock Stop Screw. This screw acts as a backstop for the lock cylinder and will prevent the lock from being punched into the door. The required screw, washers and nut are provided with your kit.
Photo 11 shows the lock stop screw already affixed to the door jamb side of the handle nut access hole. Make a mark just above the horizontal center of the access hole, and aligned approximately with the center of the lock cylinder.
Try to make the hole so the screw will be as straight as possible behind the lock cylinder. You can see on this van the screw wasn't as straight as we would like, but this is due to the curvature of the door sheet metal..
Double check that when you drill the hole the screw will align with the lock cylinder.
If alignment is correct, drill a 1/4 " hole on your mark. Note that the screw butts right up to the lock, but should not interfere with lock rotation.
The provided washer goes against the inside of the door skin, then the lock washer and nut. This screw will prevent smashing the lock straight into the door.
11Once the lock stop screw, circular clamp and plate plate are in place, check that each item has been snugged down, and test the movement of the lock mechanism using the key and/or the key fob.
Reverse the order of disassembly to put the door back together.
This completes the installation process. You can now do another door!
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To see the tutorial for front two doors, click here.
To see the tutorial for slide open style side doors, click here.
To see the tutorial for swing open style rear cargo door, click here.
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