how to get inside door handle off to replace door trim?

[ron]

hi all

i just bought a 1989 nissan navara twin cab ute.

i need to replace the inside door trim but i cannot get the door handle opener piece of plastic out.
it has no screws only a rubber grommett that stops the rattle.

any ideas??


thanks

ron

[mickyd555]

you probably just need to unclip the surround and the actaul door release handle will stay with the door.

[ron]

hi
i tried that but the surround does not fit over the inside door handle

thanks

ron

[AJS]

Mate, the handle fits on a spline and there is a circlip type of affair that holds it on. Look between the handle and the door trim with a torch and you should see it. You should be able to push it out with a screwdriver.

Tony

[ron]

hi

i do not mean the window winder handle

i already got that off with the circlip remover tool

its the door handle opener thing that i cant get off

thanks

ron

[mickyd555]

give us pic, might be able to help some more.

[chimpboy]

I could be wrong but I think you might find that the rubber grommet goes through the plastic and the metal door skin, so it holds it in place.

Either that or the rubber is actually pressed into a screw head. So, I would try getting that rubber off without breaking it, and then see what you discover.

[ron]

hi all

my mate rang up one of his mates that was out on a jetski and he knew how to get it off.

there is a plastic rim that clip over the door handle opener.
he said to use a small flat screwdriver and it would unclip.

it did

thanks all

ron