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Old Jun 8, 2007 | 11:57 PM
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My power door lock and window switches have kind of fallen into thier slots, and I can't reach them anymore. I need to remove the door panel to move them back up to where they belong. Can anyone tell me how to do this? Truck is a '99 Ram 1500 with power locks/windows/mirrors, and it is the passenger side door. Any help would be greatly appreciated! I tried to do it earler today, but the only screws I found were 2 in the recessed area where you would grab the door to close it from inside, and one by the mirror. I removed those, and the panel still wouldn't come off.
 
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Old Jun 9, 2007 | 01:57 AM
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There's little spring tabs those plastic tabs that hold it in place. It's gentle and careful prying to get it off. When you put it back on, don't try to put the plastic tabs in the slots on the panel and then push it on. Just push them in part way and then slide the panel on them and then snug it all up.
ALL this assuming it's the same as 94-96.
 
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Old Jun 9, 2007 | 05:50 AM
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Just grab at the bottom corner and pull steady and hard til it 'pops' which will sound loud but it's ok. The key is to work around the perimeter in this manner until all the clips have popped out. Just be firm. Oh, and do it on a warm day so the plastic is more flexible. You may wanna find some new tabs or similar ones at a parts store for replacement because I always end up breaking one or two. I've had every door panel off many times and they still work ok even missing one or two tabs.
 
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Old Jun 10, 2007 | 05:54 PM
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here's some pics of the whole thing. a $10 door panel removal tool is a good investment to reduce risk of breaking the door panels.
https://dodgeforum.com/m_773176/tm.htm
 
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Old Jun 11, 2007 | 12:35 AM
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an if u beak any of those little yellow screw things u can pick them up at adavance auto for a few bucks ,ive taken my door off about 15 times an had to replace them, about 10 bucks i f i remeber right for them all
 
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Old Jun 11, 2007 | 12:37 AM
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also they are 2 tabs behind the arm rest to
 
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