Greetings and salutations, good people of Dodge Forum. I come to thee, humble and contrite, with a request for assistance.



See that bit of the trim? The arm rest? The upper lip of that little indentation has come out, just the gray trim part (such that it folds upward if pulled). I've tried slipping it back in, to no avail. It just won't go back in; I'm not sure if the space is too tight or what. Now, I saw that little black screw in the handle part and thought "Hey, if I just unscrew that, will the arm part come off, and can I screw it back on after fixing the trim?"

Well, can I? Or will unscrewing that one little screw magically cause the door to fall apart in some comically arbitrary fashion? Please enlighten me.

 

Your door won't fall off if you unscrew the pull cup screw.

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Yes, I know that. But my question was will it fall APART? I mean, what comes apart when I uncrew that little screw I pointed out? Just that bit of trimming on the armrest? Or is it holding something else together underneath it?

 

should be just a screw. do you have a manual?

 

Yes, I have the manual for the car, but there's no picture which specifically depicts how the interior trim of the passenger-side front door will come apart. I wouldn't be here asking for advice if there was.

 

I'm pretty sure if you unscrew that screw nothing will fall apart. It is just a screw securing the pull cup handle. Call a service advisor at the dealer; perhaps they will tell you.

 

Alright, thank you. I have to admit, it's not really my decision, it's my dad's; he's the one who owns the car. But he's paranoid, even if with good reason (read: past experience), and I need some reassurance.

As for a service advisor, I'm not sure they'll have much to say about a 10-year-old car. Most people go through 3 cars in that time frame.