95 civic door panel removal
 

ok i know there is 1 plastic screw and 1 screw in the door where the automatic window switch is.......and thats it so far.....but what i cant figure out is how to get the door handle and lock plate off.....that little piece of plastic that surrounds the handel.......no screws and it feels like it might break it i pull too hard......can anyone give me info on removing the panels

im not sure on yours, but on the '96s, we have 3 screws around the speaker (not including the additional 3 screws holding in the door speaker) and one screw in the door handle by the lock, plus one more screw inside the little armrest cup...after that, its just plastic pull clips on the inside.

to get the door lock trim peice off, you must pull and twist in the CW direction and use some common sense to find out how "the rectangle fits through the oval" kinda procedure....this is where passing geometry in school gets you through life's 'troublesome times':rambo:

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i assumed i had to twist it but i didnt wanna try untill i knew for sure.....i hoped that it was easier than that.....damn thing

yeah, you just have to manuever the trim peice around the door latch, its not hard, just takes a little intuition, thats all