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Lotus Service Notes Section VE
The door trim panel is secured to the door shell by the door pull handle fixings, five screws along the bot-
tom shutface, a single screw at the top front corner, and three location pegs along the top edge. Note that the
door speaker grille is fixed to the door panel, but the speaker itself is mounted to the door shell.
To remove/refit door trim panel
1. Prise out the window and mirror switches and unplug the harness connector.
2. Remove the door front top corner closing panel:
- Prise out the two fir tree fasteners.
- Remove the two screws in the flange of the air duct connector.
Remove the single fixing screw securing the panel to the door shell.
3. Prise out the finisher plate from the door pull handle (4 spring clips), and remove the two fixings securing
the handle and trim panel to the door.
4. Remove the five screws in the underside of the door securing the panel. Pull out the bottom of the door
panel and lift the top edge location pegs from their slots in the door shell. Unhook the door release cable
from the handle, and disconnect the door harness from the window/mirror switchgear and mood lighting
strip.
Refit in reverse order to removal.
VE.3 - DOOR TRIM PANEL COMPONENTS
Face level vent/release handle escutcheon
1. The face level vent itself may be pulled out of the escutcheon with the door panel in situ.
2. To remove the escutcheon, the door panel must be removed. Then from behind the panel, remove the
blanking sticker on the air duct moulding to access the two screws securing the front of the escutcheon,
and release another pair of screws in the door release handle bracket.
Door release handle
To remove the door release handle, remove the door trim panel and from behind the panel, release the
four fixing screws.
Trim feature strip & mood lighting
The feature strip is secured by two fixings in the front shut face, two in the rear shut face and three screws
along its length, all accessed from behind the panel. The mood lighting strip is secured to the door trim panel
with double sided tape.
Door pocket
The door pocket comprises inner and outer parts both secured to the door trim panel from behind by 10
screws.
VE.4 - DOOR SILL TRIM PANEL
The door sill trim panel is secured to the chassis side rail by two 'fir tree' buttons located at the rear lower
edge. Prise out the buttons, and lift the rear of the panel to release the 'grip-lok' strips. Unhook the front end
tongues from the lower 'A' post trim panel.
If necessary, remove the harness protection cover from the rear of the sill by prising out the 'fir tree' but-
tons on the lower edge, and pulling the panel from its double sided tape.
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