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• Steps
• Tips
• What do you need

There may come a time in your car's life when you need to replace a door. Maybe the door is rusty or dented. Removing the door can also give you more room to manipulate large objects. So, knowing how to remove and screw the door will come in handy even if it is intact.

Regardless of the reason, removing and replacing a car door is not a very difficult process and does not require large, expensive tool kits.

Steps

1. 1 Make sure you have the correct door. If you are changing a door (and not just removing it for better access), make sure you buy a physically suitable door by comparing it to the one you are renting.
2. 2 Find the right keys for your car door: check bolts and brackets (see step 4) to get the correct size.
3. 3 Door wiring. Most new vehicles have a lot of wires in their doors. This harness is connected to the vehicle control computer. In order to prevent damage or corrosion, manufacturers wrap a rubber tube around the wiring that runs from the car body to the door.
   • Pull the rubber tube out of the recess in the door or car body, then pull it until you find the electrical connector (be careful not to tear the rubber).
   • Remove the connector (connector) separately: press on the tab and disconnect the door connector half from the housing connector half.
   • Some connectors are more complex. If yours has two tabs, try pulling the tab of the central part (it may not come out completely), then click on another tab and separate them. Be careful, especially if your car is old.
4. 4 Door holder. It is a small plastic stick that goes in and out of a door as it opens and closes. It is designed only to keep the door from spontaneous opening / closing and is very weak. Do not let the whole door hang from one holder.
   • Unscrew the door holder from the car body.
   • Note: In some vehicles, the door holder is an integrated part on one or both door hinges. If so, go to the next step.
5. 5 Unscrew the hinges.
   • Have a friend hold the door to prevent it from falling while you work on it.
   • Unscrew the hinges from the door.
6. 6 Remove the door.
   • When you remove the bolts, the door should fall off the car body.
   • Place the door under the wall. The glass can break easily, so try not to push too hard.
7. 7 Check the hinges on the new door. If they are still attached, remove them. Don't throw them away: they can be useful if something else happens to the loops on the machine.
8. 8 Put up a new door
   • Ask your assistant to hold the door in approximately the same place as the open door.
   • While your assistant is holding the door, guide the door into the hinges and align the bolt holes on the hinges with the holes in the door.
9. 9 Hinge the new door
   • Insert the hinge bolts into their holes and finger tighten.
   • After tightening the bolts with your fingers a few turns, tighten them all the way with a wrench.
   • Do not use a wrench to install the bolts in place, they may become misplaced and damage the new door.
10. 10 Screw the door holder back into place.
11. 11 Reconnect the wiring.
    • Plug the new door connector into the body connector (if your door connector has more than one tab, make sure you insert both tabs in their positions).
12. 12 Push the rubber tube with wiring into the recess of the new door.
13. 13 Test the electronics of the new door.
    • Start the car and turn on all the switches on the doors to make sure they all work.
    • Lower and raise the glass all the way. Make sure the new window has the same range of motion as the original.
14. 14 Check how the door sits in the car body.
    • Close the door. If it fits snugly, skip the next step.
15. 15 Adjust the fit of the door: hinge bolts are the only way to adjust the door without doing the heavy lifting.
    • Loosen the hinge bolts slightly enough to move the door, try to insert it into the holes. Not every machine will be able to move the door in the bolt holes. If this is the case, it will take a lot of physical work.
16. 16 Apply thread locking fluid: it prevents the door hinge bolts from loosening due to vibrations in the vehicle.
    • Unscrew each bolt one at a time (do not remove all bolts at once).
    • Apply a thin ball of fluid to the threads of the bolt.
    • Insert the bolt back and tighten.
    • Repeat this process for each bolt you had to remove when replacing the door.
    • You should be able to start the car as soon as the bolt tightening process is complete.

Tips

• Whenever you repair a vehicle, be sure to put all the parts you removed in the box (or any other storage container) so you won't lose parts. If the work you are doing is difficult, use multiple boxes and label them. Of course it takes longer, but the bolt that gets lost is what you need the most.
• If your new door is a different color, you can try painting it. If you paint poorly, then contact the auto repair shop - they will take care of it.

What do you need

• Keys (socket set will work best)
• Friend
• Replaceable door (if required)
• Thread locking fluid
• Box (for bolts)