How do you take off the door handle on a 2015 Vintage Speedster, and remove the inner door panel?
I’m doing this to gain access to the side mirror’s mounting bolts. For some reason the mirror was mounted on an angle and I’d like to reposition it so the base is level.
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There is a pin, think of it like a cotter but one solid piece that holds the door handle on.
Push back on the door card behind the white plastic grommet and pull the pin out with a pair of needle nose pliers. That will free up the handle to slip off.
I think you'll need to remove the top piece on the door that the window pegs slip into.
Then just take off the screws around the rest of the door card and that should do it.
I just use a drift pin and a small ball peen hammer to re seat the pin holding the door handle on.
What sort of problems will I encounter trying to reposition the mirror?
I think you'll find that the inner door panel gets in the way of mounting the Aero mirror asthetically straight there. Photo is of passenger's door - but same issue on driver's door.
Passenger side ..the Aero mirror is mounted on a an angle so you can see with it , if it was straight it's useless
What about the driver's side? Any issues mounting it straight?
I believe that mounting it on the forward part of the door is going to prevent you from putting it on any way but at an angle. In order to get the base of the mirror straight or level is to mount it forward of the door on the body with the mirror even with or just forward or behind the windshield. Here's a photo of mine and even on the body it isn't perfectly straight:
Maybe if you make the current rear hole the new front hole you can straighten them out.
I have wide angle mirrors both sides.
Thanks guys. Looks like I don't have to remove the door panel after all. Although moving the mirror is going to be more complicated than I thought.
If your mirrors are like mine you will have to remove the door panel to get at mirror nuts inside the door.
Do you have a photo of your mirrors?
They look just like yours.
If you just remove all the screws from the top rail and then the panel, you can just spin the panel clockwise to access the mirror mounting nuts without removing the handle. If you have door mounted speakers you will also need to remove them. Simple job except that you will need to repair and repaint your door. I suggest you leave it alone.
