Removing Front Door Panels - 99-02 Silverado

[DV2000NJ]

Great description and photos. The drivers side window on my Silverado was stuck down, so the truck displaced the two cars that normally live in the garage. Took the door apart with these instructions and pulled out the window regulator. Now the window works and the wife's car is back in the garage. Life is good.

Sweet! Glad to help.

 

[thunderstruck]

Nice writeup Dan. Just took apart the doors in my mother's 2005 Silverado using these instructions. The 03-07 Classic doors are almost exactly the same, aside from a few differences.

Step 2: Behind the lock slider, there is a 7mm screw that needs to removed.

Step 4: DO NOT try to remove the switch panel, YOU WILL BREAK IT! There is a screw beneath the front end of the panel that can only be removed with the door panel off. Fortunately, there is no screw behind it that needs to removed.

Step 5: Like said above, there is no screw behind the switch panel. Before continuing to step 6, you need to remove two addition screws and a plastic push-in fastener.
- Pry off the small plastic cap towards the rear side of the door to reveal a bolt. Remove it with a Torx-20 screwdriver.
- Pull out the small plastic fastener towards the front side of the door. You can use a panel tool to pry up the fastener, but I was able to get my fingers under the door panel and pull it out that way.
- Remove the 7mm screw on the bottom of the panel.

Last step: Now disconnect the wiring harnesses from the switch panel. If it makes it easier for you, you can remove the switch panel by removing the 7mm screw underneath the front end of the panel and then prying up the rear end of the panel.

To remove the wiring harness that comes out at a 90 degree angle, pull the small gray lever around it towards where the wiring comes out.

Pay attention to where the wiring harnesses came from, some can fit into the wrong connectors. If you forget, they are labeled beneath the switch panel.

 

[daddy]

Thanks for the update, Kyle!

 

[DV2000NJ]

Awesome.

 

[thunderstruck]

'03-'07 Classic are similar, but not the exact same (the switch panel does not come unclipped, and there is a plug on the outside of the panel that hides a bolt. I think those are the only differences, but I'm not positive).

I didn't see that earlier.

 

[DV2000NJ]

'03-'07 Classic are similar, but not the exact same (the switch panel does not come unclipped, and there is a plug on the outside of the panel that hides a bolt. I think those are the only differences, but I'm not positive).

I didn't see that earlier.

You clarified though, and actually went into detail. I was just going off of what other people had said.

 

[Draenor]

Nice writeup Dan. Just took apart the doors in my mother's 2005 Silverado using these instructions. The 03-07 Classic doors are almost exactly the same, aside from a few differences.

Step 2: Behind the lock slider, there is a 7mm screw that needs to removed.

Step 4: DO NOT try to remove the switch panel, YOU WILL BREAK IT! There is a screw beneath the front end of the panel that can only be removed with the door panel off. Fortunately, there is no screw behind it that needs to removed.

Step 5: Like said above, there is no screw behind the switch panel. Before continuing to step 6, you need to remove two addition screws and a plastic push-in fastener.
- Pry off the small plastic cap towards the rear side of the door to reveal a bolt. Remove it with a Torx-20 screwdriver.
- Pull out the small plastic fastener towards the front side of the door. You can use a panel tool to pry up the fastener, but I was able to get my fingers under the door panel and pull it out that way.
- Remove the 7mm screw on the bottom of the panel.

Last step: Now disconnect the wiring harnesses from the switch panel. If it makes it easier for you, you can remove the switch panel by removing the 7mm screw underneath the front end of the panel and then prying up the rear end of the panel.

To remove the wiring harness that comes out at a 90 degree angle, pull the small gray lever around it towards where the wiring comes out.

Pay attention to where the wiring harnesses came from, some can fit into the wrong connectors. If you forget, they are labeled beneath the switch panel.

What the hell is this crap...words? I can't read this nonsense. I demand a separrate write up...with pics.

 

[thunderstruck]

Found out today that it's so easy to remove the rear doors of an 03-07 CC that a caveman could do it.

Step 1: Pry out the lock slider as shown above.

Step 2: Pry out the cover behind the door handle as shown above.

Step 3: Remove the 7mm screws behind the armrest handle (as shown above) and on the bottom-front side of the door.

Step 4: Grab the armrest handle and pull up. Disconnect the wiring harness from the window switch by pushing down the plastic locking tab that is between the harness and the plastic door panel.

That should take about an entire minute or two to accomplish your first time.