struck on the way to the "red clip"

[jankushka]

now, i don't have to break it anymore.
it'll come off using a pair of needle nose pliers.
i'll fit a new one if ever i sell the car.
and...to hell with it

[esprit888]

now, i don't have to break it anymore.
it'll come off using a pair of needle nose pliers.
i'll fit a new one if ever i sell the car.
and...to hell with it

Looks facory But i have had my door panels on & off half a dozen times each now and every time i manage it without breaking the clip, in fact i dont even try to remove it the hard way anymore. I simply undo EVERY screw holding the panel on and this allows a little wiggle room for the panel to drop down at the front, then i grab the top of the lock pin and pull it upwards as far as i can (there is sufficient play and give in the linkage that it will come up clear of the top edge of the panel) then i can turn it and pop the clip off from behind. Your results may vary but i'm over a dozen and no broken clips

[jankushka]

hopefully i won't have to take them off for a while.
i bloody hope so!
but in case i have to, i'll give "your way" a go.

cheers

[DeanG]

The clips are amazingly cheap. I struggled to take the first one off. When I ordered window parts I found that the clips were only a few cents and ordered a dozen.