2005 Audi A4 1.8t front passenger door panel removal
 

Hey guys, I recently had my window regulator go on my front passenger window. I have removed all visible screws and all the screws under the piece of trim however the panel will not budge. I dont want to go to hard at the door if to get it off if im missing something so here I am. If anyone has any experience with removing this door panel or knows where i can find a DIY tutorial for the passenger side that would be great.

See A4Mods.com.

Thanks for your help however this is another driver side instruction manual and mine is on the passenger front. The two doors are different as the passenger side has the vertical handle and does not have the cap with 2 screws under it.

Sorry, never took off the rear door panels. You should be able to figure it out though. There must be a screw or a clip there somewhere.

See link below. If it won't budge, you may have missed a screw. If not, he describes the motion of releasing the clips pretty accurately from what I can remember. Like he says, be gentle. If you force it, you'll have to go to the dealer to get new clips:

"Once you have all the screws removed, the entire door card needs to be pulled out towards you. Start from the bottom, as the top MUST come out last. This is where the extra optional "snaps" come in from the tools needed list. There is literally zero to no chance of pulling these off without breaking a couple. They get old, they get brittle, and they aren't meant for continuous usage. The key is to pulling out as perpendicular as possible to the door. Work your fingers around the outside of the door until you find a place you can get a good hold and pull. Work around from positions 3 o'clock to 9 o'clock until the whole bottom is off. Now you need to pull the top out of the window well. This is done easiest with the windows down of course. The best way is to grab it on the outside corner and pull up in a "Lamborghini doors" type motion."

http://www.audizine.com/forum/showth...-Panel-Removal

I just did this myself and it's not hard, I found this video helpful:

http://youtu.be/1YHB1y2lZrs

You'll break some clips, pick up some replacements...