Alright, I used the tech article to the T and got everything off... so the door panel should come right off.

The power locks are out, the arm rest is off, all those nylon clips have been released.

But one detail got passed me. In the tech article he has power windows.

Mine are manual, and the door panel is stuck up on the roll down handle.

 

There is a u-shaped clip that clips over notches on the handle and holds it on the door part. You have to get a special tool, its got a flat blade with a notch on it that will pop the clip right out. They have them at autozone for less than $5. It takes a couple minutes to pop it the first time, but after that its cake.

Found one here, with a pic so you know what it looks like:

http://www.impalas.com/product_infor...=1647&last=327