i am installing dynamat in my door panels today and dont want to mess them up because i heard they were fragile. any advice on how to do it?

 

There's a few threads on this on TGO, you should be able to find tons of info on here.

To remove the door panels I would recommend using a special tool that's made to pry out the door clips. They do get brittle, and the door panel as well, so just be careful, and go slow and try not to scratch the paint on your door in the process (I would put tape on the backside of the pry-tool that you use to pull the door clips out so that there is no metal to metal contact from the tool and the paint on the door).

Some people put the stuff on the door panel itself, and some people put it on the actual door. I would personally put it on the metal door because that would reduce vibrations and resonating sound from when you close the door ie. make the door sound less clangy when closing it.

 

If you dont have a set of plastic interior panel prey tools, then a putty knife will help. After removing the screws...start on the sides, then the bottom. My biggest problem was the rivets that holds the upper black sill plate, the door panel was torn from those rivets.
This may help you http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGqS46oXwPw

 

Door panel tool. $8.99 easy to use and it will last a lifetime.

http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/de...oor+panel+tool

And trust me..with a 3rd gen you will use it more than once!

 

Since you'll be inside the door anyway, you might consider some of the following info:

https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/body...servation.html

JamesC

 

James that thread saved my sanity lol. Thank you for all that info!