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Remove back door panel bmw x5.
Lift the panel up and feed it from the lock rod green arrow out of the panel.
There are retaining clips along the top and u have to pop them off there is a clip holding the panel on in the middle of the card put the metal part into the door first then the plastic piece in the pannel then pop them together when u replace the pannel.
Unclip the door panel at the top using a plastic prying tool green arrow.
Pull the door panel away from the door to detach the center mounting clip.
Removing the front door panel on a bmw.
Pick up a pry tool at autozone about 5 bucks to pry the clips out without breaking.
In this tech article i will go over the steps involved in removing the rear door panel on your e53 x5.
X5 door panel removal.
Go on google and tap in remove x 5 door pannel show u in pics exactly what to do.
There are five clips at the top of the panel.
There are 4 torx t 15 screws one in the rear map pocket one under the air bag logo plastic clip one under the wood trim pry the trim off carefully and one holding the door handle assembly also revealed when you remove the wood burl cover.
This is an e53 x5 2001 2006.
We show you where all the t15 torx screws are located and give other tips to make this.
Be aware of a few things though dont remove torx from door handle behind strip it does not just lift off like it says.