Body side closing panel (3-door) refit
- Make
- Land Rover
- Model
- Discovery Body Repair Manual
- Year
- 1995 on
- Section
- Repair › Body side closing panel (3-door) refit
Panel repairsBody side closing panel (3-door) refit
BODY SIDE CLOSING PANEL (3-DOOR) Refit
Remove
- Disconnect battery earth lead.
- Raise side of vehicle.
WARNING: Support on safety stands.
- Disconnect all ECUs.
- Disconnect airbags and sensor system. See SUPPLEMENTARY RESTRAINT SYSTEM, Repair.
- Disconnect alternator.
- Remove headlining. See CHASSIS AND BODY, Repair.
- Remove treadplate.
- Remove door aperture weatherstrip.
- Remove rear outer seat belt. See CHASSIS AND BODY, Repair.
- Remove front seat belt. See CHASSIS AND BODY, Repair.
- Remove rear passenger seat. See CHASSIS AND BODY, Repair.
- Prepare and clean panel joint faces. Punch or
- Reverse removal procedure.
- Remove stands and lower vehicle.
- NOTE: In this operation, the body side
- closing panel is replaced in combination
- with a body side outer panel.
drill holes in new closing panel for plug welding as shown.
Parts & tools for this job For 1995 Land Rover Discovery
- TOOLTrim removal tool kitSearch: trim removal tool kit
- PARTTouch-up paintSearch: Land Rover touch up paint
- PARTPanel clip assortmentSearch: Land Rover panel clips assortment
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