How to remove the door panels on Dacia and Renault Duster

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OVERALL DIFFICULTY INDEX: 3/10
IF YOU HAVE NO TOOLS, YOU SPEND $10 TO GET THEM FOR THIS JOB
IF YOU HAVE NO EXPERIENCE YOU SPEND 30 MINUTES TO CARRY OUT THIS JOB
NO SAFETY ISSUES

BEFORE YOU START

Make sure you have a large flat screwdriver or else buy the special car door panel removal tool.
Keep in mind that you might break one or more door panel fixing clips which will then need to be replaced.
This tutorial will show how to remove a rear door panel on a 2012 Dacia Duster, you may also check our other tutorials shown on 2019 Citroën C3 and 2013 Peugeot 208.

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Removing the door panel on a Dacia or Renault Duster

For removing the rear door panel (shown here, but same applies to front door) on a Dacia or Renault Duster, you need to unscrew a total of 7 screws as follows:
Take off the small plastic cover within the door handle and unscrew and remove the screw underneath it:

Then open the plastic shell of the handle itself to reach the screw inside and take it off:

Remove the screw within the door opening handle, this one is of immediate access:

Take off the speaker cover and unscrew the speaker, disconnect it and put it aside:

Patiently, use a large screwdriver or better, the special car trim tool to start pulling off the door panel, then continue doing so with your hand, all around the panel. Apply some force in order to dislodge the panel fixing clips from their seats: