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[New POD]

I have a big dent in the rear passenger door of my MV6, and the previous owner has just contacted me to let me know he knows of a scrap yard with a good door in the same colour.

I've looked in all the maintenance guides, but there doesn't seem to be one on removing and refitting a door.

Has anyone any experience of this, know what tools to use and if new door pins are available from the dealer?

Cheers

[omegod]

Needs 2 sets of hands, Support the door , window open helps, pins can be knocked out with an old wood chisel on the wider lip of the pin, I've always reused the pins without issue

[VXL V6]

Easy enough to do, pull the loom plug, disconnect the check strap and with the door shut open the front door and hammer the pins out, open the door and lift away before it drops on your feet.

I took the door card off before door removal as it made sense while the door was secure.

[terry paget]

Easy job, though best done with a mate 'cos they are heavy doors. The Omega 2.5 estate I bought in Clacton was a CDX, but the electric windows did not work, and were just spragged up to keep the rain out. I was about to scrap a similar 2.0 estate in the same colour. My son and swopped the rear doors in half an hour, re-using the hinge pins.

After digging the wiring sockets out of the central pillars and unplugging them, and disconnecting the door stays, we tapped out the hinge pins and removed the doors. Replacement was the reverse of removing. The hinge pins have rolled back ends, allowing a small open ended spanner to engage them and be tapped out with a hammer. A glance at them will explain what I mean.

[Nick W]

I recommend winding down the window before you remove the pins - it makes it much easier to hold the door.

[TheBoy]

As others say, easy job, but needs 2 people.

If door is from poverty spec, you might need to swap loom over (easy - just a case of being methodical)

[RobG]

Rear doors are one man job

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Always was when I did it. 

[TheBoy]

For most, esp if not done before, its a job to borrow a mate/neighbour/dog walker/etc

[Webby the Bear]

Rear doors are one man job

Plus one. And I'm missing an appendage! 

Trolley jack with piece of wood under it to support it and that's that 

[zirk]

Ive always removed the doors on my own, wind down the window, remove each door pin in turn, replacing the pins with a slightly smaller stud bolt, each stud bolt is tied with a piece of string, position the door through the open window on your shoulder, pull the lower stud bolt out, taking the weight conformabley, pull the upper stud bolt, door removed. 

If need be, plug in the loom to wind the window back up.   

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

For most, esp if not done before, its a job to borrow a mate/neighbour/dog walker/etc

You drop the first one on your foot and that learns you. 

[Figureman52]

Door shut method worked for me. One man job.

[Doctor Gollum]

Door shut method worked for me. One man job.

Indeed. No excuse for needing help for the rear door.

Drop window.
Open door.
Unplug wiring.
Close door.
Knock pins out.
Open door.
Done.

Reading that will take longer than doing it, especially if as I typed it, you only read it with one finger

[zirk]

Door shut method worked for me. One man job.

Indeed. No excuse for needing help for the rear door.

Drop window.
Open door.
Unplug wiring.
Close door.
Knock pins out.
Open door.
Done.

Reading that will take longer than doing it, especially if as I typed it, you only read it with one finger

I must be missing something, how do you the pins out with the door closed.