Removal of door handle - door panel removal question

[tiwebber]

Hi guys. I lost my keys. The locksmith can cut one but he needs me to bring in the door handle. So, I am removing the panel to get at it (72 911e). I seem to be close to having the passenger side door panel removed but have a couple of issue areas.

1) The arm rest has the inside handle assembly inside of it. I think this assembly is the last thing holding the arm rest in place. How do I detach this assembly? I can see it from below the arm rest.

2) the storage place where the speaker sits is stuck too. I found one bolt holding this thing on. I suspect the other one is accessable once I get the arm rest off but am not sure.

Any help would be much appreciated. I searched around but sadly door panel removal is a step that most here can do so I did not see it described anywhere. I have waynes book but we just moved and its in boxes....those same boxes might have my key too

[tiwebber]

Update: got the arm rest off. I was brave and popped the swivel-joint plastic piece off of where it sits on the inside door handle mechanism. The storage box with the speaker is still stuck. Not really anything visible holding it on. Do I have to strip away the rubber liner around the top to expose any bolts? I tried starting this but it looked like it was brittle and would bust up with any force.

I can pry the panel away a little and see inside where the door handle is but its tight and I think the door panel must come off to get at it without doing damage to the panel.

[tiwebber]

Posting my way through this...lol. I cant get the panel off (speaker storage container seems to be the last thing to get off) but I can reach inside and acess the door handle. I was able to get the leading bolt nut removed but I cant get the socket over the other one close to the locking mechanism. Sucks. The locking mechansm is too close and crowds the access point.


In this thread How do I tighten a loose door handle? Jamie describes using a 1/4 extension but my problem is not access the space, its getting the socket over the !@#!$ nut. I'll try a 8mm wrench next intead of a socket and see if that can work. I think there's less chance for a wrench to work than a socket given how tight it is.

Off to buy 8mm wrench

[tiwebber]

4 posts by me! I got it. The second nut is 9mm not 8mm like the first one. Go figure. Anyway, still would'nt mind knowing how to get that speaker container box off...just in case bending the panel does'nt work for my next time in that space .

[madmmac]

http://porschedoorhandles.com

Instructions are down on the bottom.

[tiwebber]

Thanks Madmmac. I managed to get the handle off and took it into a locksmith. The locksmith removed and read the lock cylinder and cut me two new keys for $25. Not bad I thought. Reassembly is easy once you know what is involved.