How to take off the doors?

[Omega1Delta]

I need a quick how to on how to take off the doors themselfs.....i took out most of the parts for the car already..now thats left is the trunk the passenger side doors and the driver side fender....and the bumpers..

[Skuce]

take off the fenders first. then you can get at the door bolts

[Omega1Delta]

take off the fenders first. then you can get at the door bolts

thanks..after that it should be easyer right? i have to do this in a few hours

[chaksq]

I took the doors off an Escort wagon (basically the same thing) with the fenders on. Although I didn't need the to reuse the doors so I kinda bashed up the hinges in doing it.

[dali]

pull the fender off first, there are 3 bolts on top, 1 in the front under the headlight, 1 on top tight where the mirror meets the fender, 2 on the bottom and 1 nut in the middle of the fender, you will have to take the plastic splash sheild off for this one. once off there are 4 bolts holding the door on, before taking it off remove the wiring harness going from the door to the body, it has a push tab on the sides-top and bottom, next pop the pin out of the slider in the middle of the door, remove the 4 bolts and youre done. it took mr about 20 minutes to remove the doors, fenders, splash sheilds and front bumper. just be careful of the bolts on the bottom of the fender, dont break these.

[Omega1Delta]

pull the fender off first, there are 3 bolts on top, 1 in the front under the headlight, 1 on top tight where the mirror meets the fender, 2 on the bottom and 1 nut in the middle of the fender, you will have to take the plastic splash sheild off for this one. once off there are 4 bolts holding the door on, before taking it off remove the wiring harness going from the door to the body, it has a push tab on the sides-top and bottom, next pop the pin out of the slider in the middle of the door, remove the 4 bolts and youre done. it took mr about 20 minutes to remove the doors, fenders, splash sheilds and front bumper. just be careful of the bolts on the bottom of the fender, dont break these.

Ok Roger that...im going to get started in the next 20mins.....hope this dont take all day for me

[jumpncrash]

shouldn't I got em off with the fenders on without breaking anything so...

[Omega1Delta]

shouldn't I got em off with the fenders on without breaking anything so...

i did get them off with out having to take of the fenders thanks for the help....now all i have left is the bumpers....i dont think this is going to be easy

[92dx]

bumper is cake, front is anyway..

[Omega1Delta]

bumper is cake, front is anyway..

i hope your right..i will only have 3 hours to do so..

[MazKid]

i hope your right..i will only have 3 hours to do so..

Front bumper is easy. Remove the headlights and grill(2 screws on each corner lens, 1 screw on grill plus clips, 4 bolts on each headlight bracket), then look at where the bumper mounts to the frame. There are 3 studs from the bumper on each side. Before removing the nuts, there's 2 screws on each side of the bumper, 1 right at the fender, one at the bottom down from the fender. Remove those, then remove the 3 nuts on each side, pull forward and off the car. Piece of cake.

[Omega1Delta]

Front bumper is easy. Remove the headlights and grill(2 screws on each corner lens, 1 screw on grill plus clips, 4 bolts on each headlight bracket), then look at where the bumper mounts to the frame. There are 3 studs from the bumper on each side. Before removing the nuts, there's 2 screws on each side of the bumper, 1 right at the fender, one at the bottom down from the fender. Remove those, then remove the 3 nuts on each side, pull forward and off the car. Piece of cake.

Thanks for the help...got both of them off...and now my red protege has been crushed :-(....nows the fun part of rebuilding the one i have....almost everything needs to be swoped....everything underthe hood is perfect...still young on miles (50,000) now some body work and a paint job and then everything will be good...my next project will be to make it bp....i know that will be some work.