Mounting Bracket, Removing And Installing: Removing

-- Move the door window into the "closed" position.

-- Remove the door handle. Refer to DOOR HANDLE, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Driver side: remove the lock cylinder. Refer to LOCK CYLINDER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Front passenger side: remove the housing. Refer to HOUSING, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the door inner cover. Refer to DOOR INNER COVER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the door lock. Refer to DOOR LOCK, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the backing plates -1 and 2-.

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-- Remove the bolt -arrow-.

-- Lift the mounting brackets -1- until the retainers -2 and 3- are free in direction of -arrows-.

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-- Free up the wiring harness.

-- Remove the mounting bracket toward the inside and remove it from the door.