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Subframe, Removing and Installing (Convertible)



Subframe, Removing And Installing (Convertible)

Door lock and loudspeaker are secured to subframe.

Door lock can only be removed in conjunction with subframe.

Removing
- Remove front door trim
- Remove lock cylinder housing.







- Unclip clip - 1 - from door handle.







- Remove bolts - 1 -. Tightening torque: 20 Nm







- Unclip wiring harness and disconnect harness connectors - arrows -.
- Remove bolts - 1 -, - 3 - and nut - 2 -. Remove upper subframe from door, lift and lift out from door toward hinge side of door.







- Rotate subframe and disconnect harness connector from door lock.
- Pull wiring harness through subframe.
- Then, unclip clips for electrical wires from rear side of subframe.

Installing
- Installation is performed in the reverse order of removal.