The door internals have all been installed. The window regulator, door locks, door handles and side mirrors are in or on. With the internals complete the first thing was to make a watershield to stop the rain splashing onto the interior panel. This is then sealed around the perimeter to the door shell. The bottom tucks into the opening and is taped over.
This is the arm rest support, the arm rest/door handle cup will screw into this.
The stainless trim on the panel itself pushes through and the spike bend over on the back side. I made the hole for the window crank by burning with a soldering iron. I marked the position to burn by mocking it into position.
The panel is then secured to the door shell with metal clips that push into plastic cups. The original plastic ends were in good shape so I reused almost all of them. The metal clips were a bit tricky to install and properly align on the panel. The top edge is pushed tightly into the stainless trim piece which is screwed to the door.
The bottom gets screwed into the door shell, through the carpet.
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