I don't think Alan will mind if I share this with the list--
A custom made door panel removing tool!
Thanks, Alan
Phaedra

> I made a tool years ago to take the door panels of a Rabbit GTi I used to
> have.  Went to a department store and found a sturdy spatchula (sp?), like
> the kind used for frosting cakes (not the rubber tipped one for scraping
> bowls).  Then, I cut a deep 'V' in to the metal end so that the point of
> the 'V' is pointing toward the handle.  The thinness of the spatchula (sp?
> again!) allows you to slide it under the door panel without distorting the
> panel, and potentially breaking the plastic clips.  The 'V' cut in the end
> will squeeze the plastic clips enough so they can be removed and reused
> without breaking.  Once you have the tool around the clip, press the 'V'
> until the clip is snug and then wiggle the tool as you would prying open a
> paint can.  Worked every time, at leat for me...
>
> Alan Bosch
> & Phred ('88 Wolfsburg)