The trim on the door release pries off at one end, you will see a little
slot for a knife blade. That reveals a single phillips head screw that
holds the actual escutcheon over the mechanism, which is what is keeping
your panel from coming off.

Thanks for the excuse to use the word escutcheon.

Jim

On Tue, Nov 5, 2013 at 11:36 AM, Kevin Gilbert <kggilbert@myactv.net> wrote:

> Volks,
>
> I'm removing the drivers side interior door panel of my '84 Westfalia, but
> I'm stumped on how to pull the plastic trim of the release mechanism on the
> panel. The plastic is intact, and I'd like to keep it that way. I've prized
> the panel from around the door frame with success, but this part won't
> budge.
>
> I'm trying to avoid the obvious answer of 'more force.'
>
> Thanks.
>
> Kevin
>