Video tutorial on how to remove the inner gripper

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Text Steps: first remove the armrest cover.

Use a pry board to pry along the armrest seam is, use a little force.

The armrest cover is a snap structure and can be pried open.

Then it's time to remove the bottom 3 screws.

Next is the inner plate screws at the door chain, one. Finally the armrest screws, 2 of them. These 2 armrest screws are a little tight and have to be unscrewed hard.

Containing the above several screws, are special tools to remove, is the inner plum start, respectively, T25 and T20 tools for removal. The next step, shown by the arrow in the picture, is the snap point.

With a pry wrench at the snap point, insert the pry plate to pry the inner door box open. Try to pry hard and there will be a "click" when you pry it open.