Removing a 2009 F250 Door Panel

In 1953, Ford redesigned its line of pickup trucks and gave them a new naming system, which brought about the introduction of the F-250. Two key changes in the lifespan of the F-250 forever changed the lineup: the introductions of the Crew Cab in 1969 and the SuperCab in 1974. Nearly four decades later, in 2009, Ford still offered the Crew Cab and SuperCab, as well as its regular cab. Replacing the door panels on all three cab formats is a simple process, once you know where Ford positioned all of the fasteners.

Instructions

Front Door Panel

1

Insert the blade of a flat-head screwdriver behind the sail panel the panel behind the side-view mirror and pry outward to disengage its retaining clips. Pull the panel outward to access the wiring harness, if equipped with sail-panel speakers. Press and hold the unlocking button on the wiring harness and pull the harness from its receptacle. Remove the sail panel.

2

Pry upward on the power-mirror control panel, if equipped, using a flat-head screwdriver to disengage its retaining clips. Lift the panel just enough so you can access its wiring harness. Press and hold the unlocking button on each wiring harness and disconnect each harness the number of harnesses depends on the options the F-250 has. Remove the power-mirror control panel.

3

Proceed to Step 4 if your F-250 has manual windows. Pry upward on the power-window switch bezel the plastic trim holding the window switch with a flat-head screwdriver to release its retaining clips. Pull the bezel up just enough to access the wiring on its underside. Press and hold the unlocking button on the wiring harness and unplug the harness from the window switch. Proceed to Step 5.

4

Release the retaining clips on the window cranks plastic cover by prying upward on the plastic cover with a flat-head screwdriver. Pivot the cover aside to expose the cranks retaining screw. Remove this screw with a ratchet and Torx-bit socket. Pull the crank and its plastic washer from the regulator shaft.

5

Remove the rectangular screw cover just below the panels pull handle by prying it out with a flat-head screwdriver. Remove the two screws under the cover with a Phillips screwdriver.

6

Unfasten the two screws on the bottom of the door panel, using a Phillips screwdriver.

7

Lift the entire door panel upward to release its tabs from the slots in the doorframe and remove the door panel.

8

Position the door panel over the doorframe and align the tabs on the rear of the panel with the slots on the doorframe. Slide the panel downward to insert the tabs into the doorframe, locking the panel into place.

9

Tighten the two screws on the bottom of the panel and the two under the pull handle with a Phillips screwdriver. Press the rectangular screw cover back into place on the door panel, right below the pull handle.

10

Proceed to Step 11, if your F-250 has power windows. Set the window crank washer on the regulator shaft, then slide the crank onto the shaft. Hand-thread the window crank screw, then tighten the screw with a ratchet and Torx-bit socket. Pivot the cranks plastic cover over the crank handle, then press it onto the handle to engage its retaining clips. Skip to Step 12.

11

Connect the wiring harness into the receptacle on the window switch, then guide the window switch bezel in place over its hole, aligning the clip on the bezel with the slots in the door panel. Press the bezel downward to lock its clips into place.

12

Plug the wiring harnesses into their respective receptacles on the side-view mirror bezel, if equipped. Line up the clips on the underside of the bezel with the slots in the door panel. Press the bezel downward to snap it into place.

13

Connect the wiring harness into the receptacle on the sail panel, if equipped with a sail-panel speaker. Align the clips on the rear of the sail panel with the slots in the doorframe. Press the sail panel onto the doorframe to lock it into place.

Rear Door Panel SuperCab

14

Remove the two rear-window latch screws with a ratchet and Torx-bit socket. Position the latch aside. Please note that the window is free to move, so use caution when working around it.

15

Pry outward on the seatbelt guide cover with a flat-head screwdriver, exposing the seatbelt guide below it. Remove the seatbelt guide bolt with a ratchet and Torx-bit socket. Pull the guide away from the upper door panel and position it aside.

16

Pry around the perimeter of the upper door panel the part around the window with a flat-head screwdriver to disengage its retaining clips. Pull the upper door panel off the doorframe.

17

Trace the seatbelt toward the lower door panel until you find the trim panel that it goes through, the seatbelt finish panel. Pry upward on the seatbelt finish panel to disengage its retaining clips, then slide the finish panel up the seatbelt so it is out of the way.

18

Pry outward on the seatbelt anchor cover, the cover on the bottom of the door panel, with a flat-head screwdriver. Remove the seatbelt anchor bolt with a ratchet and Torx-bit socket.

19

Look on the top of the lower door panel and find the four fasteners securing the panel: three screws and one plastic clip. Unscrew the center screw from the plastic clip with a Phillips screwdriver and remove the remaining screws with a ratchet and socket.

20

Pull upward on the lower door panel to remove its retaining tabs from the slots in the doorframe. Pull the seatbelt upward to remove it from the door panel, then remove the panel.

21

Position the lower door panel on the bottom of the rear door and feed the seatbelt through its hole in the panel. Align the tabs on the rear of the door panel with the slots in the doorframe and press the panel downward to lock it in place.

22

Tighten the three door panel screws with a ratchet and socket. Insert the plastic clip into its hole in the panel and snug its center screw with a Phillips screwdriver. Do not overtighten this screw, as it is plastic and strips easily.

23

Slide the seatbelt finish panel down the seatbelt and back into place on the door panel. Press it downward to lock it onto the door panel.

24

Position the upper door panel onto the doorframe, aligning its clips with the slots around the window. Press the panel onto the door to lock it into place.

25

Pull the seatbelt upward, so the seatbelt guides bolt hole aligns with the bolt hole in the upper door panel. Verify that there are no twists or kinks in the seatbelt, then hand-thread the bolt. Tighten the seatbelt guide bolt to 30 foot-pounds with a torque wrench and Torx-bit socket. Pivot the seatbelt guide cover downward, then press it onto the guide to snap it into place.

26

Guide the rear window latch so its bolt holes align with the bolt holes in the upper door panel. Hand-thread the two window latch bolts, then tighten them with a ratchet and Torx-bit socket.

Rear Door Panel Crew Cab

27

Proceed to Step 2 if your F-250 has manual windows. Pry upward on the power-window switch bezel with a flat-head screwdriver to unfasten its retaining clips. Pull upward on the bezel until you can access the wiring on the underside. Press and hold the unlocking button on the wiring harness and pull the harness from the window switch. Skip to Step 3.

28

Pry outward on the window-crank handle cover with a flat-head screwdriver to release its retaining tabs. Pivot the cover to expose the window crank and its retaining screw. Remove the retaining screw with a ratchet and Torx-bit socket. Pull the crank and its plastic washer off the regulator shaft.

29

Remove the two screws under the door-panel pull cup and the screw on the bottom of the panel, using a Phillips screwdriver.

30

Lift upward on the panel to slide the panels retaining tabs from the slots in the doorframe and pull the panel off the doorframe.

31

Position the door panel back on the doorframe, aligning the tabs on the rear of the panel with the slots in the doorframe. Press the panel downward to slide the tabs into the slots.

32

Tighten the three door panel screws one on the bottom of the panel and two under the pull cup with a Phillips screwdriver.

33

Skip to Step 8 if your F-250 has power windows. Slide the window crank washer onto the regulator shaft, then guide the crank onto the shaft. Hand-thread the window crank screw, then tighten it with a ratchet and Torx-bit socket. Pivot the window crank cover over the window crank, the press it onto the crank to lock it into place.

34

Plug the power window wiring harness into the receptacle on the power window switch. Align the tabs on the underside of the power-window switch bezel with the slots in the door panel. Press the window switch bezel downward to lock it into place.