I'm sure I don't need to remind anyone here that Civics are a magnet for door dings...

I've had my door panels off a couple of times for window track repair, that's easy enough. But I'm wondering how to access the sheet metal beside the back seats in a coupe (1998). I've looked at the FSM (scan quality isn't that great), but was wondering if it's possible to pull the interior plastic out enough to access the sheet metal without having to disassemble the interior?

 

Anyone?

 

i know on my 97 youve basically gotta pull the whole back end apart to really get in there and get to anything to work on it...

ymmv

 

Dammit, I was afraid that would be the case. I'll have to save that part of the process for a very, very, slow, boring day. Maybe in 2010

 

i was able to tear mine apart, hammer out the dent i was after, and put it back together in one afternoon...