Word of Advice (Long Read)

For all you 2nd gen guys like me, I got something you might want to know. NEVER pull your door panels off EVER!! I got bored and decided to pull my lock knob off and see what one off a 3rd gen would look like. The first stupid thing is, you have to pull part of the door panel off just to get to it. Anyways, I didnt like it and attempted to put the door panel back in place. Well, I put the screws back in, but it was still loose. I pulled it off and the little yellow rivets started falling out one by one until they were all laying on the ground.... So I had to put them all back in place on the door panel and then popped them back into the door. Finally got that done and screwed it back in place. Praying it'll stay right where it is! This is to the idiots that came up with such a stupid idea There's my rant.

Here's of a pic of the rivets....

I have taken both off countless times and never had an issue you can get new tabs at the dealer or an auto parts store.

colton you crazy kid. i have a tool for you, remind me when you are up next time. just replace the tabs like max said. try advance or norman dodge. it took me a few times on my first second gen. the third gens are so much nicer to work with. why did you pull them off

I'm a fan of the screw drive to pull them off but the tool dose a much better job.

its baically a pry bar with a slot that slides behind the tabs and pops them out. i bought it like 9 yrs ago when i had my 01. its been in my tool box every since

I sure could have used it lol

I was wanting to see what the locks would look like off my dads truck since they were just sitting there. You have to pull the door panel partially off to take the locks off that are already on there.