Torontoguy Posted August 19, 2012 Report Share Posted August 19, 2012 Hey guys, in my adventure to fix a stuck "Door Ajar" light, I need to replace the latch in the door of my 2011 Edge, it's out of warranty due to the amount I drive. Does anybody have any tips on getting this black inner door panel off? This is a picture I found on the net I got the outter panel off without a problem but couldn't get this inner panel free. I removed all the bolts around the perimeter but it definitely felt like something was still holding on from the back. Any tips are appreciated :shades: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dingo Posted August 19, 2012 Report Share Posted August 19, 2012 It's glued, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torontoguy Posted August 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2012 Seriously? I mean, the bottom half was free as a bird, but up along the top it felt like something was holding it back, very well could be glue as it wasn't budging. There are 2 rubber plugs that you can remove, I thought for sure there would be a bolt or 2 back there but I couldn't see any even with a flash light. The main point that it felt connected was the top right corner. Does anyone have access to a shop manual? Thanks so much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torontoguy Posted August 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2012 Any insight into this? Dealer wants to charge an arm and a leg for this, when I think it's really not that difficult... Other than this inner door panel :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryPD Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 I'd like to replace the latch on my edge also but run into the same problem. Did you ever get the inner panel removed, and if so, how? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidw99 Posted October 13, 2013 Report Share Posted October 13, 2013 (edited) I'm having the same problem on the rear door panel. When the dealer replaced the front switch the door window was taken out. I'm guessing that the window motor is connected to the window mechanism and that is what is holding the panel in place. It's getting dark out so I'll try to get the panel off tomorrow. The first thing I'll try is to remove the white plastic window motor thing in the middle of the picture above. I'll post if I learn anything helpful. Edited October 13, 2013 by davidw99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidw99 Posted October 14, 2013 Report Share Posted October 14, 2013 I ended up taking it to my favorite repair place. It looked more complicated than I wanted to do. My mechanic had no trouble swapping the switches out. $103 labor. The switch cost $138 at Ford. So $241 total. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkrace Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODFY9TS6GsY Here is a video I just posted on how to replace the door latch on my 2012 Edge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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