I hate the back door handles and want to take them off before it gets wrapped tomorrow. Iv taken 1 off but I didn't know the bolts held the back panel on. How can I do it?. Iv got 24 hrs to do it x
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Re: Back handles
I'm not sure I understand what you mean 
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If you don't want the handles on, get some shorter M6 bolts with suitable large washers to help retain the rear panel and then make some suitable size 'patches' to cover the area where the handles were. I saw one on eBay this week which was done this way, but I haven't been able to track it down again.
If you mean you don't know how to get the panel off: remove the handles, number plate & lights, door release handle and the nuts just inside the tailgate lip.
UPDATE: this is the one I was thinking of:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1997-Mazda-Bo ... 3392d53670
. If you don't want the handles on, get some shorter M6 bolts with suitable large washers to help retain the rear panel and then make some suitable size 'patches' to cover the area where the handles were. I saw one on eBay this week which was done this way, but I haven't been able to track it down again.
If you mean you don't know how to get the panel off: remove the handles, number plate & lights, door release handle and the nuts just inside the tailgate lip.
UPDATE: this is the one I was thinking of:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1997-Mazda-Bo ... 3392d53670