Owners of other Nissan or Infiniti vehicles such as the Versa, Altima, Juke, Rogue, Rogue Sport, Murano, Xterra, Pathfinder, Sentra, Cube, Armada, Leaf, Quest, Frontier, 370Z, GT-R, Titan, Kicks, NV, NV200, G25, G37, M35 and M37 may also find these DIY instructions to be helpful.

The tools needed to remove the door panel include a small flathead screwdriver, a plastic pry bar tool, a 10mm socket and a 1/4" drive ratchet.

To remove the OEM door speakers, you'll need an 8mm socket and a also 10mm socket with a ratchet or a Phillips head screwdriver.

To prevent from scratching the plastic surfaces, you may choose to cover the tip of your screwdriver with a thin microfiber cloth or instead use a plastic automotive pry bar tool.

Use a small flathead screwdriver to gently pry out the plastic trim piece located behind the chrome silver door opener handle.

Try to avoid using excessive force. The trim cover should pop out relatively easily.

Set the trim piece aside in a safe place such as on the floor mat.

Then move to the door pull handle well in the center of the armrest.

Insert the blade of your screwdriver into the small notch on the edge of the plastic screw cover.

Gently pry out the plastic cover and set it aside in a safe place.

On some Nissan models, the sail panel may contain a tweeter speaker that will need to be disconnected.

Gently pry up the rear edge of the switch panel located near the door pull well with the plastic pry bar tool.

Turn over the switch panel to access the electrical connector.

Push in the release tab on the white plastic electrical connector before pulling it straight out of its socket.

Move to the bottom edge of the door panel.

Gently pry out the courtesy step light bulb housing with the plastic pry bar tool.

Set the courtesy step light housing aside in a safe place.

(If you'd like to upgrade the courtesy step lights to brighter LED bulbs, the light bulb part number is 158.)

Remove the bolt located behind the door opener handle by turning it in the counterclockwise direction with the 10mm socket and a 1/4" drive ratchet.

Set the bolt aside in a safe place.

Then remove the bolt located at the bottom of the well in the armrest by turning it in the counterclockwise direction with the 10mm socket and a 1/4" drive ratchet.

Set the armrest bolt aside with the other bolt.

Move to the bottom edge of the door panel.

Insert a large flathead screwdriver or the plastic pry bar tool in between the bottom edge of the door panel and the metal door frame.

Firmly pull out the bottom edge of the door panel to release the plastic pop rivet friction fasteners.

Continue pulling out the pop rivets all along the bottom edge and both sides of the door panel.

Tilt the top edge of the plastic door panel towards yourself and support the bottom with your legs.

Locate the two metal cables that operate the door lock rocker switch and the door opener handle.

There are two methods for disconnecting the two cables.

You could remove the three black metal Phillips head screws on the black plastic mounting bracket in the counterclockwise direction.

The other method is to simply pull the white plastic collars out of their "C" shaped sockets and then lift the metal elbow and metal ball out of their sockets.

The cable for the door lock rocker switch is located closer to the top of the door panel and it has a round metal ball at the end of it.

The OEM front door speaker is located the bottom inner corner of the door panel.

The speaker is held in place to the black plastic mount by four 8mm screws.

If you'd like to remove the black plastic speaker mounting bracket, you'll need either a 10mm socket or a Phillips head screwdriver.

I highly recommend adding some soundproofing material to the metal door panel such as Dynamat.

The soundproofing material will help stop vibrations and rattles when you crank up the volume to allow your new speakers to sound their best.

Tilt the top edge of the door panel towards yourself.

Re-insert the metal ball at the end of the cable for the door opener handle into the socket at the bottom of the bracket.

Push the white plastic collar into the "C" shaped socket.

Then insert the metal 90 degree bend elbow at the end of the cable for the door lock rocker switch into the socket at the top of the bracket.

Push the white plastic collar into the "C" shaped socket.

Lower the top edge of the plastic door panel on to the upper lip of the metal door frame.

Pull the electrical connector for the courtesy step light housing out of the opening at the bottom of the door panel.

Line up the white plastic pop rivets on the back side of the door panel with their corresponding holes in the metal door frame.

Push the power plug for the courtesy step light bulb housing straight into its socket.

Gently pop in the courtesy step light housing back into its opening.

Lower in the front edge of the switch panel back into the opening in the armrest.

Then gently push down the bottom edge of the switch panel to secure the retaining clips and friction fasteners in place.

Push the triangular shaped plastic cover into the bottom of the well in the center of the armrest.

Sit inside the car, close the door and verify that the door opener handle, door lock rocker switch, power window switch, power door lock switch and the speaker are all working properly.

You may want to record the speaker change or soundproofing material application in your car's service records for the next owner's benefit when troubleshooting future issues with rattles or the stereo system.

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