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Originally Posted by IT
Later FL D2's tended to come with plastic instead of wood, so your config isnt unusual at that age.
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That presumably explains it.
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Originally Posted by The_Laird
And it seems quite common that 'wood' door inserts don't match the rest of the wood trim.
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Like my old car, which was the origin of this thread. So I'm happy with that.
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Originally Posted by The_Laird
so that's 2 FEs with plastic door inserts at least
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Mine's not an FE though, just a very late standard FL model. 
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And, finally, they're very easy to remove. Lower part pops off to reveal fixing screws IIRC.
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Good news. 
So, no need to take the whole door panel off then. Are PF and FL the same?
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions and extended leather. Ski hatch retrofit. Aftermarket reversing camera. DVB-T and XCarlink now removed as redundant.
2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation".  (Even rarer than a D2 S8!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one! 
Finally: gone, but not forgotten.....
1998 D2 PF S8. Agate Grey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, Tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors.
e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course. (internal dimming mirror added later)
1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon. Added Auto-dim mirror, Leather seats, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer.
And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850!
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