LEFT: Use a clip removal tool to disengage the lock knob retaining clip and remove the knob. Then remove the two Phillips screws that retain the door pull handle and remove the handle.

BELOW LEFT: The lower door panel clip retainer screws are the next items to be removed. There are clips at both the front and rear of the lower edge of the panel.

opening mechanism from Contemporary Corvette, and here's how the repair was done.