never mind. I broke It. Look in the picture with me holding the mirror. Look at the reflection in the mirror. There is a plastic piece around he bottom of the actuator where you plug in the electrical connection. It won’t let me get the actuator out. I just Broke that piece. So oh well. Lol.

Got it done!! Took 6 hours and lots of frustration. Results are good and bad.

Good - my alarm arms and my drivers door locks using the remote now!! I no longer have to lock and unlock my car (drivers door) by putting the key in the door lock.

Bad
- broke one or two clips on door panel. It is still secure and tight though. It just bothers me thinking about it.
- door doesn’t close easy anymore. Have to push it a little harder and it make a metal on metal sound. The latch inside the lock actuator seems to be hitting the strike plate more than it should. I’m sure it’s partly because it’s new and needs to be closed a few thousand times before it is a loose and worked in as the 12 year old one was. But is almost seems misaligned. Not sure how that could be because there are only 2 screws that hold it in place and there is no “play” in how those are installed. So, not sure on that one.
- handle on inside of door seems tight. Again, I’m sure after pulling it a few thousand times it will loosen up. But it feels twice as hard to open the latch now.
-lastly and worst of all......I put a few small bulges in my exterior door panel. Yes, the painted side. I did It by forcing the lock actuator in place while getting it last the tight black bar. I had to put it in and remove it about 5 times for various reasons and was having to muscle it past that black bar each time. Welp, that resulted in creating creases/bulges that can be seen on the outside of the door. Yeah, I was pretty upset when I noticed it after 6 hours of sweating. But you know what....I will get over it.

I will enjoy the freedom of my alarm and locks working properly now!!

If if anyone wants to tackle this job, contact me and I will give you the do’s and don’ts.