So my three year old son decided to see if the credit cards, etc in my wallet would fit through the weatherstripping gap for the driver's side window on the 2005 outback I just rented. What do I need and how do I get the panel off? Help! :-\

Damn, the design is very sleek. I just looked at my wife's 05 and there doesn't appear to be the usual screws inside/under the door handle pull etc. Perhaps you'll be lucky and they have taken to just using those pop in connectors. I would wait until the morning when you can call the dealer and see if there are any hidden fasteners. If it is just pop connectors then after you pop them from the bottom, you might be lucky and everything will fall out. Otherwise, work your way up the rear side and see if you can peak in and grab whatever the little bugger dropped into the slot. In the meanwhile, pay cash.

So my three year old son decided to see if the credit cards, etc in my wallet would fit through the weatherstripping gap for the driver's side window on the 2005 outback I just rented. What do I need and how do I get the panel off? Help! :-\

There's a posting on this same page of someone trying to install speakers on an 05 OB and he says the bottom is the usual pop clips. This might be all you need. Currently he is at a loss with how to get beyond the lower section.

Slip a flat screwdriver or small thin prying tool behind the edge and pry out. Then slide along till you feel the next one etc.

On my car (this is w/o actually removing the panel, I havent needed to yet just needed a gap) the top has a lip the panel sits on, after the pop off clips (and a couple screws) the door panel has to pushed up off the lip then out...dont know if this works on newer cars tho, but that does minimize the use of fasteners so it's possible

For giggles, while at the dealer today I got the service dept. to scan the interior trim panel parts blowup for me. Appears there may be a screw inside the light at the rear lower corner. If you need the schematic, PM me and I might be able to fax or scan and email attachment. I don't know how to do it on this site.