Replace Entire Door

[tonycajjo]

So i got another X5 this weekend as a donor vehicle for it's truffle brown interior. (i currently have gray and do not like it one bit, i would do grey leather with black rug and dash, that would look good i digress) This car happens to have the same exterior color so i was planning on swapping out the entire drivers door because my door has chips and evidence of an attempted break in or one of the previous owners was a dope.

I have not seen any posts about this, and really couldn't find any information on this.

what are your thoughts? is this a stoopid idea? i've swapped doors on cars before but nothing from the year 2000 and newer so i'm wondering if i'm in for a world of hurt.

assumptions is that i'll have to disconnect the battery before attempting.

the Grey interior one is a 2006 and the brown interior one is a 2004.

after a quick inspection i saw a reverse star pattern bolt. I'll need to get a socket for that.