Phlop: props on the great and detailed how-to!

HOWEVER I believe that some of the efforts here were excessive. I got the following guide-thru from Llane (Auitour) who been specializing on them LEDs install for ages:

"Just remove the plastic gaurd, this will give room to get to the base of the switch, then push it out of the door handle piece, and press release lever, and then pop new switch on."

I do not understand why u gotta remove the door panels. Moreover, in your own pic u show that the door handle guard could be successfully removed with the door panel on.