So I have an issue that is probably going to be annoying for me to solve.

The rear door on my 04 T5 won't open. The handle on the inside doesn't seem to be attached to the actual latching mechanism that opens the door. Is there any way to remove the door panel from the inside with the door closed?

And what is the procedure for removing the door panel?

 

the chances of you kreaking the door panel without the door being open is very high because you have to pop off the clips around the door. if you still want to go through with it the way you do it is 1st by popping the trim inside of the door handle (where the inside of your fingers would be when grabbing the door handle) then you pop the trim around the trim around the handle with perferably a bone tool. once you take that trim off there will 2 torx 25 bolts holding the door. once the t25s are taken off you have to pop the door panel clips.