Vehicle door assembly

A vehicle door assembly, comprising:

• an inner door panel;
• a first support bracket attached to a front portion of the inner door panel;
• a reinforcing panel attached to the first support bracket;
• a second support panel attached to the first support bracket and the reinforcing panel;
• a window opening support panel attached to a rear portion of the inner door panel, the second support panel and the reinforcing panel;
• an outer door panel fixed to an outer periphery of the inner door panel such that the inner door panel and the outer door panel further define the door cavity therebetween;
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• a side mirror assembly installed along an exterior side of the outer door panel, the side mirror assembly including fasteners that extend through the window opening support panel and the second support panel, the reinforcing panel having a main section, a forward flange portion, a lower flange and a rearward flange, the forward flange being attached to the first support bracket and the rearward flange being attached the window opening support panel.

A vehicle door assembly, wherein comprising:

• an inner door panel;
• a first support bracket attached to a front portion of the inner door panel;
• a reinforcing panel attached to the first support bracket;
• a second support panel attached to the first support bracket and the reinforcing panel;
• a window opening support panel attached to a rear portion of the inner door panel, the second support panel and the reinforcing panel;
• an outer door panel fixed to an outer periphery of the inner door panel such that the inner door panel and the outer door panel further define the door cavity therebetween;
• and
• a side mirror assembly installed along an exterior side of the outer door panel, the side mirror assembly including fasteners that extend through the window opening support panel and the second support panel, the second support panel being located outboard of the reinforcing panel and being dimensioned and shaped to overlay at least a portion of the reinforcing panel, with a non-edge portion of the second support panel being fixed to a non-edge portion of the reinforcing panel.

A vehicle door assembly, comprising:

• an inner door panel;
• a first support bracket attached to a front portion of the inner door panel;
• a reinforcing panel attached to the first support bracket;
• a second support panel attached to the first support bracket and the reinforcing panel;
• a window opening support panel attached to a rear portion of the inner door panel, the second support panel and the reinforcing panel;
• an outer door panel fixed to an outer periphery of the inner door panel such that the inner door panel and the outer door panel further define the door cavity therebetween;
• and
• a side mirror assembly installed along an exterior side of the outer door panel, the side mirror assembly including fasteners that extend through the window opening support panel and the second support panel, the reinforcing panel, the second support panel and the window opening support panel are assembled together with the second support panel being positioned between the reinforcement panel and the window opening support panel separate from their attachment to the inner door panel.

A vehicle door assembly comprising:

• an inner door panel;
• a first support bracket attached to a front portion of the inner door panel;
• a reinforcing panel attached to the first support bracket;
• a second support panel attached to the first support bracket and the reinforcing panel;
• a window opening support panel attached to a rear portion of the inner door panel, the second support panel and the reinforcing panel;
• an outer door panel fixed to an outer periphery of the inner door panel such that the inner door panel and the outer door panel further define the door cavity therebetween;
• and
• a side mirror assembly installed along an exterior side of the outer door panel, the side mirror assembly including fasteners that extend through the window opening support panel and the second support panel, the second support panel and the window opening support panel being provided with aligned mirror attachment openings spaced apart from one another such that the side mirror assembly is fixed thereto, and the reinforcing panel being provided with one mirror attachment opening aligned with one of the mirror attachment openings in the second support panel and the window opening support panel.

A vehicle door assembly comprising:

• an inner door panel;
• a first support bracket attached to a front portion of the inner door panel;
• a reinforcing panel attached to the first support bracket;
• a second support panel attached to the first support bracket and the reinforcing panel;
• a window opening support panel attached to a rear portion of the inner door panel, the second support panel and the reinforcing panel;
• an outer door panel fixed to an outer periphery of the inner door panel such that the inner door panel and the outer door panel further define the door cavity therebetween;
• and
• a side mirror assembly installed along an exterior side of the outer door panel, the side mirror assembly including fasteners that extend through the window opening support panel and the second support panel, the second support panel and the window opening support panel being provided with aligned mirror attachment openings spaced apart from one another such that the side mirror assembly is fixed thereto, the inner door panel being provided with a plurality of access openings aligned with the mirror attachment openings in the support panel and the window opening support panel.