Vehicle door and door module with multi-portion door carrier

A method of mounting a door module to a vehicle door having an inner door panel connected to the outer door panel defining a door cavity there-between, the inner door panel having an aperture for providing access to the door cavity, the method comprising:

• a) mounting the door module to the inner door panel including a first carrier portion, a second carrier portion and a first seal member between the door module and the inner door panel for sealing the aperture to inhibit communication of moisture from the cavity to the vehicle interior, wherein step a) includes:
• i) mounting the first carrier portion that has at least one functional door hardware component to the inner door panel, and
• ii) subsequent to step i), mounting a second carrier portion that has at least one other functional door hardware component, in such a way that the second carrier portion is removable using one or more releasable carrier fasteners from the inner door panel while maintaining attachment of the first carrier portion to the inner door panel by one or more module fasteners.

A vehicle door module for mounting to a vehicle door including an inner door panel connected to the outer door panel defining a door cavity there-between, the inner door panel having an aperture for providing access to the door cavity, the door module comprising:

• a plurality of carrier portions including a first carrier portion that has at least one functional door hardware component and a second carrier portion that has at least one other functional door hardware component;
• and
• a first seal member for situating between the door module and the inner door panel for sealing the aperture to inhibit communication of moisture from the cavity to the vehicle interior.