Vehicle door separable for access to door hardware

A vehicle door adapted for hinged mounting upon a vehicle body and carrying door hardware such as a window regulator and door latch, comprising:

• a door inner panel;
• a door outer panel adapted to overlie the inner panel and define a space therebetween for the door hardware;
• a door hinge arm mounted on the vehicle body and providing a hinge axis for hingedly mounting the door on the vehicle body;
• first hinge means associated with the door inner panel and hingedly mounting the door inner panel on the door hinge arm for pivotal movement about the hinge axis;
• second hinge means associated with the door outer panel and hingedly mounting the door outer panel on the door hinge arm for pivotal movement about the hinge axis;
• and means detachably attaching the inner and outer panels together for unitary movement between door open and door closed positions when the panels are attached together and enabling detachment of the panels from one another for independent hinging movement about the hinge axis and separation from one another whereby access is provided to the door hardware.

A vehicle door adapted for hinged mounting upon a vehicle body carrying door hardware including a window regulator and door latch, comprising:

• a door inner panel of molded plastic;
• a door outer panel including a molded plastic reinforcement member covered by a molded plastic outer skin member, said door outer panel adapted to engage and overlie the inner panel and define a space therebetween for the door hardware;
• means detachably attaching the inner and outer panels together and enabling detachment and separation of the panels from one another;
• one of the panels having a receptacle molded therein for receiving and mounting a door guard beam member on the one panel, said receptacle projecting toward the other panel;
• said other panel having an integrally molded structure for receiving the receptacle of the one panel so that the guard beam becomes effectively coupled with both of the panels when the inner and outer panels are attached together,
• and said door hardware being mounted on the other panel so that the detachment and separation of the panels causes the one panel mounting the door guard beam to carry the door guard beam away from the door hardware to facilitate access to the door hardware.