To remove each screw use the following tools and instructions.
Mini cooper door panel removal 2005.
Ants the 2005 armrest is over one of the screws that holds on the door panel.
This video explains how to remove the door panel on r50 mini cooper.
It must be removed to access that screw.
Mini cooper door panels are secured to the door frames with four torx screws and a series of clips.
On too more fun the walkthrough states the 05 s have a clip which is on the armrest portion and to slide something plastic underneath it to remove it and expose the last torx screw.
First off the tweer cover apparently is different on the 05 as the screen meshing and one of the clips have snapped.
A quick and easy guide on how to remove the door cards from your 1st gen mini.
My car is a facelift 2005 car so instructions for pre facelift pre 2004 may di.