This took about 15 mins in the end.
A big flat-bladed screwdriver to remove the exterior decorative trim panel, starting at the open-door end, then pull the trim off, undo the Torx screw (T27), lower the panel off, and put it back on from underneath.
The difficult bit is simply lining it up, having the door partially open, without letting the soft-close grab the door and close it (which will bust the end of the panel and the trim. And there's a rubber seal at the front end, suspended by a little piece of plastic (which is tempting to cut , but you mustn't) which has to be pushed onto the front edge of the door and the lower panel, to seal it all up. Again, that has to be done with the door partially open, without the door closing completely. It's a tight squeeze to get your fingers in.
The first bit - getting the exterior trim line off - is shown in this video from PowerfulUK.
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Dominic L405 SDV8 AB 2016
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