errr nintendo door?

[kenshin-dono]

this may be a dumb question but how the heck do you put a replacement door on? I was restoring 2 nes's. The 2nd had a broken door and was yellowed. So i painted it silver (came out good) and painted the new door i bought silver as well. I went to go put it on now that the other 72 pin connector is here and... well, i cant. I dont see how you lock both pins in place. I can get one in on one side by lifting the clip, but the 2nd pin is no where near ready to go in the 2nd side.

what am i missing? how do you put a new door on your system?

[gtmtnbiker]

I don't have an NES so this might be bad advice. Can you bend the door a bit so the other pin can get into the hole? Or is it too stiff?

[Hobie-wan]

There are metal springs on both sides. The black trim piece holds the right side as well.