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Originally Posted by Supa Dexta
Ok, So I just went out to see what i could do, pretending the door was stuck shut. Trying to open from the inside without the handle. Is the lock still connected? Can you move the lock back and forth and hear it move within the door? And only the handle isn't working?
If that is the case^ heres what you can try:
The fabric panel above the armrest can be pulled off, the tabs will just pull out and you can reattach it later. Once off there is a hole prob a little bigger then an inch across. Stick your finger in the hole and up, you should feel the two rods. The lower one is the handle the top one is the lock (If need be you could even enlarge the hole some since it's covered by the panel anyways). Using your fingers and a set of needle nose pliers, you can move those rods back and forth. If its just the handle thats not working pull the lower rod towards the front of the car, and it should pop. Let me know, as that will only work if the rods are still in place, and if the lock works.  |
Wow Dexta, that's the second time you just repeated what I said
To the OP there is a plastic barrier behind the panel. On most 1gs it is pretty hard and will rip more than stretch. With some small hands/fingers you can reach the the lock mechanism/ exterior handle from inside where the pad hole is. I would try removing the door handle first, the levers are accessable from the door handle. It is possible that the cheap plastic clips that hold the levers in place are broken. When you remove the pad above the armrest the only way to get the thing back on coorectly is to mount it and reach behind to bend down the metal tabs. You'll see what I'm talking about once you do it.