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20-11-2008
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Posts: 1,476 Thanks: 89 Trader Rating: 0   | Faulty door handle - door to be dismantled! I had a sticky door handle (inside one) so now the doors will only lock if you press the handle right back. The car is going to dealers on Monday to have the door dismantled. I keep wondering if I should have just tried a bit of wd40 before going on that route. Many things can happen...
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28-03-2018
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Posts: 9 Thanks: 0 Trader Rating: 0  | Re: Faulty door handle - door to be dismantled! Long time ago but did you find a solution to your problem? I have taken the cable out and it blocks
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28-03-2018
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Posts: 3,697 Thanks: 281 Trader Rating: 0 | Faulty door handle - door to be dismantled! I found that a handle that sticks down doesn’t return to its flush position is cured by slightly loosening the bolt that holds the hinge end in position. If you do it up too tight it puts too much tension on it. A half turn does the trick.
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28-03-2018
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Posts: 1,476 Thanks: 89 Trader Rating: 0 | Re: Faulty door handle - door to be dismantled! Car was under warranty at the time, so the door handle was replaced. I'm sure typecastboy's solution is cheaper and probably gives the same result. Good luck!
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28-03-2018
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Posts: 152 Thanks: 10 Trader Rating: 0 | Re: Faulty door handle - door to be dismantled!  Originally Posted by Giorgio Lungo  Long time ago but did you find a solution to your problem? I have taken the cable out and it blocks Paul m.  typecastboy liked this post
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28-03-2018
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Posts: 26,429 Thanks: 1016 Trader Rating: 0 | Originally Posted by Texas149 Sure was a long time ago that this first got posted ( nearly 10 years!) and I'm amazed that the OP came back to reply, excellent stuff! Paul m. Mel likes this great forum too much to leave..
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28-03-2018
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Posts: 3,023 Thanks: 156 Trader Rating: 0 | Re: Faulty door handle - door to be dismantled! It's rare to even get a reply to there first post for a lot of members 😂
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29-03-2018
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Posts: 1,476 Thanks: 89 Trader Rating: 0 | Re: Faulty door handle - door to be dismantled! Originally Posted by varesecrazy Mel likes this great forum too much to leave..  I'm on my third car since I had that 500...
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29-03-2018
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Posts: 9 Thanks: 0 Trader Rating: 0 | Re: Faulty door handle - door to be dismantled! That's right, thanks a mill for the reply!!! My problem is that the cable that connects the interior door handle with the door lock. This happened because the door was frozen and the driver forced the handle. The result is that the cable stretched so much it that it is now too long to work in the other direction and lock the doors. I took it all apart and have ordered new lock and cable from a Polish website for 40.00Euros. It'll take a week but that's fine. I'll post the full work with photos when I've finished it. Last question: Where's the best place on line to get parts, used or new?
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30-03-2018
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Posts: 3,697 Thanks: 281 Trader Rating: 0 | Re: Faulty door handle - door to be dismantled! Originally Posted by Giorgio Lungo That's right, thanks a mill for the reply!!! My problem is that the cable that connects the interior door handle with the door lock. This happened because the door was frozen and the driver forced the handle. The result is that the cable stretched so much it that it is now too long to work in the other direction and lock the doors. I took it all apart and have ordered new lock and cable from a Polish website for 40.00Euros. It'll take a week but that's fine. I'll post the full work with photos when I've finished it. Last question: Where's the best place on line to get parts, used or new? eBay without a doubt. I buy most of my parts from there and have built up a supply of reasonably local people. When I sell parts I sell them worldwide unlike most who only do domestic postage. As long as it’s not a very heavy or very large item I send everything. eBay is by far the cheapest and best source. jrkitching liked this post
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31-03-2018
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Posts: 9 Thanks: 0 Trader Rating: 0 | Re: Faulty door handle - door to be dismantled! Thanks for your advice Typecast boy !!! typecastboy liked this post
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