Technical Minor problem on doors

[Mart_Sei]

Okay, this thread could also go in the styling forum I think, but here is my annoying problem...

The 'door lock pin things' that pop up and down have a circular plastic surround on them, which should be secured down. But on my car they get pulled up and usually fall under the seat where they wait for you to slot them back in place. I am always worried that if one sneaks out of the car, then the interior will look naff!

So how do I secure these bloody things to the door? Cheers.

 

[fingers99]

From memory, they should have a couple of "prong" things on the end which hold them in place. Maybe someone was a bit brutal in taking them out and snapped the prongs off?

A bit of carefully placed super glue might be the quick solution.

 

[Mart_Sei]

Thanks, I think the tabs may have been snapped. Have considered the super glue option like.. Is there any reason in the future, why I would have to take these off?

 

[fingers99]

I think only if you're respraying the door a different colour.

 

[Advanced Driver]

My car is like that too. Unfortunately it's probably not a simple job. I think you'll need to pull the fabric off the door, and clip it back on. There are two possibilities. The bit that it pushes into may have rotated by 90 degrees, if it has then you can probably rotate it back, and the top bit should clip in. If the bottom is broken then you can buy a new one for less than £1 IIRC. It's a lot of work IMHO.