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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: 009phantom01 on 21 September 2020, 22:23:38
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Hi group- just wondering if anyone might have a good ,used front drivers side door catch/latch lying around ? my current , miggy is a 1998 3.0l elite saloon and the present lock/latch that is in the door has been found to be completely seized -up and broken when removed from my car door and i,ve tried a number of vauxhall dealers and along with many hours of looking "on-line" and of course E-Bay with no luck at all ! and i,ve since been told by various dealers that this latch/lock is no longer available from vauxhall !! so good people out there any help and/or advice would be most welcome and greatly appreciated - thanks group
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Looks like you have two real choices...
1. Buy a complete door.
2. Buy a complete car.
You might get lucky and find one here... :-\
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Scratch that...
Buy this
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1997-2001-CADILLAC-CATERA-FACTORY-RIGHT-FRONT-DOOR-LOCK-AND-ACTUATOR-LATCH/143487307951?hash=item21688290af:g:lD8AAOSwVFlT491L
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Here's a car being broken in the UK LINK (https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vauxhall-Omega-Door-Handle-Breaking-whole-car-for-spares/251394684028?hash=item3a884a747c:g:l-EAAOSwwDJcTzjX), that only took a few seconds to find, and might be worth a try.
The driver's door lock is often wrongly condemned and replaced when the central locking plays up, which could explain why you're struggling to find one
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If the rubber along the outside bottom edge of the window has split at the rear end, then you'll be wanting to change that as well as it's what allows water to drain onto the lock mechanism causing it to corrode and fail...