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xraykev

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Door puzzle.
« on: 20 June 2008, 21:49:40 »
Question for anyone who enjoys a puzzle. Front passanger door deadlocked and refuses to open.  Even tried molegrips on the button.  Can't get at the screws to get the door card off with the door shut, can't get the door open without taking the door card off.

Any suggestions that don't involve a tin opener would be greatly appreciated.


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Re: Door puzzle.
« Reply #1 on: 20 June 2008, 21:51:46 »
really really big hammer?
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Re: Door puzzle.
« Reply #2 on: 20 June 2008, 22:14:25 »
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Question for anyone who enjoys a puzzle. Front passanger door deadlocked and refuses to open.  Even tried molegrips on the button.  Can't get at the screws to get the door card off with the door shut, can't get the door open without taking the door card off.

Any suggestions that don't involve a tin opener would be greatly appreciated.



Right, are you sitting nicely, this is what you do, I found out the hard way and others have managed it as well so here goes.

Before that though, silly idea but have you tried to open it, the button can stay down but still unlock. :exclamation

You need a wire coat hanger and perhaps a good torch, put a small u shape on one end of the coathanger and push this end down between the glass and the door seal. You are trying to hook a piece of rod, for want of a more technical term, which you should be able to just about see, use the torch if you need to. Hook this and pull up and you should be fine, this is the only way to do it without wrecking the door or panel and if you window is down the get out the tin opener.
I leaned this through experience and nearly had to do it again just the other day.
Hope this helps.


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Re: Door puzzle.
« Reply #3 on: 22 June 2008, 16:34:35 »
Problem sorted.  Thanks for advice Mike, it sort of led to the solution.  I've never been the most practical person and after 2 and a half hours of fishing with coat hanger, lost temper and got biggest pair of grips and yanked door button up as hard as i could.  Button popped into place and door unlocked.  Now works fine manually but not on remote control.  I can live with that.  :)  
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