yea, so i tried opening my door from the inside today, and it just kinda made a weird sound....and now i cant open my door. it wont open from the inside or the outside, i think it has something to do with one of the rods that actuate the latch because if i try to roll down my window it stops about half way and cant go any further...

i'd like to do it cleanly w/o breaking anything

 

Sorry, man...not going to happen. The dash will stop it and so will the door frame on the left.

Maybe you could take the window switch trim piece off and get to it from there....

 

i cant get to it from there....

i can tell that its caught more toward the rear end of the door, because when i close the window, it leans foward.


eek, so what are my options??

 

Have you tried pulling on the metal rods behind the window switch trim? Those bars go all the way back and connect directly to the latch...

 

i'm hoping that works....

 

what exactly happens when you pull the door handle? does it feel looser than usual or does it feel normal and the door just doesn't open?

Since neither the inside or outside handles work, you know its a problem down the side of the door. That part is hard to get at even with the door panel off.

Good luck dude, if you have to cut it, we should be able to help you find another one

 

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I got some!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by mgags7 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">what exactly happens when you pull the door handle? does it feel looser than usual or does it feel normal and the door just doesn't open?

Since neither the inside or outside handles work, you know its a problem down the side of the door. That part is hard to get at even with the door panel off.

Good luck dude, if you have to cut it, we should be able to help you find another one </TD></TR></TABLE>

no it actually feels tighter on the inside.....the outside isnt moving anything so it feels really loose.

the lock also wont unlock all the way, so its stuck locked


i actually have some other door panels here at my house, they are just tan from when i did my conversion....

 

well the door magically opened when i was picking up my girlfriend from work....lol

and it wouldnt shut! we ghetto rigged it, so now i can get the door open...


updates soon

 

ooooohhhh she's magic....ya knowowwww

 

open up the panel and check the linkages coming off the handles. this happened to me on my passenger door so i made new linkages out of strong clothes hanger, its been working for a year and a half