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2fifty Chat / Re: Door can't be opened from the inside or outside!
« on: December 17, 2023, 07:41:09 PM »
Hi Mechman,
How did you get on with this?
The message subject suggests that you have access to the inside of the car. Do you still have the door top push button and if so, can it be raised?
When you pull the interior door handle lever, does it move or is it jammed?
Typically the cause of this is that there is a bit of tension on the cable between the push button and the door latch mechanism when the door is locked. Usually the door can be unlocked by raising the push button and operating the interior door handle.
The original DNA door handle components add a bit of weight to the door latch mechanism, there are a couple of bits of metal that clamp on to the latch lever. Either these alone or the additional bit of tension on the cable can cause the lock to deadlock.
I'm interested to understand the situation gets resolved.
Cheers
Russell
How did you get on with this?
The message subject suggests that you have access to the inside of the car. Do you still have the door top push button and if so, can it be raised?
When you pull the interior door handle lever, does it move or is it jammed?
Typically the cause of this is that there is a bit of tension on the cable between the push button and the door latch mechanism when the door is locked. Usually the door can be unlocked by raising the push button and operating the interior door handle.
The original DNA door handle components add a bit of weight to the door latch mechanism, there are a couple of bits of metal that clamp on to the latch lever. Either these alone or the additional bit of tension on the cable can cause the lock to deadlock.
I'm interested to understand the situation gets resolved.
Cheers
Russell