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Old Nov 5, 2007 | 10:58 AM
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hey everyone.. my driver side door wont open from the outside. i unlocked my doors the other day and i had to crawl into the passanger side and open up my driver side door from the inside. anyone have any ideas?
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Sounds like the handle linkage came disconnected or is broken. You'll need to take the door apart and check it out.
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Sounds like the handle linkage came disconnected or is broken. You'll need to take the door apart and check it out.

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Ya the way the door handle works is pretty simple and really all that can possibly happen is it came loose or decided to break (<--highly unlikely)..
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cool, can someone point out where all the screws are in the door that i need to take out?
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bump b/c im about to try to take the door apart... might need some info later (mechanically retarded)
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Search for the guide to replacing your window motor. It has about 20 pictures showing how to remove the door panel.
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got the door panel off, whoever had the car before me must have had a broken door handle too and he fixed it with a zip tie, which cant be the right way to do it but its what i'll prolly do too.

might as well replace the window motor while im at it.. 54.95 a normal price for one? advanced is the closest parts store to my house
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got the door panel off, whoever had the car before me must have had a broken door handle too and he fixed it with a zip tie, which cant be the right way to do it but its what i'll prolly do too.

might as well replace the window motor while im at it.. 54.95 a normal price for one? advanced is the closest parts store to my house
55 is about right,comes with lifetime warranty. Zipties FOR THE WIN!!!!
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window is done, but i dont have to tools or patience right now for the motor, thanks for the help though
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