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I have a Daytona that has door poppers. Today I pulled the lock and popper to add a manual release. (I have one on the driver's side.) I put things back together and now I can't get the door to open at all.
I must have screwed up putting the lock back in, but don't know how or what.
Any thoughts??
Thanks
Ed
uh did you put the door panel back on before you closed the door?
if so the first thing I would try is to slim jim the door handle/lock
a slim jim tool or a simple piece of coat hanger with a fair sized hook works easily and well if inserted in the door between the glass and scraper rubber- right above the rear of the door handle
these cars are disgustingly easy to get into
if all the rods are attached it should unlock in a few tries
or maybe one of the link rods fell off when you closed the door? which means fight with the door panel
sorry not a lot of help I know
Right now any help is something....
The door panel is off, but the latch release mechanism seems to be jambed...
get a helper to push the door towards the car as you try to release it
and same but try lifting the door too
it may just need a little space to let go of the post/peg /thingy
how are the hinge pins?
if sloppy that could be the real problem - fiddelin' with the latch may have just made it an issue
my shelby z , I had to lift the door and open it at the same time / motion
I ended up breaking the first door handle as a result
from inside I had to give it a little shove
plastic paint stir sticks from the paint n wallpaper store make good door gap spacer tools while doing bodywork but also work as a no-mar pry stick for lifting / pushing doors (a little bit)
Thanks for the help. Compared the lock and found how it was member.
Now working, onto new problems.