Door handle is gone, door wont open

[phantom_civic]

:thumbdwn: hey pplz, I searched the forums already about central lock problems.
I found the info I needed to fix the problem, but the thing is how do I open the door so I can remove the trim??
The lock is open and the door handle (from the outside) seems to b missin a spring or sumfin when i pull it,
even from the inside i cant even open it.

Is there a way of opening the door?

This is the drivers side door onli.

Help appreciated.

JOhn.

[chunky]

lolz lmao pry it open wif a crow bar:thumbsup:

[phantom_civic]

dams, LOL!!!!

[destrukshn]

open you door handle, and you'll see the rod, that goes to the lock, pull that rod.

[phantom_civic]

thanks JT, ill giv that one a try.
So take the screw out of the door handle trim, and pull that rod that leads to the lock?

also door trim is still on so yeh.

[destrukshn]

yups
what happens when you try pulling the inside handle? nothing? no tension?

[phantom_civic]

Umm from the inside theres tension, outside seems like theres nuffin at all.

Problem started when I used my key to lock my car from the outside.

[destrukshn]

inside there is tension?
ah.. ums.. make sure the rod is still connected to it, and if it's moving the rod as well, if it is moving the rod, then, you have a problem
lol.

[phantom_civic]

time to call ghost busters...

hehehe

ill leave it if i cant fix it.
prob get used to hopping out of the passenger side.

[destrukshn]

so it's the drivers side? lol, even worse, look like a fool everytime.
but yeah, try taking the handle out

[destrukshn]

that rod should open the lock btw.
if that rod has come off, which i doubt.
lol.
if it's rod is pulling on the lock, your lock is maybe ****ed, try locking and unlocking the doors a few times if the lock is jammed.

[phantom_civic]

thanks for ur help JT once again.
Its still stuck, lol

Yeh exiting from the passanger side here i come.

[destrukshn]

so the rod is connected?

[destrukshn]

antother way to get to your lock is cut your door trim
lol.

[phantom_civic]

yeh its connect.
I think ur right about the door lock.
Its goneskiesss

[phantom_civic]

last resort aye, ill keep that in mind

[destrukshn]

seems wierd for it to jam like that.
how did you outer handle break?

[phantom_civic]

no idea at all unless some1 tried to steal my car coz theres key marks over the lock area.
But thats how i got the car lookn like that.

I reconz a clip or spring came off the handle

[bizee_1]

strangely enuf, same thing happen to me, well similar. Except '88 civic.

passenger door handle there is no resistance. but from inside door opens.
passenger lock already busted since purchase of car. no scratch marks or signs of B&E. me think clip, spring or something too came off. blardy mates
slamming door shut ! lol will investigate further when have day off.

gl with fixing.

[phantom_civic]

thansk for ur replies pplz, i opened the door trim and lubed the crap outta the door latches , and now it works smoothly.
dUNNO when the problem will occur againm
onli time will tell

[Boban]

Next time just leave the window down and go for Dukes of Hazard style enty

Good to hear you fixed it though

[destrukshn]

how the hell you open the door trim?
lol.

[phantom_civic]

wind the window down then get a flat head screw driver and jam it into the top and slowly pluck out it up (remember to take off teh door trim screws, one n the powerwindow switch n door handle) just enuf to get ur hands into the gap.
In this case the gap was like 3cms wide so we couldnt really get our hands into there so we got a rod and poked the door latch so it would open.
Thenthe door just opened and we pulled the trim off the normal way.
LOL

Thanks to John aka JDMCVC for his tip on removing the trim.

[destrukshn]

very good.
=)

[phantom_civic]

Although i snapped 1 or 2 clips while im at it.

:)

[destrukshn]

who cares your got your door working.
=)

[phantom_civic]

true.

[destrukshn]

props to JDMCVC

[kn1ghtm4r3]

man this thread is what i need i believe. lol the new owner of my car suffered the same problem as he was about to open the door =( it had like a sound that something snapped and the door has o much freeplay. inside it wont open either.

so john u just wind the window down u tried to pull it up or something?

sorry for bringing back n old thread lolz.

[Jord]

whoops :S

[02gzm]

Lol reminds me of this one time me and my GF were running late for a movie. Parked and went to get out but doors wouldn't unlock so we were trapped in the car. Got home and had to pry the door trim off while the door was closed. Didn't bust any clips though. Ended up being both central locking actuators dying and jamming up at the same time. What are the chances of that....

[kn1ghtm4r3]

^ damn that must s*ck rofl. lucky one door can still be accessed ahahah

[phantom_civic]

2 open the door, make sure no1s around.
And put the key in and jerk the door handle which twisting the key for a few seconds and lucky if teh door opens.
Thats what i did.
LOL

then sold it to my friend n he put a alarm with central locking in it n it fixed the problem.

[02gzm]

^ damn that must s*ck rofl. lucky one door can still be accessed ahahah

Yea i had to climb out the window actually lol. The neighbours were like, WTF....

[kn1ghtm4r3]

2 open the door, make sure no1s around.
And put the key in and jerk the door handle which twisting the key for a few seconds and lucky if teh door opens.
Thats what i did.
LOL

then sold it to my friend n he put a alarm with central locking in it n it fixed the problem.

roflmao john. u funny boi. i got it open thanx to zico n johns advice :D
didn't try ur way du lol i tohught it would be easier if i had the trim away ahah.

got the rods replaced n seems to have fixed it :)


Yea i had to climb out the window actually lol. The neighbours were like, WTF....

lucky i had the pass door still working :D