URGENT! - Drivers door will not open!

[Donald MacIver]

Need some urgent advice on this, the drivers door on my parents rover 75 will not open, the central locking still works off the remote and the lock in the drivers door, all 4 interior lock buttons still work, but i cannot open the drivers door from outside or inside. The handles inside and out feel like they did before, dont think a cable has snapped. Is it possible to remove the door card without opening the door, i need to get the door open somehow, any suggestions anyone?

[Dragrad]

Not my forte this techie stuff, but have a look at the threads in here...

[stocktake]

here you go, thing is you need to get the door card off

http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...33&postcount=4

[Donald MacIver]

Originally Posted by stocktake

here you go, thing is you need to get the door card off

http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...33&postcount=4

Thanks for the link, will give this a try and see how it goes, one thing though, how do you get the door card off without damaging it seeing as i can't open the door?

[stocktake]

Originally Posted by Donald MacIver

Thanks for the link, will give this a try and see how it goes, one thing though, how do you get the door card off without damaging it seeing as i can't open the door?

Sorry for delay in replying, suffering a bit of jet lag

Door card will not come fully off as one screw is hidden when door is closed

In the middle of the door opening handle on the inside there is a blsck plastic blank, behind this is a self tapper to remove. Then, you can usually get your fingers in around the adge of the door card to release the fixings by pulling on the door card. then the main fixing for the door card is behind the pull shut handle on the card. Brute force only here I'm afraid, a sharp and very firm pull up and off relesas it from its clips. then all the annoying soundproofing foam and a bit of contorsionism and your in .

Pig of a job

good luck

[Tetterss]

Originally Posted by stocktake

here you go, thing is you need to get the door card off

http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...33&postcount=4

I've had some trouble with my passenger door, with it not opening from the inside or outside. I've managed to get the door card off enough to be able to get my hand in. I've tried to follow the instructions but no luck. Any specifics or more pictures or anything available?
Thanks

[zedhed]

Originally Posted by Tetterss

I've had some trouble with my passenger door, with it not opening from the inside or outside. I've managed to get the door card off enough to be able to get my hand in. I've tried to follow the instructions but no luck. Any specifics or more pictures or anything available?
Thanks

have you tried just removing the external window trim seal and getting something down there to open it.

[steveharvey2001]

I had the same problem a couple of years ago but with the front passenger door.

Terry from TS Autos managed to partially remove the door card enough to get a hand into the door and reach for the lever that unlatched the door.

Knowing where every lock part is, as the experts do, meant that this could be done 'blind'.

I would not be confident to try it myself without damaging the door card. :-(

[grivas]

Originally Posted by steveharvey2001

I had the same problem a couple of years ago but with the front passenger door.

Terry from TS Autos managed to partially remove the door card enough to get a hand into the door and reach for the lever that unlatched the door.

Knowing where every lock part is, as the experts do, meant that this could be done 'blind'.

I would not be confident to try it myself without damaging the door card. :-(

So forgive me, how is this post helpful?, have you got a Terry from TS Autos handy we can borrow, or are you just posting for the hell of it, any more than my experience is of any help, i.e. I myself took my car to the local garage when this happen to me, the guy there sorted it out.

The point I am making is that unless you have anything useful to say please refrain from saying it, this way people don't have to read through 100s of useless pieces of information before they realise they are wasting their time.

[dbt01]

OK, Isle of Lewis is nowhere near Worcester! So, trying to be constructive, if its the lock button latch that's keeping the door in a locked state, then remove the door card as much as you can (see posts above) and feel around the lock. Small hands are good! You should be able to feel the rod that goes upwards to the lock button that pokes out at the top of the trim card. It may be floppy (which means its become detached), although you say it appears OK. In any event push the lever on the lock mechanism to which it attaches upwards hard and try the interior/exterior handles then.

If that doesn't work, press it fully down and fully up several times leaving it in the hard up postion.

If it works then you simply need to re-attach the rod afterwards if it is detached or if it appears that it wasn't (fully) engaged in the lever causing jammimg. If the green clip is bust so that it won't attach properly, I have a couple and you can PM me (they are not available as a part).

Of course the little lever that is attached to the vertical rod should move up and down when the car is locked and unlocked anyway.
Once you get the door open and get to the lock you can see if the problem is that it is jammed, stiff or simply that the activation, remote or manual is where the problem lies.

David