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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: vwjack on 23 November 2007, 17:22

Title: cant get in my car!!!
Post by: vwjack on 23 November 2007, 17:22: I put on the mk3 style door handles and I closed my door and now it wonÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t open now, what can I do?
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Post by: jimmy1182 on 23 November 2007, 17:29: Panic :sad:
Have you done all the doors at once?
Only other thing you could do is climb in through the boot and open it from the inside and sort the problem out
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Post by: dubsport on 23 November 2007, 17:32: why would you do this lol, love mk2 door handles myself :smiley:

looks like your gonna be going through the boot, lol.
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Post by: Mew on 23 November 2007, 17:38: Dick head of the day goes to......... :grin:

Nah only joking! Like has been said, get in the boot or the other door?
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Post by: vwjack on 23 November 2007, 21:28: haha ill take that plz.
hmm thing is they wont open from the inside and i look like a right dick getting out my boot so i need 2 fix it 2moz or i might cry.
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Post by: Mew on 23 November 2007, 21:30: Quote from: thfcjack on 23 November 2007, 21:28
hmm thing is they wont open from the inside

What exactly was involved in putting these handles on? Did you remove the door cards, if so are they still off?
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Post by: vwjack on 23 November 2007, 21:42: not much a screw driver.nope and nope im ducked aint i!
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Post by: Mew on 23 November 2007, 21:48: Short of cutting a door card i can't really think of anything.......
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Post by: vwjack on 23 November 2007, 21:52: might ripe the cheap handles off.
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Post by: CHRIS_MC on 23 November 2007, 22:04: do you have central locking?
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Post by: vwjack on 23 November 2007, 22:07: no
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Post by: jimmy1182 on 23 November 2007, 22:11: If you cut the door cards out, can you get to the right bits in the door to open it easily?
I don't understand how it won't open form the inside?

James
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Post by: vwjack on 23 November 2007, 22:15: might have to do that opps. any one got some blue and yellow door cards for sale.
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Post by: golf8v on 24 November 2007, 11:01: i fitted these to an old golf. there is ajustments on the bit that pushes down on catch if these are wound right in it dont reach the catch.. i try mine before shuting door.. should open door from inside remove handle and ajust them!!
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Post by: vwjack on 24 November 2007, 16:24: Whoop all fixed now, some 15 pound door handles cost me my door cards. Lesson there is never change the door handles!!!
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Post by: Mikester on 24 November 2007, 16:32: Could of wound down the window and gone dukes of hazard! lol
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Post by: Ktuludays on 24 November 2007, 18:04: you just had to tinker didn't ya!

if only you had left it alone!!! :grin:
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Post by: Goops on 25 November 2007, 00:38: Sorry to jump the post mate! :grin: But I was looking to replace all four door handles on my valver this month.....

I saw the m3 chinese ones on ebay...are these the ones that have given you problems?

Whadya recommend instead? Original MK2 from VW? MK3 ones from VW? GSF?

Thanks in advance!

G
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Post by: Uruk Hai on 25 November 2007, 09:09: I think the chinese ones are O.K, just make sure you have one side working before you start takeing the last working handle off !
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Post by: vwjack on 25 November 2007, 10:08: the jap ones are really cheap i wasnt even happy with the look of them, they were not smooth. try get some off a mk3 and do one at a time. :cry:
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Post by: Andy! on 25 November 2007, 10:20: Ahh the modders learning curve,such happy memories! :wink:
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Post by: CHRIS_MC on 25 November 2007, 12:02: i just want the scripted porsche ones :laugh:

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Post by: Goops on 25 November 2007, 22:10: Might jus get the mk2 ones from dealer (assumption that they do still do em?)!
Swear your thread is jinxed mate, i went to the motor after posting and my driver side door handle now jams! :laugh:
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Post by: vwjack on 25 November 2007, 23:48: mk2 ones?aint you already got them. haha sorry. :grin:
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Post by: peaky83 on 26 November 2007, 10:56: Unscrew the lick pin, and you can lift up the top of the door card and you should be able to fit your hand in the door behind the door card...
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Post by: nealey on 26 November 2007, 12:41: iirc you cant actually fit genuine vw mk3 handles to the mk2 doors as i think the mechansisms are different