driver's door will not open (unlocked)

[John S. Lagnese]

Try to peek in at the lock and you may see those two bolts being loose. 
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Huw Powell" <audi at humanspeakers.com>
To: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 2:05 PM
Subject: Re: driver's door will not open (unlocked)


> Dave,
> 
> Since it sounds like there is a good chance that the latch mechanism 
> itself is pooched, you might be able to drill out the screws that hold 
> it to the door to open things up.
> 
> The latch is a cigarette pack sized chrome plated doohickey, attached to 
> the door with two stainless steel bolts (from the jamb area where you 
> can't get to).  If you can drill them out from the inside, the door 
> should swing open free of the latch, after you disconnect the lock and 
> latch actuators.  You can determine where to drill by looking at your 
> spare door.  I just looked for my spares to see how hard it would be to 
> do this, but they mustbe stored somewhere "special," not in my "door 
> parts" box.
> 
> Just a thought.
> 
> PS, I just looked at a sedan front door in the attic, and the bolts go 
> all the way through the latch, so you can see them to start drilling.
> 
> They may start to undo, and the heads might scratch up your body door 
> jamb area when they do this.
> 
>> Just thought of something, since you have a spare door.
> 
>>> I'm already in there DeWitt.  I have a hole cut in the door panel.
>>> I also have an extra door on the garage floor for reference.  It
>>> looks like it is going to get ugly...
> 
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