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| davesporsche1 |
 Jul 18 2011, 11:45 AM
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The doors on my 914 are closed and the windows are up. The nylon outer door handle lock inserts are broken and the doors cannot be opened from the outside. Does anyone have any ideas how I may get a door opened so that I can repair the door handle without breaking a window? I know from past experience that the doors can be opened from inside the car. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)
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| r_towle |
Jul 18 2011, 12:01 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,591 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States 
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two coat hangers twisted together.
Put a loop on the end. You are aiming for the opposite side inner door handle. It takes time, but it can be done. Go in via the top back corner of the window, up high. Rich |
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| KELTY360 |
Jul 18 2011, 03:01 PM
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914 Neferati Group: Members Posts: 5,037 Joined: 31-December 05 From: Pt. Townsend, WA Member No.: 5,344 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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QUOTE(r_towle @ Jul 18 2011, 11:01 AM)  two coat hangers twisted together. Put a loop on the end. You are aiming for the opposite side inner door handle. It takes time, but it can be done. Go in via the top back corner of the window, up high. Rich (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) I had to do this at the 1st IROC run at Riverside Raceway (R.I.P) with my brand new '73 1.7. Because the race was run with identical 911 RSRs the lot was filled with Porsche owners and everybody who passed by while I was working the coat hangers would try their keys in the lock. I finally got it open with the hangers but it took a lot of patience. |
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| andys |
Jul 18 2011, 03:39 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,165 Joined: 21-May 03 From: Valencia, CA Member No.: 721 Region Association: None
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QUOTE(KELTY360 @ Jul 18 2011, 02:01 PM) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) I had to do this at the 1st IROC run at Riverside Raceway (R.I.P) with my brand new '73 1.7. Because the race was run with identical 911 RSRs the lot was filled with Porsche owners and everybody who passed by while I was working the coat hangers would try their keys in the lock. I finally got it open with the hangers but it took a lot of patience. I too was at the first IROC at RIR; that was in '73 huh? What was the feature race? CanAm maybe? Lot's of fond memories of that place! Andys |
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| KELTY360 |
Jul 22 2011, 10:59 PM
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914 Neferati Group: Members Posts: 5,037 Joined: 31-December 05 From: Pt. Townsend, WA Member No.: 5,344 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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QUOTE(andys @ Jul 18 2011, 02:39 PM) QUOTE(KELTY360 @ Jul 18 2011, 02:01 PM) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) I had to do this at the 1st IROC run at Riverside Raceway (R.I.P) with my brand new '73 1.7. Because the race was run with identical 911 RSRs the lot was filled with Porsche owners and everybody who passed by while I was working the coat hangers would try their keys in the lock. I finally got it open with the hangers but it took a lot of patience. I too was at the first IROC at RIR; that was in '73 huh? What was the feature race? CanAm maybe? Lot's of fond memories of that place! Andys Yes, CanAm was the feature. Mark Donohue dominated the IROC and then dominated with the Sunoco 917/30 in the CanAm race. |
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davesporsche1 Doors cannot be opened from outside of car Jul 18 2011, 11:45 AM
davesporsche1
two coat hangers twisted together.
Put a loop on ... Jul 18 2011, 12:22 PM Mikey914 Been there done that.
Can be done, just a pain. Jul 18 2011, 12:32 PM Jeffs9146 I have also had some luck with releasing the rear ... Jul 18 2011, 12:35 PM avidfanjpl Done both the rear targa locks and the door locks.... Jul 18 2011, 02:42 PM URY914 Take a sawzall and cut a hole in the roof. :sawzal... Jul 18 2011, 03:46 PM
davesporsche1 thanks everyone! I was able to get in with som... Jul 22 2011, 08:08 PM |
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