door locks and handles, neither door lock works- ideas for replacements/fix |
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door locks and handles, neither door lock works- ideas for replacements/fix |
DRPHIL914 |
Jul 10 2014, 06:18 AM
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Dr. Phil Group: Members Posts: 5,768 Joined: 9-December 09 From: Bluffton, SC Member No.: 11,106 Region Association: South East States |
O.K. so now that the boxster is gone and i am using the 914 regularly, i need to be able to lock the doors.
- when i first got the car and had the door panels apart, i lubed the mechanisms, and replaced the handles with used ones from somewhere else, put in my lock cylinders, but the driver's side lock cylinder was damaged by the p.o. who used too long of a screw to hold the handle in place and it went into the cylinder. handles are not very nice and have considered getting brand new but are very expensive from what i can see. - ideas on new, used refinished etc. i could just put new re-keyed locks, or get a new key with new lock cylinders that match but would be different than my ignition. - maybe someone here has some nice ones laying around? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/poke.gif) |
rmdinmd |
Jul 10 2014, 03:43 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 488 Joined: 30-October 13 From: Greeneville,Tn Member No.: 16,585 Region Association: South East States |
be carefull when you clean the door lock mech. I did too good of a job and the spray lube didn't work that well and I had trouble getting the door to open. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)
I ended up removing them and soaking them in a pan of PB blaster for several hours. locks never worked better, can lock and unlock both doors with the key and both handles open the door super easy. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
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