I locked the passenger door on my '69 FHC from the inside but now I can't open it. I can feel a slight resistance when I operate the lever (inside the car) but the mechanism must be just missing the lock/catch when the lever is operated.
Typically I can't find the key for that door, it's a different lock to the drivers door and ignition, so can't try to lock/unlock the door from outside.
Any advice or tips on how to open the door?
Cheers
Mark
Passenger door won't open
#1 Passenger door won't open
1969 S2 FHC (Opalescent Maroon) 1R26120
"The older I get, the faster I was"
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#2 Re: Passenger door won't open
Try delicately pressing down on the door card around the area above and to the rear of where the inner door handle is. If everything is still connected, it may be that the arm linking the handle and the mechanism at the door edge has buckled just enough to be out of shape enough to not pull the lever enough.
I beieve it's an MOT failure to not be able to open the door from the inside.
kind regards
Marek
I beieve it's an MOT failure to not be able to open the door from the inside.
kind regards
Marek
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#3 Re: Passenger door won't open
You are right. Doors must be able to be opened from both inside and outside the vehicle. Section 6.2..B1b of the MOT regs.
Julian the E-type man
1962 FHC
1966 MGB....fab little car too
1962 FHC
1966 MGB....fab little car too
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#4 Re: Passenger door won't open
Thanks Marek, I'll give that a try.
Fortunately the only had (and passed) its MOT last week!
Can anyone suggest someone/somewhere who'd have a bunch of FS9xx keys so that I could try to unlock the door from the outside
Cheers
Mark
Fortunately the only had (and passed) its MOT last week!
Can anyone suggest someone/somewhere who'd have a bunch of FS9xx keys so that I could try to unlock the door from the outside
Cheers
Mark
1969 S2 FHC (Opalescent Maroon) 1R26120
"The older I get, the faster I was"
"The older I get, the faster I was"
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#5 Re: Passenger door won't open
Mark
I googled classic car key replacements and lots came up. This one seemed interesting http://www.thomaslocks.co.uk/classic.htm . Call them they may have one in stock or can recommend someone.
John
I googled classic car key replacements and lots came up. This one seemed interesting http://www.thomaslocks.co.uk/classic.htm . Call them they may have one in stock or can recommend someone.
John
1969 S2 OTS
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#6 Re: Passenger door won't open
Hi Mark....it dosnt take much to unlock......just try a thin blade.....those small rectangular keyring pen knifes usually unlock 60s car locks..... you are pushing the lever down on the inside to unlock.......Steve
Steve
69 S2 2+2 (just sold) ..Realm C type replica, 1960 xk150fhc
69 S2 2+2 (just sold) ..Realm C type replica, 1960 xk150fhc
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#7 Re: Passenger door won't open
Pretty much any locksmith can make the keys so long as they have access to Wilmot & Breedon blanks and know the three digit number stamped on the key and in the car.
It is quite disheartening to know that almost nothing is secure. I thought I'd lost my garage key and went to the locksmith and told him the brand of my 20 year old garage and the number on the barrel. He cut keys in under five minutes.
He also cracks safes, for a fee.
kind regards
Marek
It is quite disheartening to know that almost nothing is secure. I thought I'd lost my garage key and went to the locksmith and told him the brand of my 20 year old garage and the number on the barrel. He cut keys in under five minutes.
He also cracks safes, for a fee.
kind regards
Marek
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#8 Re: Passenger door won't open
Hey Marek, the pressing on the door card trick worked You sir are a certifiable genius... or at least certifiable
Now to remove the lock barrel to get the Code and order a key
Cheers
Mark
Now to remove the lock barrel to get the Code and order a key
Cheers
Mark
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