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Terrence
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Apr 9, 2014, 5:45 AM
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Good Day all.
I recently bought a second hand Audi and the car is in great shape, just a few little niggles.. One being the passenger door lock knob sinks in too low when I lock the car.
Really shouldn't annoy me as much as it does.
Has anyone fixed this problem before? Know of any tricks to it?
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks everyone.
Year of vehicle: (2002)
Make of vehicle: (Audi)
Model of vehicle: (A3)
Engine size: (1.8T)
Kilometers: (180 000)
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Hammer Time
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Apr 9, 2014, 6:26 AM
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The door handle is most likely broken on the inside.
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Terrence
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Apr 10, 2014, 12:43 AM
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But it will still move up and down when the door is unlock and locked.
So Im thinking its not broken, maybe just out of place or something.
Is there no one who has opened up this unit?
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Hammer Time
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Apr 10, 2014, 2:19 AM
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You aren't going to know until you open it up yourself and look.
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Terrence
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Apr 10, 2014, 2:55 AM
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Okay I will give it a try. Thank you
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Tom Greenleaf
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Apr 10, 2014, 3:08 AM
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Yes - open it up. Bet you find that panel has been off for any reason and the knob for locks was squished putting panel back on. Might be a metal rod or who knows but you should see the issue.
It may lock and unlock now but you won't like it if it can't unlock and then have to take the panel off to find the trouble with door shut!
T
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Terrence
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Apr 10, 2014, 3:18 AM
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Awesome.. I will attack it over the weekend. Thank you for the advice,
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Tom Greenleaf
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Apr 10, 2014, 4:45 AM
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A caution for you: Most cars like to hide how a door panel is held on. #1 is gentle to everything as plastic barbed anythings can and will break if done wrong. There's electrical stuff - lights and things to pay attention and take your time.
High bet this was once off and the reason it's like this now either hurried for something else or reason to be inside not this that you can see now. Doesn't matter but you need to look carefully how it's supposed to work.
Things will slide or pull or little rubber color matched "what's that" things will be around as clues to a fastener hidden under it.
Quick look out there shows this door panel when ready to remove goes straight up which also means when putting it back goes straight down and be in place with all wiring and gadgets in place before finally tightening anything.
Seems silly but you can get in lots of trouble doing things wrong on anything and a door panel is no exception. Each person's tool selection will vary so plan on aborting mission if you can't find the "trick" fastener.
I'm LONG done with this stuff and there was always some silly thing to some car I might not have just plain known so went to a local "pick-your-own" car parts place and would check out same car and usually find one already ravaged for something but could see both how it was put on AND what parts were left before I would attack some fool problem on the car you want right.
Trust me, the newer the cheaper junk you'll find like some cheap child's toy crap. You may find plastic zip clips, rivets, slide things that you plain must know or you'll break something and really cost you some time. Only so much is easy to find new for the silly clips and things so again go slow and don't make it worse.
Links not allowed and this one shows way too fast some of what you may run into. These are good and you may find better out there for procedures in video.
This is the YouTube of just one that should be like yours to scare you a bit and you should beware........
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iiT2jMgAB4
There was more for Audi A4 out there and can't look at all of them.
Just know if you have to fight too hard you've missed something almost without doubt. Good luck,
T
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