Driver door is open but lock frozen in closed mode making it impossible to close door and, therefore, drive vehicle. Have tried to remove lower door panel to access the lock mechanism (upper panel removed with no problem) but neither the Jag nor Haynes repair manuals show the type of lower panel as in my car. In looking at how the passenger side worked, I inadvertently blocked that too!

 

Welcome to the forum 3jags,

Your 1989 Daimler will be the XJ40 style and not the earlier Series III?

If so, follow this link XJ40 - Jaguar Forums - Jaguar Enthusiasts Forum for help and advice with the door problem.

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Graham

 

Welcome to the forum 3jags,

Good to have you with us.
Head on over to the tech section for your car which will be either XJ40 XJ40 - Jaguar Forums - Jaguar Enthusiasts Forum or Series I II III XJ6 & XJ12 Series I, II & III - Jaguar Forums - Jaguar Enthusiasts Forum
I hope we can help get you back on the road.

If you haven't done so already you should add your car details to your signature to help others to help you.

 

Hey there & welcome aboard, good to have you here with us ....+1 on the sound advice & links already given

Please post up pics when you can and show her off some.
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Also, please drop in and visit the regional section for your area, there are lots of members local to you with the same interests.

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There's a really great mix of information, camraderrie and fun here.....

If you haven't done so already you should add your car details to your signature to help others to help you.

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Please Jump on in and enjoy the site.................

 

Appreciate the greetings. Hope someone will be able to help. Have read virtually all the posts but none address my problem. Entered some personal info but not sure it got updated.

 

Hi 3jags - If you look at Norri's post #3 he gave you advice to check out the regional section.

This is were you're most likely to get the answers you need, hopefully, so can I please suggest you try there...........the links to make it easy for you, depending on which model you have are in the post.

I think if you go there and make this post, you are likely to get the help you need.

Good luck

 

Welcome 3jags, good luck figuring out the problem, I'm sure someone will have some ideas for you to try.

 

Thanks for the words of encouragement Bryce. Other than frustrating lock issue, car runs just fine. Unfortunately no suitable garage nearby and anyway, can't put the car on the road.

 

Getting nowhere with removing Daimler lower driver door panel so decided to remove the one on my '93 XJ6 to see how it works. Was a breeze. Came off with absolutely no problem. The issue with Daimler seems to be how the armrest is secured. There's a single covered screw access on underside but can't for the life of me see how to unscrew and detach it. Zero visibility. Not even certain that the armrest needs to come off but, afraid that if it does, just forcing the panel might do a lot of damage. Any ideas out there? I'm mechanically challenged

 

Have solved problem. Will post how later in case it might be of interest to someone else.

 

cool, look forward to your post 3jags

 

As suspected, the issue was the removal of the armrest. On the Daimler -- and Majestic -- while it appears to be a single piece it is, in fact, in two parts. The plastic plug on the underside has to be removed and the top half of the armrest detached by sliding it towards the rear of the car which then reveals the three screws attaching it to the door. Once these are removed, it is really easy to detach the lower panel. It took about 5 minutes. To be honest, I'm not sure how I unblocked the lock. I tried all the synchronisation methods, jiggled the inside and outside opening devices many times -- with and without the battery connected -- and, doused the locks with loads of WD40. Suspect this last operation played a significant role.
Actually found the relevant lead on the Jag-Lovers forum. A 2008 post indicated that the respondant was having the same problem with a Majestic. He had listed his e-mail, I contacted him and the next day received photos of the step by step process for panel removal. Amazing! The post is " Majestic door uphostery trim panels -- removal instructions". The photos can also be found at electricrobert.com/jaguar.

With the Daimler -- and two other old jags -- I'll certainly be back looking for more
assistance. In the meantime, thanks to those who offered word of encouragement.