Door lock oddities
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Thanls Rick.
The rears are sweet access as such.
The fronts is only what I read via Googling, and most of that info was related to the X202 and later cars, so mine being the X200, I dont really know.
I do know the LHF had a s/hand reg fitted just before we picked it up 3 years ago, so new in there would be peaceful for me. The RHF is original as best the records show, so peace of mind again for me with a newy.
BUT
The damn door opened at the shopping mall today, and YES, spousy shut the door without a secong thought, and told me much later after we had set off, and the motion locking had kicked in and LOCKED it again. Stuck shut at the moment, but maybe there is hope after all.
More bashing with the "hitting stick" coming up, the car that is, not the wife haha.
Once it unlocks again, I will unplug the electrickery plug, and deaden the actualtor until I get time to do what is needed.
The rears are sweet access as such.
The fronts is only what I read via Googling, and most of that info was related to the X202 and later cars, so mine being the X200, I dont really know.
I do know the LHF had a s/hand reg fitted just before we picked it up 3 years ago, so new in there would be peaceful for me. The RHF is original as best the records show, so peace of mind again for me with a newy.
BUT
The damn door opened at the shopping mall today, and YES, spousy shut the door without a secong thought, and told me much later after we had set off, and the motion locking had kicked in and LOCKED it again. Stuck shut at the moment, but maybe there is hope after all.
More bashing with the "hitting stick" coming up, the car that is, not the wife haha.
Once it unlocks again, I will unplug the electrickery plug, and deaden the actualtor until I get time to do what is needed.
Last edited by Grant Francis; Apr 12, 2017 at 08:54 AM.
Grant, your story brings to mind somewhere around the 16 minute mark, I believe, in "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" where Dick VanDyke utters: "If women want to drive motor cars...."
http://www.subzin.com/quotes/M530889...to+operate+one.
(Sorry, couldn't find an actual video clip)
http://www.subzin.com/quotes/M530889...to+operate+one.
(Sorry, couldn't find an actual video clip)
Last edited by aholbro1; Apr 12, 2017 at 08:00 AM.
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Yep,
I touched on that 32 years ago when she wanted to learn to drive.
We use a family farm, and I told her "when you can drive the car backwards around the paddock fence without hitting the fence or anything else, and only using the mirrors, we will venture onto the public road and go in a forward direction".
That took 2 days to complete.
She is a good driver, even has the abilty to reverse a trailer. Even drove some wierd stuff when we lived in Papua New Guinea, so a good alrounder, just lacks the communication finese at times, or is it that I dont understand Filipino, haha. Selective hearing as I get older.
The lock will "work" again, and then I will pounce on it. Maybe take it out and follow Ricks link and service the thing. The new will then sit on the rack in the shed and be the bait for the car to tempt fate once again.
I touched on that 32 years ago when she wanted to learn to drive.
We use a family farm, and I told her "when you can drive the car backwards around the paddock fence without hitting the fence or anything else, and only using the mirrors, we will venture onto the public road and go in a forward direction".
That took 2 days to complete.
She is a good driver, even has the abilty to reverse a trailer. Even drove some wierd stuff when we lived in Papua New Guinea, so a good alrounder, just lacks the communication finese at times, or is it that I dont understand Filipino, haha. Selective hearing as I get older.
The lock will "work" again, and then I will pounce on it. Maybe take it out and follow Ricks link and service the thing. The new will then sit on the rack in the shed and be the bait for the car to tempt fate once again.
Last edited by Grant Francis; Apr 12, 2017 at 09:06 AM.
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Update, 6PM here..
Age is a wondeful thing, the patience it brings, or is it the "I will get to that eventually", that makes it so special???
The LHR door is back to normal.
Washed the car, OK, not related I know, but as I moved around the car to open the doors and wipe out the inside sections etc, and forgetting the inop door, simply lifted the LHR door handle, and it opened, DUH.
Removed the door trim, and using a large screwdriver, operated the "parrots beak" to lock/unlock many times. Wife reckons at least 100 times, but who's counting.
Soooo, for now, all sweet, and the spraying of copious amounts of lube as suggested has done something.
Age is a wondeful thing, the patience it brings, or is it the "I will get to that eventually", that makes it so special???
The LHR door is back to normal.
Washed the car, OK, not related I know, but as I moved around the car to open the doors and wipe out the inside sections etc, and forgetting the inop door, simply lifted the LHR door handle, and it opened, DUH.
Removed the door trim, and using a large screwdriver, operated the "parrots beak" to lock/unlock many times. Wife reckons at least 100 times, but who's counting.
Soooo, for now, all sweet, and the spraying of copious amounts of lube as suggested has done something.