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Ls 400 door wont open!! Help!!!!!

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Old 11-29-14, 10:25 AM
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Default Ls 400 door wont open!! Help!!!!!

MY driver door on my 92 Lexus LS 400 will not open!!! I got out of the car one day, locked the car, went into the store, came out and it wont open from the inside or the outside. im not exactly sure what I need to push or pull on to get the door open. it would be a great help if someone could post a few pics of the actuator\door locking mechanism. ive never worked on a lexus, but cant be that hard. I have the window down, and trim off and have been playing with it trying to open it with a coathanger but unsure of exactly what releases the latch. any help is appreciated!
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Old 11-29-14, 12:25 PM
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leave the coat hanger out of there

LexLS.com: Lexus LS400 DIY Picture Tutorials
http://www.lexls.com/tutorials/ this will fix you up..

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Old 11-29-14, 03:49 PM
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Yeah not a fun deal. I know that the actuator rod is pushed down to unlatch it. It will be a mess working on that having it not open. If it was me I'd be taking out the 2 front seats to take the door panel off.
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maybe this will help
NOTE 3 links under bottom photo
also: https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-...ators-diy.html
and scroll to post 12 AND keep going PAGES..


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Old 11-30-14, 05:42 PM
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What year is that door? The one PDF was a 96, the OP's is a 92, I opened a door of a 91 at a wrecking yard by pushing down on one of the linkage rods that went to the outside door handle. I don't know if the newer ones are the same.
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