passenger side door won't work from the outside
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well as the title of the thread tells you, my passenger side door on my SC won't work from the outside. the first time it happened, i took off the door panel and found that someone had tried to rig it up with plastic tie wraps. whoever did it was a moron, and obviously didn't want to do the job right. so, i replaced the small plastic piece that works with the door latch to open the door. worked fine for about 5 months or so....
second time, i figured i'd try the same thing and see what happens. well, it lasted all of a day and then popped off again, so i went back into the door to look again. what i discovered is that apparently the last owner not only had that ltitle piece rigged up, he had the metal hook that drops down rigged too. needless to say this didn't rub me the right way at all.
when i approached the lexus dealer ::shudder:: about the problem, they came back and told me it would be approx. $240 for the assembly whcih operates the door latch, which has the piece i need. my question is this, i really don't want to pay that much to buy the parts from lexus, so can i get the parts of a camry or something? i called the junkyards around here and they said they didn't have a single lexus...so that got me thinking. if the parts for the door are standard toyota issue, it would make fixing the door a lot easier. is this possible? or is there a better solution i haven't hit upon yet?
second time, i figured i'd try the same thing and see what happens. well, it lasted all of a day and then popped off again, so i went back into the door to look again. what i discovered is that apparently the last owner not only had that ltitle piece rigged up, he had the metal hook that drops down rigged too. needless to say this didn't rub me the right way at all.
when i approached the lexus dealer ::shudder:: about the problem, they came back and told me it would be approx. $240 for the assembly whcih operates the door latch, which has the piece i need. my question is this, i really don't want to pay that much to buy the parts from lexus, so can i get the parts of a camry or something? i called the junkyards around here and they said they didn't have a single lexus...so that got me thinking. if the parts for the door are standard toyota issue, it would make fixing the door a lot easier. is this possible? or is there a better solution i haven't hit upon yet?
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problem is i can't use the door handle from the outside, the door only opens from the inside...the pieces that broke are inside the door its self...i'm trying to figure out what i can do, if i can get parts from a camry or something...
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if you can get the part # and know what part you need you should be able to call a toyota dealership around your area and see if they have the same part . . . some parts they have some they don't. then if you can put it together yourself your set, or see if they will at the toyota dealership.
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That was funny!!!, my door handle just broke. As a matter of fact, everything is starting to break!!! I will have to find solutions like the Pianoman72 has given or else I will go broke. Take it easy
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are you saying that the bars were bent or cut ? why did anyone even get into the door panel in the first place? changed the door handle? changed the lock?
to me it sounds like a problem that could carefully be bent back into shape
to me it sounds like a problem that could carefully be bent back into shape
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what i discovered is that apparently the last owner not only had that ltitle piece rigged up, he had the metal hook that drops down rigged too. needless to say this didn't rub me the right way at all.
they came back and told me it would be approx. $240 for the assembly whcih operates the door latch, which has the piece i need. my question is this, i really don't want to pay that much to buy the parts from lexus, so can i get the parts of a camry or something?
can you what,... rig it?
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Originally posted by onelasttry
can you what,... rig it?
I'm seeing a pattern here. .....lol.
Good luck bro.
can you what,... rig it?
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Good luck bro.
haha...no no i don't want it rigged, if i have to pay for the parts i will, i just wanted to see if it was possible for me to get the parts i needef off a toyota camry or some other car w/ compatible door parts, wouldn't be rigging it...
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the sc door is much bigger. the parts aren't likely to be long enough or heavy duty enough. everything about the lexus doors are massive. especially in comparison to the camary. maybe you'll get lucky?
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Argh! Well the story is. . after my date, we walked to the car and the nice guy i am, opens the passenger saide door and BAM! It doesnt open. . look at my date and shes laughs
. . . kinda embarassing to open your door to my date when it doesnt open
but yea. . had to go from the inside. . so whats the part #? and just wondering if you fixed your door? never had to open the door panel before soo i'm alittle sacred. . . so can someone tell me what to expect? what i'm suppose to see?
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Originally posted by XtcSc400
Argh! Well the story is. . after my date, we walked to the car and the nice guy i am, opens the passenger saide door and BAM! It doesnt open. . look at my date and shes laughs
. . . kinda embarassing to open your door to my date when it doesnt open
but yea. . had to go from the inside. . so whats the part #? and just wondering if you fixed your door? never had to open the door panel before soo i'm alittle sacred. . . so can someone tell me what to expect? what i'm suppose to see?
Argh! Well the story is. . after my date, we walked to the car and the nice guy i am, opens the passenger saide door and BAM! It doesnt open. . look at my date and shes laughs
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