Help: 68 pass. door won't open
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Help: 68 pass. door won't open
Hi guys & gals,
I usually post in the C5 section but I have a friend's Dad that has a 1968 C3. I know absolutely nothing about C3's unfortunately, so I told him I would ask the gurus here.
His passenger side door will not open. We managed to get a long thin screwdriver down to the lever above the lock mechanism, and pushed it back (it is unlocked) but nothing happens.
The door was working but now it's locked in there solid.
Any ideas? We can pry back the inner door panel a little and shine a flashlight down there - so we can see the mechanism moving in the correct direction - but no joy.
Any help at all would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance
EG
I usually post in the C5 section but I have a friend's Dad that has a 1968 C3. I know absolutely nothing about C3's unfortunately, so I told him I would ask the gurus here.
His passenger side door will not open. We managed to get a long thin screwdriver down to the lever above the lock mechanism, and pushed it back (it is unlocked) but nothing happens.
The door was working but now it's locked in there solid.
Any ideas? We can pry back the inner door panel a little and shine a flashlight down there - so we can see the mechanism moving in the correct direction - but no joy.
Any help at all would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance
EG
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Hey EG, used to seeing you in OT. My Silver '68 coupe's driver's side door lock came apart on me two years ago-just don't remember how I did it. Here is one thing you can do. Roll the window down on the opposite door and with a flashlight look down inside while working the inside door handle. You should be able to see what lever gets activated to unlatch the inner door mechanism to get it to unlock. Then you can fashion a piece of heavy coat hanger wire with a small "J" hook at the end and hook it to the lever that needs to move to get the door latch mechanism to open. This is what I had to do on my Silver '68 coupe.
