Comments on: Door handle repair http://dbmini.us/door-handle-repair/ db's MINI adventures, news and pics Sun, 22 Apr 2012 18:41:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: db http://dbmini.us/door-handle-repair/comment-page-1/#comment-30764 db Thu, 07 Jul 2011 23:46:02 +0000 http://dbmini.us/?p=1682#comment-30764 <p>I forgot the cost, but it was more than $70 if I remember correctly. Give Colin at a call over at <a href="http://www.miniofontario.com" rel="nofollow">MINI of Ontario</a> and mention I sent you. Probably give you a better price (shipped) than you would get locally from your dealer.</p> <p>Maybe.</p> I forgot the cost, but it was more than $70 if I remember correctly. Give Colin at a call over at MINI of Ontario and mention I sent you. Probably give you a better price (shipped) than you would get locally from your dealer.

Maybe.

]]> By: David http://dbmini.us/door-handle-repair/comment-page-1/#comment-30763 David Thu, 07 Jul 2011 23:40:35 +0000 http://dbmini.us/?p=1682#comment-30763 <p>Mine also works fine from the outside. The lock out arose because the inner mechanism popped the door latch without fully disengaging the lock mechanism. I can always open from the outside as long as I've used the key to manually or remotely unlock the door (toggle switch works too). From the inside it's a crap-shoot. The door handle won't unlock the door, though the door pin partially pops up. If I unlock the door with the toggle switch, I can sometimes get it to open if I pull a ton of times.</p> <p>I figure it's probably a $70 fix, so maybe $350 at the mini dealer. ;-) assuming they don't try to sell me the entire door.</p> Mine also works fine from the outside. The lock out arose because the inner mechanism popped the door latch without fully disengaging the lock mechanism. I can always open from the outside as long as I’ve used the key to manually or remotely unlock the door (toggle switch works too). From the inside it’s a crap-shoot. The door handle won’t unlock the door, though the door pin partially pops up. If I unlock the door with the toggle switch, I can sometimes get it to open if I pull a ton of times.

I figure it’s probably a $70 fix, so maybe $350 at the mini dealer. ;-) assuming they don’t try to sell me the entire door.

]]> By: db http://dbmini.us/door-handle-repair/comment-page-1/#comment-30762 db Thu, 07 Jul 2011 23:25:37 +0000 http://dbmini.us/?p=1682#comment-30762 <p>That sounds completely different than my problem. I've always been able to open my door from the outside, it's opening from the inside that hasn't worked.</p> <p>Dealer would be a good bet. Or a good body shop maybe?</p> That sounds completely different than my problem. I’ve always been able to open my door from the outside, it’s opening from the inside that hasn’t worked.

Dealer would be a good bet. Or a good body shop maybe?

]]> By: David http://dbmini.us/door-handle-repair/comment-page-1/#comment-30761 David Thu, 07 Jul 2011 23:16:57 +0000 http://dbmini.us/?p=1682#comment-30761 <p>2003 Cooper s. I discovered the problem when I hopped out to get cash at the ATM and left the car running. Unfortunately the lock didn't properly/fully unlock so I was locked out with the car running. Now the door handle will eventually open the door with enough tries, but I don't think that will last much longer. I'll probably just take it to the dealer.</p> 2003 Cooper s. I discovered the problem when I hopped out to get cash at the ATM and left the car running. Unfortunately the lock didn’t properly/fully unlock so I was locked out with the car running. Now the door handle will eventually open the door with enough tries, but I don’t think that will last much longer. I’ll probably just take it to the dealer.

]]> By: db http://dbmini.us/door-handle-repair/comment-page-1/#comment-30760 db Thu, 07 Jul 2011 22:40:15 +0000 http://dbmini.us/?p=1682#comment-30760 <p>Thanks for stoppiing by David.</p> <p>Turns out that the entire assembly is bad. I don't have the tools (or small enough hands) to do the repairs myself, so it's going to have to do to the dealer.</p> <p>What year is your MINI?</p> Thanks for stoppiing by David.

Turns out that the entire assembly is bad. I don’t have the tools (or small enough hands) to do the repairs myself, so it’s going to have to do to the dealer.

What year is your MINI?

]]> By: David http://dbmini.us/door-handle-repair/comment-page-1/#comment-30759 David Thu, 07 Jul 2011 22:36:07 +0000 http://dbmini.us/?p=1682#comment-30759 <p>Followup</p> Followup

]]> By: David http://dbmini.us/door-handle-repair/comment-page-1/#comment-30758 David Thu, 07 Jul 2011 22:34:16 +0000 http://dbmini.us/?p=1682#comment-30758 <p>I've had what seems to be the same failure. What was your final outcome?</p> I’ve had what seems to be the same failure. What was your final outcome?

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