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Old 02-08-06, 12:27 AM
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so i go to get something out of my car today and to my surprise the door wont open. i'm guessing the latch broke on the handle or something and now i cant get out what i was looking for. any idea how to open my car without damaging anything?
Old 02-08-06, 12:33 AM
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unlock the other door or go through the hatch..... then see if you can open the damaged door from inside...
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the passenger side door is already busted , and the hatch wont open either
Old 02-08-06, 12:38 AM
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This has happened to me. If the door handle feels loose then the little part that pushes down as you pull up broke off. It sucks that everything inside the door is packed in so tight. You'll have to remove the window to get the two bolts off the handle.
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can i do that from the outside?
Old 02-08-06, 12:50 AM
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you don't have to remove the window - just roll it up all the way.


Why can't you open the hatch or the other door, specifically?

Is your door handle broken for sure?

umm, these cars are pretty easy to break in to, grab a coat hanger and go for it, I've got it down to a science now and can get into my car faster with a coathanger than I can with the key.
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yeah the other is broken for sure. i opened the panel to check it out and it's beyond repair and needs replacing

i guess i'll give the coathanger a try tomorrow morning
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i think the handle is physically broken though.. any way i can get into the hatch?
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Wow I can't see anyway to get in besides breaking a window. The hatch is inaccesable both doors locked so even if you unlock them with the coathanger still no go. Looks like breaking a window is your only option.
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How is unlocking them with a coathanger a no-go? All he has to do is lock it before he gets out and carry a coathanger around with him. He doesn't have to break a single window.
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He said the handle is broken.
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Even if the handle is broken he should still be able to hook the bar that runs to the lock mechanism and pop it open.
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+1 for the coat hanger...and shame on you for letting your poor 7 get in such bad shape.
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Originally Posted by DragonRx7
Even if the handle is broken he should still be able to hook the bar that runs to the lock mechanism and pop it open.
any hints on what to poke at?
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the mechanism is right below the handle
dont **** anything up
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Put Accord handles and latches. Theylast forever
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