the other day i went to unlock my driver side door and couldn't get the key in the hole. after attempting to a few times i looked and realized that the little weather flap taht covers the hole fell off. so now i have to unlock the pass. door and crawl in and unlock my door. i started to take the handle assmbly off and now im stuck at the part that hooks the handle to the door release. i cant figure out how to get this off. any help/[ictures would be nice its a 87 with manual windows and door locks if that helps any

 

I've been there and done that.

All the rods connect with little clips. Just get a screwdriver in there and pop them off.

 

yea right after i posted this i figured that one out. turns out i need to have the locking mechanism rebuilt or replaced. now i was kind of thinking about hooking up the power windows.. one of these plugs is the one for the power locks right? and it should be somewhat simple to do this?

 

I don't recall exactly which harness is the power windows. If I had to guess, I'd say the yellow and black. Check the wiring diagrams in the Haynes/FSM.

Most cars came with all the harness necessary but if yours is early, you may need the door harnesses from a power window car.

Or, you can do what I did and just wire them up yourself with your own set of switches.