k so i ordered a replacement door off the classifieds section for my 88 fc, well the guy sent me a gxl door which was all power stuff inside, and my fc was the SE edition so all my door stuff is manuel, well i switched everything across and put all my manuel stuff in the gxl door kept the door handle from the gxl door which for the record was broke and i wired it back together using j-rats wiring forum, and now the new door is stuck on my car and will not open for me i really could use some advice please and thanks and here are some pics of whats gone on


new door on car

 

Is that car even safe?!

At any rate, you can probably get to the lock from the passener side. Remove the inner door panel screws on that side and then carefully peel the panel back enough just until you can see the lock. Then open it up from inside the door.

Take the panel completely off and close the door, observing what happens to the latch mechanism.

There is a small spring on the latch, and if it is missing, this will happen.

 

i would try to close the door and watch what happens but i can not even get the door to open up, it was a mistake i know i should have checked everything out and how it would all fit together, but i was rushing and yeah... messed up, but yeah actually the car is safer now with the new door than before, that side pictured was crushed into a wall drifting way before i owned it and now im trying to put it back together its a project man come on hah thanks and yeah i would try your advice but i can not even open the door at all... its shitty!

 

Aaron's right on peeling back the door panel so you can get your hand in there. Take the panel off of the passenger door and use it for a reference. You will find the rod that goes to the door handle that releases the latch, pull up on that.

 

its all pulled apart the panel is pulled off i have been yanking on both the rods that could possibly open the door and they will not open that door for nothing i just dont know how to get the lock to release from the door, once it closed on the car its been on since...

 

ihave the same problem but mine opens from the inside , so ihave togo to the pass side and open it ive been looking for a fix but cant find it . can any1 help me with a detailed way of taking the inside door panel off

 

your outter door handle is broken, you better find a replacement,

 

i have the same outer handle problem on both doors. it must be a pretty common design flaw that little piece that breaks. for now i have to leave a window open enough to reach in and open the handle from the inside. working on a fix now :/

good luck with the door!

 

this happens to my old rx7, at one point in its life someone tried stealing it key hole is messed up if i lock it with the key the door will not open with key, or not from inside, i have to go inside from the pass side take off door panel from inside the car its hell, and take a flathead screwdriver and pop it open its a pain, on top of that pass door locks but doesnt unlock with key once i locked both doors and had to go in from the hatch sucked, this is when i figuerd out the pass door doesnt unlock with key but works from inside

 

i see im not the only one with this problem hah, well if anyone knows how to pop the lock from the inside and some how get this door open, i think i could get this problem sorted out i just need some advice on how to get this damn door open hah thanks guys

 

calla local loch smith and have him come pop the door, tell the whole truth about what is happening. also ask if he can not open it you still have to pay him

 

yeah i called the locksmith and they said there was nothing they could do about that kinda situation so i got with my dad and we stuck a screw driver down on the lock device and wiggled the latch up and the door realeased so yeah ill keep ya guys posted on how this repair goes

 

ya! on the end of the metal rod that locks/unlocks and the one that opens the door is a small plastic capthat connects the rod to the handle arm and lock arm!

 

take the inside panel off, get a flat head long as possible and manually pop the hinge were it actually conects to the body

 

Yup, this happened to me once. Fixed the problem, and now i just leave my car unlocked always lol

 

its ghetto but on my first car the handle didnt work so i took the doorpanel and glass out and slightly pu the rod where its supposed to go and covered it with alot of locktite glue.
it worked for almost a year in the arizona heat!!

 

well with a little bit of time and alot of figuring things out i manuely poped the door with a screw driver and i figured that the door was hung a littte crooked, so i straightend out the door and everything latched up it was a pain but everything works nicely now im on to the next thing to fix ha ha

 

i think this happened to my fc if that spring is missing do you know where i replacement can be found?

 

Another door handle... are you sure the spring is missing?

 

Or you may have to look in the other door and take the spring and try to match it at a hardware store or something.