When you try to open the door from the outside the handle doesn t seem to catch anything and the door won t open.
How to get door panel off with door closed.
This must be a gm thing.
That should release the door.
The the three bolts to the lock can be accessed and the lock can be replaced.
Unfortunately that will not work.
Make sure the door is fully unlocked or manipulate the lock mechanism pull on the handle on the inside and give it some good shoves from the inside.
Then a screwdriver can be inserted somewhere in the lock itself and then someone can pull the handle outside and the door will open.
The panel has to come off and then a small metal plate covering the locking mechanism has to come off.
Remove the side view mirror sail located in the upper corner of the door panel.
You need to pull the panel back far enough to see the push rod that causes the lock mechanism to open.
Once the two retaining caps are released pivot the top of the sail out and extract it from the bottom anchor on the door frame.
It is possible to remove the door panel with the door closed very difficult but possible.
A locksmith may be able to open it with a slim jim.
Any ideas on how to get the door to open or how to remove the door panel with the door closed.
You can t get the panel off with the door shut.
This trim piece covers the interior side of the side view mirror.
The bit can then be worked around to slightly enlarge the opening so that the set screw works itself loose figure 4.
I can t take the door panel off without opening the door because of where the screws are located.
This video will show you how to remove your door panel on any subaru in just 3 minutes or less.
Plan to break the door panel because the odds are against you.
Repositioning the drill perpendicular to the door frame as shown in figure 3 the hole can be drilled further so that it passes as close as possible to the shaft of the pin and deep enough to reach the set screw.
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