I'm trying to remove the front door handles on a 96 LS so I can swap them for some rear ones and remove the keyhole. Can anyone who has done this give me some help? I was elbows-deep in the front door all day today trying to get the old ones off, and I couldn't. There's a rod that connects to a metal piece on the door handle that unscrews, but there's no way to unscrew it if it's attached to the power lock motor. The place where the rod connects to the lock motor is behind the window rail, and I can't see it to get to it. I tried taking the whole lock motor/latch out, which I'd prefer so I can take the unused rods out, but I couldn't get it out because it was stuck to the door handle by the rod. The Climer manual says to just pop the little rod out of the door handle with a flat screwdriver, but that was definately not happening. Can someone pretty please explain to me how to do this? I have pictures of the problem if I haven't explained it well.
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Yea you might have to post those pictures because the rod SHOULD be able to be disconnected from the door handle itself leaving it to come free. Sounds like its just stuck from being in there sooo long. Let me know if you find out how to unhook it because ive been thinking about doing that conversion for months now. btw does the doorhandle come out of place slightly? if it does you might be able to play around with it causing it to come free or something.
here are pics of the problem, I really hope someone can help me. Like I said, the manual says to pry it out, but it FOR SURE won't come out, trust me on this, I tried with the replacement handles and effed them and my fingers all up. Plus I'd have to buy another plastic thing from god knows where. Please, please, someone tell me how to get this thing apart and back together.
In case the pics don't work, the links to them are
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From the looks of it you should be able to pull them right out especially the one on the bottom right in the first pic.
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Originally Posted by flyracerx
uhm.. what the hell are you guys gonna do if your alarms fail..??
I guess jump in through the trunk. I had to do it once in my old civic hatch when i left my keys inside.
there are 2 screws there that you have to take out then it will pop out so you can access the rods from the outside of the door. one of the screws you have to take of a small circular access paanel thing to get to it.
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