Deep Impact

[vrmlbasic]

Earlier my 92 lesabre was sandwhiched, and I thought it was just severe cosmetic damage that I could fix with _much_ time and effort, but now a new, and really annoying problem has come up.

I needed to put some parts for my ride that I had in the garage into the back seat for storage, and I found that the rear passenger door will not open. Coincidentally, (probably not) the rear right was where the impact occured.

Now I have this sinking feeling that the only way to open the door will be to break the plastic interior and reach down in the abyss of the door until I find a way to manually operate the lock actuator and open up the door.

So to fix her, I have to break her....this is time for the famous doctor line of "this'll hurt me more than it hurts you" (yeah right

So, is there another way, or is it time to smash and grab?

[GringoPete]

Originally Posted by vrmlbasic

Earlier my 92 lesabre was sandwhiched, and I thought it was just severe cosmetic damage that I could fix with _much_ time and effort, but now a new, and really annoying problem has come up.

I needed to put some parts for my ride that I had in the garage into the back seat for storage, and I found that the rear passenger door will not open. Coincidentally, (probably not) the rear right was where the impact occured.

Now I have this sinking feeling that the only way to open the door will be to break the plastic interior and reach down in the abyss of the door until I find a way to manually operate the lock actuator and open up the door.

So to fix her, I have to break her....this is time for the famous doctor line of "this'll hurt me more than it hurts you" (yeah right

So, is there another way, or is it time to smash and grab?

Have you had an estimate on how much damage was done to the car? Also, does your insurance policy have collision?

I would bring it to an auto body shop either for an estimate or at least advice on getting the door open. There are some good places that dont mind giving advice and you might be happy that you did go for advice rather than breaking the plastic interior on your car. Save that for last resort. Good luck

[Loekee75]

Are you saying that the collision literally warped the vehicle, and so the door is jammed shut and won't open, or did the collision jar the internal rods off, and all you need to do it fix that problem?
It's possible (but difficult) to remove the door panel with the door closed, without breaking anything on the outside. However, that's not to say that the openings that hold the fasteners on the door panel won't tear open. I had to do this, but some strong adhesive fixed the torn areas of the panel, and at least the damage was where nobody could actually see it.