Member Since: 26 Feb 2013
Location: Hampshire
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D4 Door Card Pull Handle Removal
So I've just realised that my off side rear door is not locking when I lock the car - looking through the forum it seems that this is a pretty common failure on D3/D4 and I need to change the actuator. Yesterday I tried to remove the door card in order to see what was going on but I failed! Searching the forum and the internet I could only find details for removing the D3 card not the D4. The difference (I think is with the grab handle). I removed three screws (see photos) behind the latch and 2 at the bottom. I then popped the clips all the way round the outside but the card was still pretty firmly attached. I'm pretty sure there are screws behind the grab handle covers (see photo) but I couldn't for the life of me work out how to remove the covers and expose the screws.
Has anyone done this before? Any help or advice would be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance
Paul
14th Jun 2015 8:59 pm
GLYNNE
Member Since: 06 Oct 2006
Location: KENT
Posts: 4645
You need to pop the silver plastic covers off from the grab handle where you will find the grab Handel fixings
Gingerly prise them off with a small screwdriver or similar
14th Jun 2015 9:05 pm
100wheeler
Member Since: 26 Feb 2013
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 67
Hi Glynne,
Thanks for the lightning quick response! I did try what you suggest i.e. using a screw driver to try to prise off the chrome covers. There was some movement but not enough to give me confidence that I was doing the right thing...
Where would you start prising the cover? to, bottom, middle??
Cheers,
Paul
14th Jun 2015 9:11 pm
GLYNNE
Member Since: 06 Oct 2006
Location: KENT
Posts: 4645
Looking at the centre of the Handel then working out the chrome cover has flimsy plastic lugs that pop over some raised mouldings attached to the door card. The two outer sides is where's best to start by prising the centre out the gently wiggling it free trying not to snap the lugs off.
It's hard to put into writing
14th Jun 2015 9:19 pm
100wheeler
Member Since: 26 Feb 2013
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 67
Ok, makes sense.
Thanks again for the support.
Cheers,
Paul
14th Jun 2015 9:53 pm
Inigo
Member Since: 28 Feb 2012
Location: Kent
Posts: 271
I've just tried to do this, but cannot fathom how to disconnect door handle cable from the door card. All instructions I've seen show a black plastic carousel being unclipped from the door card, but I don't seem to have that.
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Any clues?
19th Jun 2015 10:57 am
Famousfive
Member Since: 12 Aug 2014
Location: Southampton
Posts: 1809
Coincidence
How bizarre, the exact same thing has started to happen to my D4 this week and yesterday I was looking at the same threads yesterday .
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Location: Southampton
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...and another thing I noticed in all the threads, is that its the off side rear door that is failing.... Stolen - D4 Loire Blue
D4 Bali Blue
19th Jun 2015 11:07 am
Inigo
Member Since: 28 Feb 2012
Location: Kent
Posts: 271
Looking at that document, still applies to D3 rather than D4 and the design of the door handle cable is different.
After a bit more thinking, the white plastic surround around the cable simply levers out and then the end of the cable can be rotated out of its holder.
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Edit: I actually had disconnected another connector .. came across my mind whilst doing completely different ..
