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[Nick W]

It's not unheard of as a failure. Combination of water ingress, wear and lack of maintenance. A squirt of grease on the mechanisms every six months or so would have prevented it. One of the things that attentive garages do as part of a routine service

A can of spray grease should be on every mechanic's shelf. Brand or type isn't important, but I like the stuff that dries clear.
Use it on door latches(NOT locks!), hinges, cables, pivots, linkages, mounts for gas springs, battery mounting bolts, anywhere that moves or might need to be undone at some point. This is a good thing to do whilst you wait for the new oil to drain into the sump before you check the level

[Chris Montenegro]

after an hour of digging around with a coat hanger this morning i got it open,
the latch mechanism is knackered.
how it opened i dont know. pure luck!
however its open and thats the main thing.
On the circled part below that cam is all lose. and thats what releases the latch when pushed
its back in its correct position in the picture as i put it back. but the part that moves it when the handles were pulled were missing that cam.

[Rangie]

Well done ! Hopefully you'll get it completely sorted a bit of perseverance paid off .

[Chris Montenegro]

yes thanks all for your help.
new mech is on order from uk breaker. and door is currently cable tied :p

[Doctor Gollum]

after an hour of digging around with a coat hanger this morning i got it open,
the latch mechanism is knackered.
how it opened i dont know. pure luck!
however its open and thats the main thing.
On the circled part below that cam is all lose. and thats what releases the latch when pushed
its back in its correct position in the picture as i put it back. but the part that moves it when the handles were pulled were missing that cam.

Replace it. Don't refit it.

Job well jobbed though

[Chris Montenegro]

i know mate, no chance am i refitting it. the cam has about half inch of play. will fail again
ive ordered a mech

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Got there in the end. 

[cam.in.head]

yes well done ,we knew you could do it.
thats a lot better than damaging a good door .
hopefully the replacement will be ok. if you are sure the solenoid locked and unlocked fine id be tempted to use yours even if the new catch comes with one .
then ......
no doubt a few other issues on the car to sort as you go around it but once done theyre a cracking car !

[Chris Montenegro]

The seller says its all in perfect working order.
So fingers crossed.
I've already done a couple little jobs.
Scuttle blocked causing leak in through the pollen filter.
Number plate wires stripped and fuse blown.
Found the housing and the plug in the car. I think it had a flat battery at some point. They couldn't open the drivers door so wired a live off it or attempted it  to get it open lol
Thats also sorted. Appart from rattle from the exhaust on idle and a small blow its spot on tbh

[Alnico Blue]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/274788009300

 £43.00 how much.. sold one last week, £25.00 delivered, no wonder I'm poor.

Yer . . .BUT . . . that was to a  Hoofland curry club member 

Glad the Op's door is now open .   

[ronnyd]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/274788009300

£43.00 how much.. sold one last week, £25.00 delivered, no wonder I'm poor.

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Yer . . .BUT . . . that was to a  Hoofland curry club member 

Glad the Op's door is now open .   

Would it also be the case that Omega,s fetch more on continental Europe, so the price of spare parts would be more expensive also. 

[biggriffin]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/274788009300

 £43.00 how much.. sold one last week, £25.00 delivered, no wonder I'm poor.

Yer . . .BUT . . . that was to a  Hoofland curry club member 

Glad the Op's door is now open .   

You are correct sir, I forgot,I had added the curry club discount...

[Chris Montenegro]

I still paid 35 delivered off a UK breaker.
So only a few quid cheaper than the ebay one