my 1995 nissan 240sx right door just stopped opening. The key doenst work, and even if im inside the car trying to open it it doesnt open. If i push the lock and unlock button from the inside it doenst unlock, just makes a noise. but it unlocks/locks the other side. So:the key turns the hole, and moves the manual lock handle, but doenst open it.any ideas? Im thinking either the mechanism fell or broke, cause the electronic switch opens up the other side......any ideas fellas?? i dont even know if i can get the door panel off with the door stuck closed.
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95 240sx driver door stuck! wont open! plz help!!!!
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needwindowmotor
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Re: 95 240sx driver door stuck! wont open! plz help!!!! (needwindowmotor)
if you can roll the window down you might be able to see if a rod has fallen off the connection point ..
Re: (d!ck)
Cut the door pannel off? Ca mon. I'm not familar with the s14 doors, but look at the passenger door and see where the bolts/screws are holding it on, see if you can get to em with the door closed.
If not, try to remove the handle and any molding around it see if you can get a good look in there for a rod hanging off either the ouside or inside door handle, it'll give you a better idea of what your working with. If their connected to the handles, then the rod fell off the locking mechanism or the locking mecanism broke somehow. Or start getting use to entering through the passenger side lol, I did for awhile on my old car when I didn't have enough money to fix the problem.
If not, try to remove the handle and any molding around it see if you can get a good look in there for a rod hanging off either the ouside or inside door handle, it'll give you a better idea of what your working with. If their connected to the handles, then the rod fell off the locking mechanism or the locking mecanism broke somehow. Or start getting use to entering through the passenger side lol, I did for awhile on my old car when I didn't have enough money to fix the problem.
Re: 95 240sx driver door stuck! wont open! plz help!!!! (needwindowmotor)
I just re-read your post, if your having a problem with the lock on that one side, it could be seized or the actuator could have gone. It's hard to tell without actually seeing it. See if you can go to a shop or a lock smith and have him slim jim it.
Re: (ArcherV20)
Maybe, it's just sad to see him spend alot more money than he has to. Atleast when my door was broke I still could open it from the outside. I just say try everything in the book before you take out that saws - all or take out whatever bolts you can and try to pry it off (It'd be cheaper to get all new screws and possibly tap the holes you need to). If I knew where the screws/bolts were located in the s14 door I could help ya a little more.
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needwindowmotor
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Re: 95 240sx driver door stuck! wont open! plz help!!!! (needwindowmotor)
thanks for all the help guys. Alote of u were right, the only way to get to all the locking mechanisms is to cut the door panel off, which after looking at i don't know where i would have even began cutting. i was actually able to get the door to open by using the inside door level, outside door handle and turning the key and banging on the door itself simultaneouslly for a good hour and a half and it actually opened and after taking off the door panels it still showed no sign of the fact that 10 min ago i couldnt get it open with a sledge hammer. So i guess im just in a waiting game till it deides to **** up and lock me out again. thanks anyways everyone.
Re: 95 240sx driver door stuck! wont open! plz help!!!! (needwindowmotor)
its always something WEIRD with the 240, its never an easy problem.needwindowmotor wrote:thanks for all the help guys. Alote of u were right, the only way to get to all the locking mechanisms is to cut the door panel off, which after looking at i don't know where i would have even began cutting. i was actually able to get the door to open by using the inside door level, outside door handle and turning the key and banging on the door itself simultaneouslly for a good hour and a half and it actually opened and after taking off the door panels it still showed no sign of the fact that 10 min ago i couldnt get it open with a sledge hammer. So i guess im just in a waiting game till it deides to **** up and lock me out again. thanks anyways everyone.
Re: 95 240sx driver door stuck! wont open! plz help!!!! (needwindowmotor)
I just experienced the same thing. Passenger door wouldn't open from inside or outside, even with the key. I also heard the weird noise after using the unlock button. I also noticed the lock would not stay in the unlock position. It would make the noise and go back to half unlocked. Dealer wanted $500 to fix. I fixed for nothing after opening door.
I opened up the drivers side and used that as a reference. First I rolled the window down. I then acted like I was working on the passenger door like normal although it was closed. I got as far as undoing the door handle plate behind the door handle, passenger switch and the three screws at the bottom of the door by maneuvering the seat around. I then pulled the door panel up and back towards inside of car as far as I could with the goal of removing the panel and not breaking it, the best I could manage was slightly pulling the top lip of the panel that tucks behind the door; flush with the door. This let some light behind the door panel and enough room to work in. I couldn't tell whether the rod clips where broken or not, but I determined that I could over ride all the rods and clips by manually moving the parts that attached to the latch. I pulled on the door lock with a slim jim and pushed a metal tab with a socket holder (custom tool). One part was the metal tab connected to the door handle and the other was the rod connected two the lock part of the latch. This week I also fixed a broken solder point that wouldn't allow the drivers side window to roll up, and a broken switch (well the prongs that connect to the slider that makes the window roll up and down. prongs on the bottom of window switch look like the bottom of a tooth. one prong was broken. Both were solved with using a solder gun. (Thanks Ben and his shop "Elite". The solder point on the circuit board was not easily noticeable, but a simple touch of solder and the amp was rolling again. The switch prong that connects to the slider was easily fixed, but no solder. I just slid the hot solder point up and down the prong welding the plastic together (prong was almost broken in half). If plastic is to broken you can also melt that down and mix it in with other plastic pieces just like welding.
[img=http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/3106 ... lw0.th.jpg][img=http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/9831 ... cs9.th.jpg][img=http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/7775/lockrl6.th.jpg][img=http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/155/sl3kn6.th.jpg][img=http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/8527/sl2fn5.th.jpg][img=http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/2092 ... hj6.th.jpg]
edited just to say, I have a second motor if your interested pm me.
Modified by reezn at 6:19 PM 10/26/2008
Modified by reezn at 6:27 PM 10/26/2008
Modified by reezn at 6:57 PM 10/26/2008
Modified by reezn at 11:29 AM 10/28/2008
I opened up the drivers side and used that as a reference. First I rolled the window down. I then acted like I was working on the passenger door like normal although it was closed. I got as far as undoing the door handle plate behind the door handle, passenger switch and the three screws at the bottom of the door by maneuvering the seat around. I then pulled the door panel up and back towards inside of car as far as I could with the goal of removing the panel and not breaking it, the best I could manage was slightly pulling the top lip of the panel that tucks behind the door; flush with the door. This let some light behind the door panel and enough room to work in. I couldn't tell whether the rod clips where broken or not, but I determined that I could over ride all the rods and clips by manually moving the parts that attached to the latch. I pulled on the door lock with a slim jim and pushed a metal tab with a socket holder (custom tool). One part was the metal tab connected to the door handle and the other was the rod connected two the lock part of the latch. This week I also fixed a broken solder point that wouldn't allow the drivers side window to roll up, and a broken switch (well the prongs that connect to the slider that makes the window roll up and down. prongs on the bottom of window switch look like the bottom of a tooth. one prong was broken. Both were solved with using a solder gun. (Thanks Ben and his shop "Elite". The solder point on the circuit board was not easily noticeable, but a simple touch of solder and the amp was rolling again. The switch prong that connects to the slider was easily fixed, but no solder. I just slid the hot solder point up and down the prong welding the plastic together (prong was almost broken in half). If plastic is to broken you can also melt that down and mix it in with other plastic pieces just like welding.
[img=http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/3106 ... lw0.th.jpg][img=http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/9831 ... cs9.th.jpg][img=http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/7775/lockrl6.th.jpg][img=http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/155/sl3kn6.th.jpg][img=http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/8527/sl2fn5.th.jpg][img=http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/2092 ... hj6.th.jpg]
edited just to say, I have a second motor if your interested pm me.
Modified by reezn at 6:19 PM 10/26/2008
Modified by reezn at 6:27 PM 10/26/2008
Modified by reezn at 6:57 PM 10/26/2008
Modified by reezn at 11:29 AM 10/28/2008