Hey everyone,

Looking for some help and advice. I've just returned home to find my drivers door handle not working from outside. The door unlocks/locks without any problems and cant be opened from the inside without any problems either.

How can I fix this?

Thanks

The cable will have sheered off inside the door. It's not a particularly difficult fix, about 1 hr from start to finish. Much quicker if you're familiar with how the door trim comes off and goes back on?

Inside the door there is a cable made out of the stuff bike brake cables are made of, this rusts away where it fixes onto the nubben.

Part# FQZ000041

£6.99 From Britcar: http://www.brit-car.co.uk/product.php?xProd=116777

The handle operates via a cable which is prone to water ingres. Mine freezes up in the winter and allows me to open the door then freezes stuck open . So I suspect you need a new cable or worse the handle may have broken where it fixes on. Let us know how you go on and also could I ask a favour.. a photo of the handle end of the cable so I can understand if its worth faffing with to try and seal from water ingress or if its a new cable job.

Cheers



<edit> Dans already there!  2010 Disco XS TDV6, 2009 Freelander 2 GS

Previous Landrover products -1990 110 TDI CSW, 2003 TD6 Vogue - RRC TD Vogue, RRC v8 Fleetline, Disco ES V8 LPG, 101 Ambulance "Morph", 1964 SIIa Auto Powered by Jag 4.2 Lump - "Percy".

elpeede wrote:

<edit> Dans already there!

What prize do I win?

No idea how yours gets water ingress elpeede, have you had a look at the cable to make sure the jacket is intact?

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No, I've been putting it off but making a mental note to sort it before the real hard frosts.. got the car back this afternoon from the auto rebuild so I'll take a butchers. 2010 Disco XS TDV6, 2009 Freelander 2 GS

Previous Landrover products -1990 110 TDI CSW, 2003 TD6 Vogue - RRC TD Vogue, RRC v8 Fleetline, Disco ES V8 LPG, 101 Ambulance "Morph", 1964 SIIa Auto Powered by Jag 4.2 Lump - "Percy".

elpeede wrote:

No, I've been putting it off but making a mental note to sort it before the real hard frosts.. got the car back this afternoon from the auto rebuild so I'll take a butchers.

It's really not too bad - you have to unscrew the Air Bag from the door frame after taking the door card off for full access, but this is scarier than it sounds. DO NOT DISCONNECT IT - if you feel you must, disconnect the battery first. But I found it just swings to the side supported by its cable (its not that heavy that hanging on the cable would damage it)

Expect some skinned knuckles unless you've got girl hands. 

Thanks guys, I had spare 30minutes before it got dark so decided to have a look. I removed the door card (screw hiding behind the airbag emblem) and removed the broken cable. I now just need a new cable lol. Does anyone know if BMW will stock this part or will I have to take a drive to the Land Rover garage? Would order online but don't want to wait for the delivery.

I've ordered the cable as the handle now feels odd compared to the others.. I suspect its about to fail so will replace it. I'll post a diagnosis once I do a PM on the old one.

Cheers Dan! 2010 Disco XS TDV6, 2009 Freelander 2 GS

Previous Landrover products -1990 110 TDI CSW, 2003 TD6 Vogue - RRC TD Vogue, RRC v8 Fleetline, Disco ES V8 LPG, 101 Ambulance "Morph", 1964 SIIa Auto Powered by Jag 4.2 Lump - "Percy".

I need to change my cable too, my drivers door handle is not as smooth as others

As mentioned - just before mine snapped it was like there was a two stage pull to the handle. So if you dont want to be stuck opening from the inside then replace now.

I was thankful for the lazy windows that week! 

How do you boys get any work done... youre always changing cables for this cables for that !!

joanne wrote:

How do you boys get any work done... youre always changing cables for this cables for that !!

We like pulling our wires

within 24hrs. of reading the OP on this, my drivers door handle (cable) snapped

Seems like any easy DIY but for $150.00 CDN and an hour at the stealers, it was a no brainer.

Bit of a design flaw methinks. Fortunately not an arm and a led to repair

mike.

It seems to be a common problem, I'm going to order a new cable tomorrow

I managed to get my hands on a cable on saturday and fitted it today in the rain, hence no photos. Was easy enough to change the cable. Was a bit of a pain trying to re attach the door card and cables while holding a brolly! Was only £8 from the local specialist. Non of the local dealers had them in stock!