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front door wont close - 4/6/2008 10:09:56 AM

naudiaudi

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for some reason the latch in my passenger door wont stay down and the door wont stay closed!!! Does anyone know how to fix this??

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RE: front door wont close - 4/6/2008 8:48:46 PM

auditech79

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Its the electrical door latch, not a cheap part by any means either.
Somewhere in the range of $300-$400 just for the part.

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RE: front door wont close - 4/7/2008 5:10:29 PM

naudiaudi

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I checked on price for new latch Thank you for letting me know...yes they are very expensive...turns out it was a part sticking causing it not to latch shut..???!!! a lil wd40 did the trick. :-)

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RE: front door wont close - 4/8/2008 9:44:35 AM

koop

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great news... Glad you got it fixed.

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