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Old 09-02-2009, 04:17 PM
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For some reason i cart get the lights to work in the drivers side and passager foot well checked buld and fuses dont no what els to do or try thanks for any help.
 
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Old 09-02-2009, 05:05 PM
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Does your car recognize that the door is open? Does it display so on the information screen? One fairly common ailment is that the sensor for detecting whether or not the door is open stops working, sucks to fix and is expensive to replace.
 
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Old 09-02-2009, 05:09 PM
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Isn't it just a door switch??
 
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Old 09-02-2009, 05:46 PM
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Does your car recognize that the door is open? Does it display so on the information screen? One fairly common ailment is that the sensor for detecting whether or not the door is open stops working, sucks to fix and is expensive to replace.
on the screen it shows me when the boot lid is open but not the doors
 
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Old 09-02-2009, 07:34 PM
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You need a drivers door latch. A used one from a junk yard is maybe 75.00. Installing it takes a couple hours at most. Easy overall.
 
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Here's a decent walk through, I hope it's the same thing that we're talking about here: http://www.audiworld.com/tech/elec96.shtml (you can either just use the disassemble, or maybe even try the fix he recommends - if you have it apart, though cleaning it might do the trick). And it definitely doesn't qualify as 'easy'.
 
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i have look at all ov the pics but i dont no if i have got the patience to do all that i will see if i can get a second hand one from somewhere.thanks for all your info on this problem cheers mark.
 
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Try Shokan or Force Five for a used one..
 
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Old 09-04-2009, 11:06 AM
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Originally Posted by nm3210
Here's a decent walk through, I hope it's the same thing that we're talking about here: http://www.audiworld.com/tech/elec96.shtml (you can either just use the disassemble, or maybe even try the fix he recommends - if you have it apart, though cleaning it might do the trick). And it definitely doesn't qualify as 'easy'.
If you are just replacing the latch with a new/used one then it is easy. You pop the door panel off (5 mins), unbolt and remove the window/door assembly (10mins), remove latch, put in new latch (20 mins), put the window door assembly back in (10mins), put the door panel on(5 mins). This would take an hour or so your first time. It is a lot easier than it looks. Especially when you are only changing the part out and not tearing it open to fix it. Most of that write up is about fixing that broken part which you would not be doing.
 


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