My 03 coupe went out of warranty long time ago, and My passenger side door lock is broken so i tried to fix it myself, i got all the bolts off and when i was about to remove the Actuator, the last one doesn't come out, the one for the outside door handle( if you can see from the picture, there are two cables together and 1 alone, and the single one is the one i can get it off)
now, do I have to remove the window in order to get to do that ? or is there anyway I can do this ?? I am like in the Last step of complete this task, Please HELP OUT ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

yeah, i'm pretty sure you have to pull the window out.

 

Not clear from your description which bolt will not come out... or are you having difficulty disconnecting the door handle cable/linkage from the locking mechanism.

When I replaced my driver side locking mechanism, I did not have to remove the window. Maybe the passenger side is different but I would doubt it.

Do you have a service manual? I just followed the instructions... did you remove the door handle? I had to remove the door handle in order to sucessfully replace the locking mechanism.

Larry

 

Sorry... Just checked the service manual. Yes you have to remove the window and inner door panel to access the locking mechanism.

My mistake...

Larry

 

I could NOT remove the Passenger Door Handle tho I tired really hard with a flat head, how did u do that?

 

remove the two wires from the door handle, or the handle from the door panel? the two cables just pull upwards and turn and they come out

 

sorry i didn't make it clear here, I took the two cables off (those two cables that are closer on the actuator, but I am having trouble taking the other one off, the one that only has the ball joint part) and also having a hard time taking the passeger door handle off.(outside)

 

I checked the service manual, and i know how to take the driver side handle off, the estechton went off easy, but not on the passenger side, do I have to take the window and the Passenger side door handle off inorder to reach the outside handle cable ?? ONCE I know how to remove and outside handle cable ..I AM DONE so PLEASE PLEASE if u know anything let me know..

 

PLease Help out if you can, thanks

 

ok I just did this so it is fresh in my head..... to get the out side handle off, there is 2 torques bit t27 I believe one on the inside of the door shell that is in plain view. The other in hidden, look at the jam and there will be a rubber circle towards the top; pop that you and it will reveal the other torques screw. Once those are unscrewed now remove the "escheluon" sp and metal piece behind it.. you will need to wiggle it to get it out.

once that is out the handle can be removed by sliding it to the rear of the car. Now you have access to the cable for the handle