[DML] Re: door trouble...

["stainlessilusion" <5n-@xxxxxxx>]

Exact same thing happened to me in October-both handles, same day. I
used a really long set of needle nose pliers to reach down and extract
the cable. Takes a lot of time to do this, I was lucky enough the
cable wasn't buried down in the door. Then use the pliers to pull the
ball on the end of the cable and the door will open. My quick fix was
to just switch the handles from pass to drivers-the part of the handle
not used was still good until I can get new handles. Other then that,
you can try to force the small window "in" and have someone with
skinny arms try to reach down to the handle-thats what I did when I
accidently locked the keys in the car. Let us know what
happens-----Dani B. #5003


--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Dave Swingle" <swingle@xxxx> wrote:
> 
> 
> Corey
> Not easily.
> 
> You may be able to reach the end of the cable thru the handle-hole 
> closest to the back of the car with a needle-nose plier, but it
looks 
> to be a pretty tough thing to grab. I've never tried it. I'm not
sure 
> of any other way to get in short of breaking a window, or at least 
> forcing one down enough to open the door from the inside. If you
have 
> to do this, break one of the small roll-up ones because it's
easiest 
> to replace. 
> 
> If you have to go that route, do the passenger side window - I have
a 
> spare one on hand and I am not far from you. 
> 
> BTW - Make sure the new ones you get are all-metal. Be sure to ask. 
> The failure is the 23-year old original plastic handle in
zero-degree 
> temperatures here in Northern IL.
> 
> Note to others - when you break one of these, leave a door open
until 
> you get the handle replaced. 
> 
> Dave S
> 
> --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "coreysmoo" <coreysmoo@xxxx> wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > both passenge and driver's side door handles broke off my
delorean 
> > yesterday...
> > 
> > how can i get in the car?
> > 
> > windows are up, the doors are unlocked, but i have no handles now.
> > 
> > my girlfriends wallet is in there!
> > 
> > anyone know what i can do?  i already ordered new handles from 
> > deloreanone.com








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