Passenger Side Door Won't Open....whut Do I Do?

[cashSC300pit]

have a 92 300 door wont open from inside or out...and window will only go down 3/4 of the way then makes noise and stops. im assuming something broke inside the door. whut could make this happen?how do i fix it?

[jzz30]

wow thats a hard one! i would assume there is a way to open the door but you probably need to take the car so the dealer or a lock smith maybe?

[grnsc40095]

have a 92 300 door wont open from inside or out...and window will only go down 3/4 of the way then makes noise and stops. im assuming something broke inside the door. whut could make this happen?how do i fix it?

cashSC300pit, This is probably the problem, click on links below.

http://www.clublexus.com/forums/showthread.php?t=286959

http://www.clublexus.com/forums/showthread.php?t=200819

You will also have to take the lower portion of the interior door panel off, click on link below.

http://clublexus.com/forums/showthread.php?t=109384

[schott1984]

Funny, because you have to open to door in order to get the panel off. What came first, the chicken or the egg?

[jzz30]

^

[option00002]

If it makes you feel any better I had both outer door handles break on mine and had to open it with a coat hanger, some surgical thread and a tool from my old BMW.

http://mye28.com/viewtopic.php?t=32771&highlight=lexus

I ordered these two clips and it proved an easy repair:

Driver's side part #69293-12060 passenger side part #69293-12050

[cashSC300pit]

wasnt't that bad......rigged some steel wire up in the door...rod was bent and clip was broken..opens good now. need inside handle:( ne have it let me know

[BadBob]

have a 92 300 door wont open from inside or out...and window will only go down 3/4 of the way then makes noise and stops. im assuming something broke inside the door. whut could make this happen?how do i fix it?

cashSC300pit, This is probably the problem, click on links below.

http://www.clublexus.com/forums/showthread.php?t=286959

http://www.clublexus.com/forums/showthread.php?t=200819

You will also have to take the lower portion of the interior door panel off, click on link below.

http://clublexus.com/forums/showthread.php?t=109384

[BadBob]

Same thing happened to me - the break and all. I took the bottom broken piece of the rod - now in the shape of a "U", drilled a small hole at the base of the "U", turned it upside down, drilled a small hole at the base of the top part of the rod just above the break point & screwed the two pieces together with a small sheet metal screw (kind of looked like a tuning fork). I then re-inserted the upside "U" part of the rod back into the locking mechanism in its original place (small hole with a spring loaded bar against the edge of the door) & clipped the top part of the rod back onto its place on the door handle. It has been over six months and it has worked like a charm (knock on wood).