Door lock on 96 veccy.

hi all,

I wonder if some one could help me again!!!!

My solenoid on my n/s/f door lock has packed up, I have sourced a
replacement from the local scrappy, only keeping the car for another week!
The only problem is that the door is deadlocked. How do i get the door open
to replace the lock?


Cheers

Jon

 

there is no key hole on the nearside door on a vectra so I guess that is why
there is a problem releasing it
just an idea have you tried resetting the central locking circuit by
removing the fuse for a short while

 

will the key not open it?

Mike

 

Well my 96 (N reg) vectra has a key hole in the nsf door, so why shouldnt
his?

Mike

 

From '99 on IIRC there was no keyhole in the passenger door.
Dave

 

Does your newsreader not display the subject title?

 

Read the not so helpful replies having had the problem myself I did find
that if you got he button in a strong pair of pliers or other grippers and
gave a strong upward pull the door unlocked. This worked for me and another
Veccy owner and is at least positive!!!

 

ther eis no lock on my nsf door its a 96 "p", I have now sorted the
problem, the solenoid worked after numerous attempts, ie using the car for 2
weeks with the nearside door locked.then it packed up again, but this
cleared the deadlock so i was lucky
Thanks to you all for your replies.

Jon

 

A standard vectra from 95 (N) does not have a NSF door keyhole
it was removed when it made the transition from the cavalier so im not sure
why your car as one fitted
I have never seen a vectra where someone as had one fitted and I can not see
why they would want to have it done

 

I actually went out when I read this to double check what I already knew,
and there it was. I was debating whether or not to post a small piccy of it,
but decided that someone would probaby object to that kind of activity.
Then on a minor brainstorm I decided to try the key in it, and I couldnt get
it in at all. after much cursing and probing with a small screwdriver and
some WD40, I discovered it was in fact a stick on dummy keyhole! Feeling a
bit of a stick on dummy myself I decided to come clean on this in case
someone else got the wrong idea about vecra door locks.
In my defence I would like to point out that we've only had the car 4 years,
havnt got round to trying all the locks yet. I suppose remote CL does make
you a bit lazy.....


Live and learn

Mike