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Old 10-23-13, 10:46 PM
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Default black wire latch for door handle locks

hey guys recently pulled off my door panels and notice why my doors werent locking from the inside the black latch cable had piece that was broken into 2 is it easy to replace and do they sell them at the dealership?
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Originally Posted by S2dannyKeo
hey guys recently pulled off my door panels and notice why my doors werent locking from the inside the black latch cable had piece that was broken into 2 is it easy to replace and do they sell them at the dealership?
U have to buy a new actuator, glue won't hold...
Old 10-24-13, 06:32 AM
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So the actuator comes with the cable with the metal ball on the end?
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yes it do. maybe buy a used one from car-parts.com and just slip a new motor in it before installing
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Easy fix! Get heat shrink that you use for wires, put over broken area and put a flame to it and boom! Repaired! Have a good day. Saved you a lot of $$$$
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Originally Posted by geeznuts
Easy fix! Get heat shrink that you use for wires, put over broken area and put a flame to it and boom! Repaired! Have a good day. Saved you a lot of $$$$
Wish that would work for me one of my cables the metal ball broke off.
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