I think this is a very good point. The lock is currently latched to the chassis of the car. Whilst you can remove the door trim, ally panel, etc, you cannot physically remove the lock. Access to the two XZN M8 bolts that hold the lock in place is blocked, and you cannot access the interior electrics of the lock without removing it.
Chris, I know that some garages have resorted to angle-grinding the car to fix this problem, but I've had success on a few occasions by driving the de-safe motor directly with a 12V power supply. This at least allows the door to be opened and the lock replaced/repaired in the normal manner, without doing any physical damage to the car.
Cheers,
Tom
In haste, yes... I just don't know where today has gone and I've still got a list of jobs to get through.Hi Tom, could you explain driving the de-safe motor directly with a 12V power supply? I have a stuck passenger door too. Thanks.
Hi, did you get the pinout information? Our A2 has just developed the same problem with a deadlocked front door.Hello people, i have the same problem at the drivers door, some pinout to see where to apply voltage to drive de desafe motor would help, Thanks
I certainly wouldn't be drilling the door. Having solved this issue plenty of times before, I have never had to resort to attacking the door. Being able to visualise the inner workings of the lock is certainly an advantage; in my case, that's come from having previously repaired countless locks on my workbench.if I drill the door
Hi thereHave you had the car scanned just to see what DTCs have been logged . ? Where are you located ? Maybe someone close by can help?
Thanks so much Tom for the thoughtful reply.Hi @smilesbernard,
Where in the country are you, may I ask?
I've obviously not looked at this paticular problem with my own eyes and therefore cannot offer a definitive diagnosis. However, based on the information available, I strongly suspect that the deadlock motor itself has died and that success therefore cannot be achieved by firing 12V into the appropriate contact.
I certainly wouldn't be drilling the door. Having solved this issue plenty of times before, I have never had to resort to attacking the door. Being able to visualise the inner workings of the lock is certainly an advantage; in my case, that's come from having previously repaired countless locks on my workbench.
The worst case scenario that I have ever encountered resulted in some components of the electrical half of the lock being destroyed. Thankfully, I have ample stocks of all the internal lock components and am therefore able to enact an immediate repair to the lock.
Unfortunately, as our beloved A2s get older, this is going to become an increasingly common issue (at base level, we can all blame the second law of thermodynamics). However, the degree of frustration caused in rectifying a single fault is not, in my mind, a solid reason to replace a car that is otherwise performing well. I hope that this incident doesn't ultimately end your A2 relationship.
Cheers,
Tom