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Qmulus · 05-24-2018, 08:25 AM

I had to break in to mine once. I bent a piece of .100" rod into an arc with a 90° bend at the end. I carefully slid it between the glass and seal at the top rear on the driver side. I then hooked the inner door handle and pulled twice, opening the door. If you use a piece of plastic or thin cardboard between the rod and seal you can ensure that you won't damage it.

There are probably better tools for this, but I needed to get into the car and just used what I had. It was a 10 minute job with experimenting with bends to get to the handle, etc.

05-24-2018, 08:25 AM	#5
Qmulus inveniam viam aut faciam Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Arvada, CO Posts: 440	I had to break in to mine once. I bent a piece of .100" rod into an arc with a 90° bend at the end. I carefully slid it between the glass and seal at the top rear on the driver side. I then hooked the inner door handle and pulled twice, opening the door. If you use a piece of plastic or thin cardboard between the rod and seal you can ensure that you won't damage it. There are probably better tools for this, but I needed to get into the car and just used what I had. It was a 10 minute job with experimenting with bends to get to the handle, etc. __________________ '03 S, manual, 18" Carrera wheels, PSM, PSE, Litronic, 996 Cluster, + Last edited by Qmulus; 05-24-2018 at 08:28 AM.