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I need some help with a door latch issue. I think its probably a common thing and there's probably an easy (common) solution so I'd rather ask 1st instead of after guessing for a while. :1zhelp:
After dissasembling my doors completely and removing all the internal components so they can be stripped and re-painted, I found that the small spring that closes the latching mechanism in the latch is broken on both sides. With it broken the doors will not stay shut (the latch never actuates). I'm sure you cannot buy that exact spring new, but has anyone seen this and came up with a good repair that works well. I am investing alot of money and time in this car so I dont just want to slap any old spring in there... I want the doors to have that solid/clean/crisp feel when they open and shut like the old cars did when they were new.
Any help would be greatly appreciated...
Scott
:1zhelp:
After dissasembling my doors completely and removing all the internal components so they can be stripped and re-painted, I found that the small spring that closes the latching mechanism in the latch is broken on both sides. With it broken the doors will not stay shut (the latch never actuates). I'm sure you cannot buy that exact spring new, but has anyone seen this and came up with a good repair that works well. I am investing alot of money and time in this car so I dont just want to slap any old spring in there... I want the doors to have that solid/clean/crisp feel when they open and shut like the old cars did when they were new.
Any help would be greatly appreciated...
Scott
:1zhelp: