How To Check and Replace a Door Latch MK5 GTI
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- Опубликовано: 5 июн 2018
- How To Check and Replace a Door latch is a very common vw repair. This can be due to a sticking door, stuck door, a door that will not open, or a door that will not lock or unlock. There are also some checks you should do before replacing the door latch. Thanks to FCPEuro for partnering on this video. DIY STARTS AT ~ 2:00
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I have to say in my limited (DIY) experience I never thought gaining access to the door latch would be through the door skin. Germans crack me up, and I'm married to one.
My passenger side door only opens in summer???? Wtf
Leave it to the Germans to come up with this process. I’ve changed a number of door latches in my day, this was new in many ways. I started by watching a video of taking off the inner panel like every other car I’ve done. Finished the video thinking, “where is the access point for the latch?” Thank you for the detail in this video.
all doors are the same part?
I've watched this about 200 times in the last 2 days! I just finished swapping everything and it went great! You're a LIFESAVER!!!
Great details, thanks but , my door latch assy or whatever you call it has failed electrically and I cant get it open at all we tried every trick on you tube but seriously having to consider cutting a hole in the door skin???? What can we do, ?? mk5 2007 golf plus rear door??? HELP PLEASE
Thank GOD this video was made. I haven't been able to lock my Mk5 jetta for a year now
Just did this job the other day. One quick note though: after putting the door skin back on, I at first wasn't slipping the two plastic clips/hooks that are on the end of the door hand carrier (opposite the carrier screw hole) above the door skin (you can notice that step if you watch carefully in your video). Not doing so of course caused enough of a gap that the small butt end part of the door handle (aka handle cylinder piece) would not be secured back in place when doing a reverse 12 turns of the T20 screw that turns the metal cylinder within the carrier to secure the door handle cylinder piece back in place. After taking the door skin back off, re-adjusting the carrier (as the metal cylinder on the carrier got knocked out of alignment with the spring mechanism), all went well during the second reassembly. Devils always in the details... Thanks for the great video. Cheers.
what if your door doesn't open at all?
By 12 turns, do you mean 360° turns?
Awesome Charles, your attention to detail and sequential instructions make this an easy job for anyone. Professional Video.
hHumbleMechanic Thank you very much for the video. Today I went to the Deutch Part office since I live not far from there. Purchased the front driver side Latch for $129plus tax. came home set up a table with all tools ,extra light and some cleaning stuff. I followed all of the directions step by step and it came out with perfection ,works excellent, but i did face couple of problems which I would like to share with the community.
Great detailed tutorial. Took all of 30 minutes with your instruction and the right tools. The #6 triple square was a very important as I have seen others strip the bolt assuming a T30 will work. Thanks for putting this out.
Thank you for this! Having the voice over and list of tools at the start really helped! I couldn’t find the triple square, but here in the UK they are sold as ‘M6 Spline’ rather than the number 6 triple square. Great video!
I watch a lot of car repair videos as I have kept my son's and daughter's cars roadworthy. This is the single best produced and delivered tutorial I have had the pleasure to use. Well explained and well videoed. Thank you!!
I actually just did all of this a month ago, and there was nothing in the Internet for this job. I love all of these vids! A lot of great basic technique in this video particularly.
Thanks mate. This is a great video. I had a rear door latch fail about 3 years ago and had the dealer replace it ($550 parts + labor). About a month later the driver's door latch failed and I didn't want to pay another $550 so I just used the door key. The dealer recommends fixing the latch every time they service the car and this year they quoted $800 + tax. I found your video and thought I would give it a go. I was terrified I was going to make things worse and have to confess to the dealer what I had attempted. On my 2009, once the door skin was off everything was exactly as you described. As someone else mentioned in the comments, for 2009 some of the bolts were replaced with machine screws and there are additional plastic fasteners on the front edge. The plastic fasteners have T30 heads and just spin if you twist them (that had me scratching my head). I got them out intact with a trim tool. I understand the dealer has to make a living but $800 is insane. The OE latch was $110 with shipping -- you saved me a lot of money.
Thank you for posting this video. Just completed the job on my MKV Rabbit. Your video was invaluable. I could not have done the job without it.
This was the best tutorial for cars I’ve ever seen. Did it on a 2007 Volkswagen Jetta. Don’t have much experience working with cars, but generally some tool experience which was helpful.
Thank you! I did this today in 1.5 hours, and your specific knowledge and tips made it stress free. Keep up the great content!