I'd have never figured this out on my own. Fantastic video. I kept thinking, "Oh, I've got it from here." I most certainly did NOT have it from there. You walked me through every single step of the repair and I am oh so grateful. Thank you!
Your video saved me so much time and money - thank you! Both of my doors went out at the same time and I can’t imagine having to pay a body shop to do this. You’re a life saver!
Great video. The cat falling over for some love was adorable, give him/her some scratches. I bought the parts from your affiliate link, and feel confident on doing the replacement. Kudos to the person operating the camera too, really puts this together nicely!
Thank you Jayme, will do! We're unfortunately not an affiliate, but we're glad our link was a help. We'll be sure to pass the word along to Laura and our camerawoman Julie! :)
This was just what I needed. My 04 lost the right side door a couple years ago, which was terrific when we were moving, had to load everything in on the drivers side - well a couple months ago, that one stuck too. That one always required a mighty yank to get it to open, but even that didn't work. I already knew about the plastic pieces breaking, but just kept putting it off and finally got my two sets of the replacement parts - had to go to 5 different Autozone stores to find two sets. Anyway, I followed your instructions to get the panels off and get the doors open which was a real leap forward. Then I got sidetracked two more weeks, and finally tackled the passenger side door this past Friday. I didn't notice that one of the retainers was different from the other three - so you saved me some fooling around there. It was difficult to slide the new parts over the cable insulation. I did all but the bottom one with brute force, that would simply wouldn't budge past about halfway, including the old WD40 trick. To the rescue was my trusty torch cigar lighter. My wife rigged up a socket and ratchet to hold the big end, I pushed with some good pliers on the cable and torched the middle for about 3 seconds and it slipped right on. So I again followed the video to put it back together, not trusting my memory from 2 weeks ago. I am 66 years old after all. I did want to mention - I think somebody else mentioned too, the bolt heads that hold the lower large door panel on were 6mm on my 04, perhaps this was changed. And the single bolt behind the window control panel was 10mm not 8mm. The thing that had me worried after taking it apart was getting to the bottom latch - again I stopped watching the video because I didn't have the parts yet. Never would have guessed that there were three more torx bolts from underneath. So my passenger side door is done and works better than it ever did. The driver side is all apart, but the cable popped out of the latch mechanism so I will need to figure out how to pop the latch without it, or string it back in to manually pull it. At least I know what it looks like now. Once I get that door popped open, it should only take me about an hour to finish the job. I love youtube. I replaced the passenger side front door window regulator on this truck a few years ago thanks to a youtube video, I did the job for $94 including the part. The parts for this latch fix cost $12.99 a set at Autozone once I found them. I also watched a great video on drywall finishing back about 12 years ago. My wife and I finished our garage beautifully, having never done it before. I've seen "pro" jobs that looked much worse. I've always believed never pay anybody to do what I can do myself, and I'll keep being a DIY guy until my arms and legs don't move anymore. Thanks again for the outstanding video!
Bless you! My brother and I fixed both doors on my husband's truck today as a Christmas gift to him. You broke it down step by step for us. Now we got to do my brother's trucks next. It was so much easier than I thought. Thank you! Thank you!!!
Outstanding video. This is the best lesson I have seen on this mechanical issue pertaining to a Ford F-150...particularly because the professor has a methodological way of showing you how to open the stuck door and how to replace the broken pieces in a logical way. Not only is she a great mechanic but gorgeous as well. My wife loved the kiddy cats as part the lesson plan. Kudos to you.
Thank you for the kind comment! We try hard to put out great content, and it's so encouraging to hear that we've been a help. And we sure do love our kitty cats!
Great video! As others have mentioned, the 9 latch tork screws are t27, not 25 or 26.. Definitely heat them with a torch (mildly) and they come right out. Also, the plasticoated cable ends that slip into the new pieces need some light sanding/grinding to smooth the indentations from the broken adapters. This makes installing the new ones very easy. The plastic cover just peels slowly away from the door with a little patience - no need to cut it away. Thanks so much for taking the time to create this.
I did the opposite... I was able to crank the torx screws off without much trouble, I saved the torch to slide that one last retainer on the bottom cable! I didn't even look at what number torx it was, I just got lucky on the first one I pulled out!
so, a year or so later, this video is still helping people or at least me. I am very vehicle challenged. I did not want to spend the money going to an auto shop. I have a 2008 F150. Both back doors stopped working at almost the same time. One was completely not working; the other, I had to push in, pull the handle and pull the door. I decided to fix them, bought the same thing you did for the doors. I watched your video and was able to complete the task. However, it took me almost 3 1/2 hours, it took forever for me to get the metal all the on the cable and removing the old stuff from the cable. I had 2 bolts left over, I watched the video again and found where each one went. The one behind the window control. thank you so much for the DIY.
Life saver, thank you.. been procrastinating learning how to do this for a few years.. But I have a son on the way and have 2 months to get this fixed. Have had my truck since 2008 and the half doors stopped working a few years ago. My wife and I never used the back seats other than storage or to move things from one place to another so had no use until now. Much much appreciated!
Thank you soooooo much for this!!! I have both doors broken on my truck and no money to pay somebody to fix it!! Y’all are doing God’s work by filming these videos for folks trying to do things on their own!! Thank you again!!
Thank you for this video. I have to do this on my father-in-law's truck over Christmas break. He hasn't been able to open the rear doors in a couple of years. With this video, I was able to order the parts and pack the tools I'll need to take to fix it.
Got my father-in-law's truck doors fixed. He was so happy. They hadn't worked in years and he almost forgot he had rear doors. He is 87 and still driving. Thanks again!@@freedomfamilyautogroup
Thank you this helped a bunch! Even after fiddling I couldn't get it to reliably open. Sometimes the hinge wouldn't engage. After poking about to understand how it all worked I figured out that there is a physical switch on the door jam. It puts the latch on either side of equilibrium. I.e. prevent the backdoor opening when the front is closed, but letting open when not. I prised this off and there was another of those adjustable tension clips. I set this to raise the rod up a couple of teeth, which fixed my problem. Hope that helps others.
You saved the day! This video was perfect for me to fix my 2005 F150! Exactly like you showed in the video. Thank you for taking the time to do this. Really helped out.
This is an extremely helpful video. I suppose that I would have eventuality repaired my doors on my 2006 F100 on my own but this video made it so much easier. Even included a link to the parts that I needed. Both doors repaired now. Great job. Thank you.
This video is much better than others that I have watched. My only problem is, getting the cable into the the middle housing, You say just keep working it and it will snap in, well it hasn't yet. I've tried everything short of doing some filing on both pieces. I will give it another wack. Unfortunately, I stripped one of the torx head screws, now to figure out how to remove it. I also noticed that there was an edit to video when you were struggling with that center cable. I will keep trying and I will prevail! Great video, thanks!
This video was amazing. Gave me step by step instructions to repair both my doors. There are no words to express how grateful I am that you did this video. Thank you.
Thanks for sharing. Helping my friend w/ this, what a royal pain headache, Mercy. Worked on it several hours last Saturday & several hours again last night, getting closer & closer, but it shouldn't be so difficult. Thanks again for sharing this, very helpful. - take care
for a year the passenger side rear door could not be opened. The first couple videos i found were intimidating to attempt a DIY repair. So I didn't do anything. two days ago the driver side rear door suddenly would not open. Found this video, ordered the parts and received them today. Following your video was my next step and the first door now WORKS! Thank you for such a well made "how to video". Two items in you video were different for my 2005 F150: 1) The torque for mine was a T27. Trying the T25 first almost worked, but damaged the screw slots. 2) The screw behind the window switch was a 10mm. That was no big deal. Thanks again for a super guide. PS> what happened to your right thumb... noticed the band-aid. lol 😄 👍
Hi Chuck, thanks much for the detailed response. It is interesting to know that there were different screw/bolt sizes used in the manufacturing of these trucks. Re. thumb... always nicking something... I should wear gloves more often!
Without a doubt, you are the best “explainer/demonstrator” I have ever viewed. VERY clear and helpful with all details. (Sorry, about your right thumb…I wondered if you were going to ‘find’ a sharp edge…hope that wasn’t the case.)
This is probably the best video out on repairing the doors on your Ford truck. I followed the video and watched it four times and I still can't get my door to shut. I know that you said play with the tension but I must be missing something. Great video though.
Appreciate the video big time!! It helped me out a lot and u did u good job explaining it!! Now I’m gonna teach my son how to do it and do it as a small project with me and him!! Your parents did a good job and brought up a handy young lady!! Good job
Absolutely Fantastic instructional video! Laura you are a natural mechanic and teacher. Thanks for the help as my 05 finally gave way to this problem. I had no idea how to open the door panels but you made it so easy to understand and accomplish. Great tool tips too!!
Hi Lewis, I believe you may be referring to the "Cable Fix Part", and the all parts we used are linked on our Amazon store here: www.amazon.com/shop/hopfammedia/list/31WRK4NQORRZ2?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_aipsflist_aipsfhopfammedia_77DYNZZX55JSKG49XM4S Hope this helps!
Great video! Best video I found. Both my doors don't open. The last time I had my mechanic fix my doors, (2 years ago), one broke again within 3 months. (I think he had one of his other employees do it ) I haven't been back to get my doors fixed. Will purchase the metal ones. Your instruction is great. Thanks.
Thank you so much! I bought a used 06 F-150 Lariat and the back door in the driver side was stuck. After buying the parts in your link and following this video, I’am happy to say it’s FIXED!!! 😁🙏🙌🎉
Thank you very much for you video. It was the first to come up for the door problem on my 2004 F150. I bought the parts from you link and was able to follow your video and fix it. 👍🏼👍🏼
Well Laura my name is Laura as well and I’m not afraid to try to tackle something myself I have an 2004 F150 I love my truck and it looked complicated but your video makes it all go so smoothly thank you for sharing and I will be subscribing to you channel by the way I’m 70 but my mind is not
Thanks for the detailed explanations. I have to fix both doors on mine. I Just fixed the shifter cable bushing because it's also made of cheap plastic. Glad to see these after market parts are made tougher.
This just happened to 2012 ford f150 stx. Was thinking of taking to mechanic but after watching this great tutorial video… I’m pretty confident I can do it. Thanks
Thanks for the tutorial. The way you did it was easy to follow. It took me about 2 hours to do it because I was distracted by nosey family members who were trying to see what I was doing and I misplaced 3 of the scews.😅😅😅
I had to use the torch method on all the screws because they were all to tight, even for my drill. I ended up burning a little bit of the black sponge on the top, but I was able to get them all out after heating the head. Thanks to whoever it was that suggested this.
Solid video and tutorial! My '04 passenger side door broke and within 2 weeks the driver side door did too. Just part of being an older truck. Only difference is that on mine, the bolt under the window controller was a 10mm and not an 8mm like stated in the video. Who knows why but no big deal. Thanks for your help.
Awesome video, and have looked at others. Admittedly the first door took 2 1/2 hours and many more tools than you! But second was done in 40 mins! Thanks
Excellent tutorial! I watched at least 10 other videos before finding yours. Those were very similar but your presentation and camera work are spot on. Thank you very much and keep up the good work! For those reading, I did run in to one issue. Project Completed On: 2004 F-150 XLT Date: 7-20-2021 Parts: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N1G2QUT/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Tools: As explained in the video Time: 40-45 minutes per door Issue: T25 bolts holding bottom latch stripped out. Resolution: Cut heads off screws using hacksaw. Pulled out latch. Heated bolts up using propane torch. Used vice grips to grab shank of cut bolts.Turned to loosen and remove (was super easy). Ran to Ace Hardware. Purchased M6-12mm 1/2" replacement screws. Fit perfectly. Other than that, it went pretty well. I am not a mechanic at all, but when I got a price quote of $375 per door to fix it, I was like "no freaking way!". Luckily I did a little research, found this video, and did it myself. It seriously is a very easy project and if I can do it, I promise you can too. FIX THOSE DOORS!
Well done, very informative. You are a brilliant young lady. My 07 did this to me yesterday and I replaced all of this on my 98 so many years ago I forgot it. Hard to believe Ford gets a way with this.
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I'd have never figured this out on my own. Fantastic video. I kept thinking, "Oh, I've got it from here." I most certainly did NOT have it from there. You walked me through every single step of the repair and I am oh so grateful. Thank you!
You are most welcome @DavidLongley-I5v. I am so glad it was helpful to you. Thanks for posting!
Your video saved me so much time and money - thank you! Both of my doors went out at the same time and I can’t imagine having to pay a body shop to do this. You’re a life saver!
You are most welcome @abbyrichardson4146. Thanks for posting!
Great video. The cat falling over for some love was adorable, give him/her some scratches.
I bought the parts from your affiliate link, and feel confident on doing the replacement. Kudos to the person operating the camera too, really puts this together nicely!
Thank you Jayme, will do! We're unfortunately not an affiliate, but we're glad our link was a help. We'll be sure to pass the word along to Laura and our camerawoman Julie! :)
This was just what I needed. My 04 lost the right side door a couple years ago, which was terrific when we were moving, had to load everything in on the drivers side - well a couple months ago, that one stuck too. That one always required a mighty yank to get it to open, but even that didn't work. I already knew about the plastic pieces breaking, but just kept putting it off and finally got my two sets of the replacement parts - had to go to 5 different Autozone stores to find two sets.
Anyway, I followed your instructions to get the panels off and get the doors open which was a real leap forward. Then I got sidetracked two more weeks, and finally tackled the passenger side door this past Friday. I didn't notice that one of the retainers was different from the other three - so you saved me some fooling around there. It was difficult to slide the new parts over the cable insulation. I did all but the bottom one with brute force, that would simply wouldn't budge past about halfway, including the old WD40 trick. To the rescue was my trusty torch cigar lighter. My wife rigged up a socket and ratchet to hold the big end, I pushed with some good pliers on the cable and torched the middle for about 3 seconds and it slipped right on.
So I again followed the video to put it back together, not trusting my memory from 2 weeks ago. I am 66 years old after all. I did want to mention - I think somebody else mentioned too, the bolt heads that hold the lower large door panel on were 6mm on my 04, perhaps this was changed. And the single bolt behind the window control panel was 10mm not 8mm.
The thing that had me worried after taking it apart was getting to the bottom latch - again I stopped watching the video because I didn't have the parts yet. Never would have guessed that there were three more torx bolts from underneath. So my passenger side door is done and works better than it ever did. The driver side is all apart, but the cable popped out of the latch mechanism so I will need to figure out how to pop the latch without it, or string it back in to manually pull it. At least I know what it looks like now. Once I get that door popped open, it should only take me about an hour to finish the job.
I love youtube. I replaced the passenger side front door window regulator on this truck a few years ago thanks to a youtube video, I did the job for $94 including the part. The parts for this latch fix cost $12.99 a set at Autozone once I found them. I also watched a great video on drywall finishing back about 12 years ago. My wife and I finished our garage beautifully, having never done it before. I've seen "pro" jobs that looked much worse. I've always believed never pay anybody to do what I can do myself, and I'll keep being a DIY guy until my arms and legs don't move anymore. Thanks again for the outstanding video!
THE VERY BEST VID ON THIS THAT I COULD FIND. THE JOB WENT SMOOTH FOR ME ...THANKS FOR THE CLEAR CAMERA WORK AND AUDIO.
We're glad we could help and congrats on your successful repair! Thanks for watching!
Amazing video, helped me fix my 07 F-150 and only took about an hour. Super easy, simple, highly recommend this wonderful lady
Thanks Noah, so glad we could help! And we agree! We think she's pretty amazing too. 😊
Bless you! My brother and I fixed both doors on my husband's truck today as a Christmas gift to him. You broke it down step by step for us. Now we got to do my brother's trucks next. It was so much easier than I thought. Thank you! Thank you!!!
You are most welcome, Thank you for posting!
Fantastic video! This was the clearest, most concise and accurate instructions I’ve seen for repairing the cables.
Thx
Thanks Kevin!
Great Video. Really liked how you took the time to explain about the door handle, this had me stuck for some time. Thanks
Very glad to help @johnnytigone2150! Thanks for posting.
The best video I have seen for this repair only took me an hour too do both doors.
Thanks Thomas, we’re glad we could help!
I am having a lot of trouble adjusting the tension so the doors will close
It is tricky.
Outstanding video. This is the best lesson I have seen on this mechanical issue pertaining to a Ford F-150...particularly because the professor has a methodological way of showing you how to open the stuck door and how to replace the broken pieces in a logical way. Not only is she a great mechanic but gorgeous as well. My wife loved the kiddy cats as part the lesson plan. Kudos to you.
Thank you for the kind comment! We try hard to put out great content, and it's so encouraging to hear that we've been a help. And we sure do love our kitty cats!
Exelent, thank you for the explanations in this video
You are most welcome @salomonosornio6766! Thanks for posting.
Thank you so much for making this easy for amateurs like us! You saved us a lot of money because we were able to do this ourselves!
You are most welcome @lauraleestephenson1301. We are glad it helped!
Great video! As others have mentioned, the 9 latch tork screws are t27, not 25 or 26.. Definitely heat them with a torch (mildly) and they come right out. Also, the plasticoated cable ends that slip into the new pieces need some light sanding/grinding to smooth the indentations from the broken adapters. This makes installing the new ones very easy. The plastic cover just peels slowly away from the door with a little patience - no need to cut it away. Thanks so much for taking the time to create this.
Thanks for the input, Norm! Glad you enjoyed the video.
This ABSOLUTELY needs to be the top comment!!! The video was well put together, however these tips would have helped immensely.
I did the opposite... I was able to crank the torx screws off without much trouble, I saved the torch to slide that one last retainer on the bottom cable! I didn't even look at what number torx it was, I just got lucky on the first one I pulled out!
@winstonbeech3418 thanks for posting. Very glad you were able to complete this repair!
Oh man, thanks for showing how the piece for the top latch works at 9:10 . No one else on youtube showed how to get slack out of the center latch!
We're glad we could help! Thanks for watching!
Its always nice when there is a parts link in the description. Appreciate the video. This will be one of my future projects. Thumbs up
Thanks much Jason. We appreciate the feedback!
Excellent job. Thanks for posting.
We're glad we could help, thanks for watching!
so, a year or so later, this video is still helping people or at least me. I am very vehicle challenged. I did not want to spend the money going to an auto shop. I have a 2008 F150. Both back doors stopped working at almost the same time. One was completely not working; the other, I had to push in, pull the handle and pull the door. I decided to fix them, bought the same thing you did for the doors. I watched your video and was able to complete the task. However, it took me almost 3 1/2 hours, it took forever for me to get the metal all the on the cable and removing the old stuff from the cable. I had 2 bolts left over, I watched the video again and found where each one went. The one behind the window control.
thank you so much for the DIY.
That is awesome Rick!!! So glad our video was helpful, and thanks for watching!
Life saver, thank you.. been procrastinating learning how to do this for a few years.. But I have a son on the way and have 2 months to get this fixed. Have had my truck since 2008 and the half doors stopped working a few years ago. My wife and I never used the back seats other than storage or to move things from one place to another so had no use until now. Much much appreciated!
That's great @jaxjax4520. Congratulations on your son! Thanks for posting!
I LOVE that you show ur mistakes.. That's good stuff so we can keep an eye out for those things. Thank you for the video
You are most welcome William, thanks for the encouragement!
Thank you soooooo much for this!!! I have both doors broken on my truck and no money to pay somebody to fix it!! Y’all are doing God’s work by filming these videos for folks trying to do things on their own!! Thank you again!!
Thanks @rlf3c, we greatly appreciate the encouragement!
Perfect! We've been looking for a newer model repair video. Thanks!!
We're glad we were able to help! Thanks for watching!
Thank you for this video. I have to do this on my father-in-law's truck over Christmas break. He hasn't been able to open the rear doors in a couple of years. With this video, I was able to order the parts and pack the tools I'll need to take to fix it.
Very glad to read your post David! I expect your father-in-law will be quite pleased. Thanks for helping him!
Got my father-in-law's truck doors fixed. He was so happy. They hadn't worked in years and he almost forgot he had rear doors. He is 87 and still driving. Thanks again!@@freedomfamilyautogroup
Good girl, It was a real help fixing my both doors, God bless you.
Your welcome!
Thank you this helped a bunch!
Even after fiddling I couldn't get it to reliably open. Sometimes the hinge wouldn't engage. After poking about to understand how it all worked I figured out that there is a physical switch on the door jam. It puts the latch on either side of equilibrium. I.e. prevent the backdoor opening when the front is closed, but letting open when not. I prised this off and there was another of those adjustable tension clips. I set this to raise the rod up a couple of teeth, which fixed my problem.
Hope that helps others.
Glad we were able to help, and that's great input. Thanks for adding to our community!
Excellent video, well produced, best by far of the many vids on this topic. Laura is a real pro......and beautiful to boot.
Thank you for the encouragement Tom!
You saved the day! This video was perfect for me to fix my 2005 F150! Exactly like you showed in the video. Thank you for taking the time to do this. Really helped out.
Thanks for saying thanks @goatfilms6054! Appreciate your post.
Wow you are awesome this is the best one I've ever seen this lady knows what she's doing thank you so much for sharing this I'm amazed thank you😊
You are most welcome @paulfoster7346. Thanks for the encouragement!
This is an extremely helpful video. I suppose that I would have eventuality repaired my doors on my 2006 F100 on my own but this video made it so much easier. Even included a link to the parts that I needed. Both doors repaired now. Great job. Thank you.
Thank you Bill! Glad to help.
This video is much better than others that I have watched. My only problem is, getting the cable into the the middle housing, You say just keep working it and it will snap in, well it hasn't yet. I've tried everything short of doing some filing on both pieces. I will give it another wack. Unfortunately, I stripped one of the torx head screws, now to figure out how to remove it. I also noticed that there was an edit to video when you were struggling with that center cable. I will keep trying and I will prevail! Great video, thanks!
Good feedback @garygwd54. Please let us know when you get it repaired!
This video was the best one in replacing the cr#p connectors that I saw on RUclips .
Thank you
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You are most welcome! Thanks for posting.
This video was amazing. Gave me step by step instructions to repair both my doors. There are no words to express how grateful I am that you did this video. Thank you.
So glad it was helpful to you Brian. Thank you for the encouragement!
I am so happy to find this channel i love my 2008 ford supercab
We are glad you've joined us! Thanks for posting.
Best video on this repair. Doing my 2006 this afternoon.
Glad we could help, thanks for watching!
Just repaired my door. This video was a big help!
Very glad it helped! Thanks for posting.
Thanks for sharing. Helping my friend w/ this, what a royal pain headache, Mercy. Worked on it several hours last Saturday & several hours again last night, getting closer & closer, but it shouldn't be so difficult. Thanks again for sharing this, very helpful. - take care
Your welcome Lee! Thanks for your encouragement.
This video is VERY helpful. My rear door latches recently broke. Thank you!!!!!
We're glad it was helpful, thanks for watching!
Excellent video. Made it super easy to fix. Thanks for this!
You are most welcone @ezdoggydog!
Great video. I just fixed my truck following your video and it was easy thanks to your video.
Followed it right down to the bandage on the left thumb. Again Thanks!!!
@@kmayo45 That's awesome! Glad we could help, and thanks for watching!
for a year the passenger side rear door could not be opened. The first couple videos i found were intimidating to attempt a DIY repair. So I didn't do anything.
two days ago the driver side rear door suddenly would not open. Found this video, ordered the parts and received them today. Following your video was my next step and the first door now WORKS! Thank you for such a well made "how to video". Two items in you video were different for my 2005 F150:
1) The torque for mine was a T27. Trying the T25 first almost worked, but damaged the screw slots.
2) The screw behind the window switch was a 10mm. That was no big deal.
Thanks again for a super guide.
PS> what happened to your right thumb... noticed the band-aid. lol 😄 👍
Hi Chuck, thanks much for the detailed response. It is interesting to know that there were different screw/bolt sizes used in the manufacturing of these trucks. Re. thumb... always nicking something... I should wear gloves more often!
Girl, you save me such a huge headache! Excellent video. Thank you.
So glad we could help, thanks for watching!
Thank You for this video. I had a issue with the tension on a new assembly. This video has my cab door fully operational now
Very glad it works @1VonDoe! Thanks for posting.
Without a doubt, you are the best “explainer/demonstrator” I have ever viewed. VERY clear and helpful with all details. (Sorry, about your right thumb…I wondered if you were going to ‘find’ a sharp edge…hope that wasn’t the case.)
Thank you Tom! We think she's wonderful too!
This is probably the best video out on repairing the doors on your Ford truck. I followed the video and watched it four times and I still can't get my door to shut. I know that you said play with the tension but I must be missing something. Great video though.
Thank you Lonnie! It's probably a tension issue. Have you considered using a local auto bodyshop to set the cables?
Great video, thank you. My doors haven’t been open in years. Finally fixed them today!
That's great @billy10532, thanks for posting!
VERY VERY detailed best video out there no questions here
Thanks Javier, we're glad it was helpful!
This video helped a lot and saved me money. Thanks.
That's awesome! Glad we could help and thanks for watching!
Great video - I also have an '06 F-150, and the video was very helpful when I had to fix my rear doors recently!
We're glad we could help! Thanks for watching!
Thank you for a video and the link for the parts. Helping a friend with this issue next week. May God Bless you. 🙏
We're glad to help, thanks for watching!
The wife and I just finished both doors. The first one was tedious, the second one was a breeze. Thanks for the video. It was a huge help
Fantastic! Thanks for posting!
This is exactly what I needed to see to properly do this thanks for the help
That's fantastic @richierich6159. Really glad to help!
Thanks 🙏 I have a 04’ 5.4L and eventually probably will have to do this in the future...
You're most welcome, glad you enjoyed the video, and thanks for watching!
Appreciate the video big time!! It helped me out a lot and u did u good job explaining it!! Now I’m gonna teach my son how to do it and do it as a small project with me and him!! Your parents did a good job and brought up a handy young lady!! Good job
So glad to hear this Donald! We're thrilled that our video was helpful. Best of luck to you and your son on the repair!
Absolutely Fantastic instructional video! Laura you are a natural mechanic and teacher. Thanks for the help as my 05 finally gave way to this problem. I had no idea how to open the door panels but you made it so easy to understand and accomplish. Great tool tips too!!
We're glad we could help! Thanks for watching David!
Thanks for the video it was so helpful and thanks to you I fixed my car’s door!
We're glad our video helped you! Thanks for the encouragement!
What are the metal inserts called, and how can you purchase them
Hi Lewis, I believe you may be referring to the "Cable Fix Part", and the all parts we used are linked on our Amazon store here: www.amazon.com/shop/hopfammedia/list/31WRK4NQORRZ2?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_aipsflist_aipsfhopfammedia_77DYNZZX55JSKG49XM4S
Hope this helps!
Great video! Best video I found. Both my doors don't open. The last time I had my mechanic fix my doors, (2 years ago), one broke again within 3 months. (I think he had one of his other employees do it ) I haven't been back to get my doors fixed. Will purchase the metal ones. Your instruction is great. Thanks.
We're glad to help Ruth! Thanks for watching!
This was super helpful. About to order the part
That's great @shikimori-sama7315! Thanks for posting.
Where do I get the metal pieces from to replace the plastic ones Thanks
Hello @brettleuzzi5160, you should be able to find links in the video description. Hope you get them in and get it fixed soon.
This video is impressive. She does an outstanding job as well as the person videoing. Well done.
Thanks Rik!
Thank you so much! I bought a used 06 F-150 Lariat and the back door in the driver side was stuck. After buying the parts in your link and following this video, I’am happy to say it’s FIXED!!! 😁🙏🙌🎉
That is awesome!!! We're glad we could help, and thanks for watching!
Thank you very much for you video. It was the first to come up for the door problem on my 2004 F150. I bought the parts from you link and was able to follow your video and fix it. 👍🏼👍🏼
We're so glad we could help Lisa, thanks for watching!
Well Laura my name is Laura as well and I’m not afraid to try to tackle something myself I have an 2004 F150 I love my truck and it looked complicated but your video makes it all go so smoothly thank you for sharing and I will be subscribing to you channel by the way I’m 70 but my mind is not
How cool!!! Thank you for subscribing, and we're glad we could help! :)
Thank you for your excellent video! I was able to fix my door in just a couple of hours with your instructions! 🤙🏾👍🏾
That's great Steve! Thanks for watching!
Thanks for the detailed explanations. I have to fix both doors on mine. I Just fixed the shifter cable bushing because it's also made of cheap plastic. Glad to see these after market parts are made tougher.
Agreed @ThaReallansanity. Thanks for posting!
This just happened to 2012 ford f150 stx. Was thinking of taking to mechanic but after watching this great tutorial video… I’m pretty confident I can do it. Thanks
That's great Bobby, we're glad we could help! Thanks for watching!
Great Video and Doors opens very easily now that I got the parts replaced As described in video, Thanks.😊😊
You are most welcome @RGE1971. Thanks for posting!
Thanks for the tutorial. The way you did it was easy to follow. It took me about 2 hours to do it because I was distracted by nosey family members who were trying to see what I was doing and I misplaced 3 of the scews.😅😅😅
Great job Michael! Congrats on completing the job with obstacles!
The 9 door screws on my 2007 F-150 were T27 torx. Thanks for the video, it was helpful.
Thank you for the clarification Levi! We are learning as we go, so this is helpful to all of us in this community!
I have a 2007 f150 Supercab and the T27 also fit better for me too.
I definitely learned something 😉 Thanks for the video! 🙏
Very Glad it helped @chakradjuzeus. You can find us on X.com at @HopFamMedia too if you use that. Thanks for posting!
Awesome Laura! Both my cables/ doors have failed. I'll get the parts, watch again, and wait for a cool(er) day! Thanks
So glad we were able to help! Thanks for watching!
Finally got around to fixing mine,thanks for the great video.
That's awesome Bobby, we're glad we could help! Thanks for watching!
Thank you!!! I was able to do it after watching your video!
You are most welcome Robert! Thanks for the encouragement.
Thank you for this video... made every thing go smoothly
That's great @718stix... glad it helped!
Just did both of mine. Thanks for the link !
You are most welcome @gwendiferous. Thanks for posting!
This video was super helpful, thank you!
We're glad to help! Thanks for watching!
Your video was spot on! Very good detail and instruction. Made this job a breeze.
We're glad to help! Thanks for watching!
Great vid and excellent instructions, loved the cheeto clean up crew.
We're glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching!
I had to use the torch method on all the screws because they were all to tight, even for my drill. I ended up burning a little bit of the black sponge on the top, but I was able to get them all out after heating the head. Thanks to whoever it was that suggested this.
So glad you were able to loosen your screws, and thanks for watching!
Thanks for the excellent video. She made the repair very simple and plus she is pleasing to the eye. Keep up the good work.
We're glad to help, thanks for watching!
Great video. It gave me the confidence to tackle this project. Thanks Laura
We're glad we could help! Thanks for watching!
Thank you for the very informative how to video!!
We're glad to help, thanks for watching!
Great clip. I'm going to try my doors now. THX
That's great @Richard-ry4mx! Thanks for posting.
Solid video and tutorial! My '04 passenger side door broke and within 2 weeks the driver side door did too. Just part of being an older truck. Only difference is that on mine, the bolt under the window controller was a 10mm and not an 8mm like stated in the video. Who knows why but no big deal. Thanks for your help.
Your most welcome Josh. Thanks for posting!
You made this so simple I thank you.
Glad we could help, thanks for watching!
Thank you very much. Your video was a lot of help. You made it simple to follow along and explained everything to perfection.
Thank you, I followed u step by step
I have to repair my son's door latch at some point and you have made this a more easy job, thanks.
That's awesome! So glad we could help, and thanks for watching!
Awesome video, and have looked at others. Admittedly the first door took 2 1/2 hours and many more tools than you! But second was done in 40 mins! Thanks
Thank you @JoMama! We're glad our video was a help! :)
Thank you very much for taking the time to create this video. It was a great tutorial and I truly appreciate it!
Thank you Christopher! We're glad we could help!
What do you call the four metal parts for fixing each door and where can they be ordered? Excellent video!
Hi Steve, there is a link in the video description. Click that link and it should take you to the parts you need.
Just the video I needed. Thanks ! My truck door operates probably better than new.
Glad we could help, and thanks for watching!
Great job, you are very talented!
Thanks for the encouragement @tracysmith6757!
Thanks for the tutorial!
Excellent tutorial! I watched at least 10 other videos before finding yours. Those were very similar but your presentation and camera work are spot on. Thank you very much and keep up the good work!
For those reading, I did run in to one issue.
Project Completed On: 2004 F-150 XLT
Date: 7-20-2021
Parts: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N1G2QUT/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Tools: As explained in the video
Time: 40-45 minutes per door
Issue: T25 bolts holding bottom latch stripped out.
Resolution: Cut heads off screws using hacksaw. Pulled out latch. Heated bolts up using propane torch. Used vice grips to grab shank of cut bolts.Turned to loosen and remove (was super easy). Ran to Ace Hardware. Purchased M6-12mm 1/2" replacement screws. Fit perfectly.
Other than that, it went pretty well. I am not a mechanic at all, but when I got a price quote of $375 per door to fix it, I was like "no freaking way!". Luckily I did a little research, found this video, and did it myself. It seriously is a very easy project and if I can do it, I promise you can too. FIX THOSE DOORS!
That is awesome Joshua, we're glad we were able to help! Thanks for the added and detailed advice!
Well Laura I learned something new and thank you for saving me money
We're glad we could help! Thanks for watching!
thanks for making my life easy.
You're welcome! Thanks for watching!
Well done, very informative. You are a brilliant young lady. My 07 did this to me yesterday and I replaced all of this on my 98 so many years ago I forgot it. Hard to believe Ford gets a way with this.
Thanks Danny, we think she's amazing too! So glad we could help, and thanks for watching!
VERYYYY HELPFUL VIDEO THANK YOU☺️
Very Glad to Help @deysidenova1789! Thanks for posting.
Wonderful job. Thanks.
I love to see us women handle things fearlessly. Greatly appreciate ya. AND LOOK LADIES 😲 she didn't even break a nail 🙄