On 08:38 AM 08/01/02 -0500, Glanz, Phillipa said... >ok boys >we have a problem-- just got my baby back with a new window as some jerk >smashed it out so he/she could steal my stereo and sell it for who knows >what - so I wake up to go to work and --oh no not again another attempted >-oh yeah thats good--ATTEMPTED break-in -- I bet you're wondering 'so >what's so bad about that?' -- well my door lock -drivers side- is >completely mangled up with toothpicks!! so how do I get the lock out so I >can pick out all the slivers?? better to buy a new lock and get it put in >professionally? >I am sooooo upset -- i picked out as much as i could as carefully as i >could -- but when the slidey went back over the opening - I knew the show >was over >from the grrl who is gonna sleep in her crx until she catches the bastard >- Phillipa!
You should really consider having the door handles shaved and then installing a "shaved door kit". These can range in price from as low as $50 (USD) per door to as much as $300 (USD) for a complete kit. Anyway, to get the lock assembly out is pretty straightforward: 1. Remove the door panel taking care not to damage any of the plastic clips that hold it in place. They sell a special tool to help pop door panels off which looks like a small metal fork. But I find that if you use care and go slow you can pop the panel out and not damage/break any of the clips (or the panel for that matter). You can use a flat blade screwdriver to help pry the panel to get you started ~ just use care. 2. Now look towards the door handle. You should see two bolts that hold it in place. Remove them. Now pull the door handle out ~ you'll need to pop the connecting rods using a flat blade screwdriver. 3. The cylinder, if not mistaken, is held in with a retaining clip. You'll have to remove it in order to get the cylinder out. Installation is in the reverse order. The cylinders, if I recall, are around $40 (USD) from the dealer. If you decide to order one from the dealer to replace this one, ask them if you can have it keyed for your key. Usually they can at no additional charge.. If you want to have a shoppe perform these services, it should take them no more than 1 hour to do this job. HTH! Robert K. Kuhn CRX Owners Group President (http://www.crx.org/southcal) 1990 Honda CRXsi (http://drive.to/jiggy) ICQ # 3714283 (nickname: godzilla)
