05-13-2008, 01:20 PM
Got it open last night and drove to the gas station this morning looking like a dork with the door open.
The trick was to have a helper pull the release lever while pushing on the part of the door to the left of the hinge area, effectively pushing the door open.
The spring that pushes the door open is a piece of straight metal that's clipped to the door. It "looks" OK but might be weak. The pin that retracts when the cable is pulled "looks" OK but might have some roughness to it that's making it catch on the door.
The trick was to have a helper pull the release lever while pushing on the part of the door to the left of the hinge area, effectively pushing the door open.
The spring that pushes the door open is a piece of straight metal that's clipped to the door. It "looks" OK but might be weak. The pin that retracts when the cable is pulled "looks" OK but might have some roughness to it that's making it catch on the door.