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Old Jan 12, 2012 | 11:35 PM
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i just wanted to vent about how much i hate our door handles. It just starting to snow here in ohio. I go into work its raining. I come out there in 1/2" of snow on my Jeep. I put my key in the door to unlock it. I felt the feeling of my lock cylinder is frozen. But a little shake of the key and it opens. Go to press the handle button and it felt like the the plastic rod on the back just "smush" up. It wasnt a pop like it broke or exploded but my door doesnt open.
So i curse to the sky and walk to the passenger door, thinking " Ok, I can get in reach over and just open it from the inside." NO!! It wont open from the inside either. So its probably a clip fell off holding the rods, ORRRR, It could just be a broken POS like my rear driver door. It crapped out back in November!!
So it looks like I have an order coming soon. 4 Door handles, set or Door rod clips, and maybe an interior door handle, or two.

Thank you for Letting me vent.
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Old Jan 13, 2012 | 01:40 AM
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Yall just keep that snow up there in Ohio. Ya done sent some of it down here to North Alabama tonight.
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Old Jan 13, 2012 | 02:34 AM
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Here ya go..
http://store.gaugemagazine.com/avs-s...el-remote.aspx
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Old Jan 13, 2012 | 09:28 AM
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I wish it woulda passed us. Ewww shaved handles on a jeep.
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Old Jan 13, 2012 | 01:52 PM
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Its ok....here in PA I can't get into my jeep from any door at all. Even the back hatch. Thanks to all that rain and the sudden drop in temperature my jeep is frozen up solid
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Old Jan 13, 2012 | 02:15 PM
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Take an ice scraper stick it under the hatch pry up and open. I promise I it will open. Had to do it to mine one bad winter
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Old Jan 13, 2012 | 02:22 PM
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Ahh, i love my heated garage...
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Old Jan 14, 2012 | 01:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Pnguyen7
I wish it woulda passed us. Ewww shaved handles on a jeep.
Not the shaved part.. the popper part
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Old Jan 14, 2012 | 02:11 AM
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Originally Posted by bighouts5591
Its ok....here in PA I can't get into my jeep from any door at all. Even the back hatch. Thanks to all that rain and the sudden drop in temperature my jeep is frozen up solid
Alright whatcha do is, take some starting fluid spray it around the door seam, not alot though and light it on fire, instant not frozen doors
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Old Jan 14, 2012 | 12:52 PM
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Originally Posted by AoA
Alright whatcha do is, take some starting fluid spray it around the door seam, not alot though and light it on fire, instant not frozen doors
So I tried this and have no hair on my head anymore.Thanks guy
Just kidding. Sounds like it might work.

I never thought about the popper. False door handles with a popper somewhere else.

I ended uo taking my door apart from sitting inside. (Thats not so easy) Plus having to fiddle with the rods from inside. Finally got it open. Ened up being the lock rod wouldnt unlock. It works now. I gotta get some wd40 and oil it up on all doors. I know my rear handle broke I felt it break and opened it up.

STILL HATE OUR DOORS!!!


EDIT: OH and P.S

The night my driver door wouldnt open driving home my rear wiper was frozen and i turned it on and it was stuck. Kept driving heard a pop and looked back thinking it brake free to wipe. NOPE still frozen or so i thought. IT LITERALLY SHEERED OFF 1" FROM THE STUD IT MOUNTS ON. HOW THAT FOR MOTOR TORQUE!!!! SO I need a new rear wiper arm also.

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