Oh, ok, I thought when the locksmith came he broke the door lock when he jimmied it open.Originally Posted by Scott Harness
Bart
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Oh, ok, I thought when the locksmith came he broke the door lock when he jimmied it open.
Bart
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Bart,
Why the fudge do you need to buy the entire assembly? Does Merlin not have just the plastic piece that you need? I think that I've borken the same part that you are talking about and it was like $1.50 from Merlin.
Are parts getting that scarce?
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Hmmm, I dunno. They told me they could only sell me the whole lock mechanism. Maybe I should call back and talk to Merlin. I talked to some other guy...
Bart
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YES! I understand why we are all in denial about it, but Isuzu's withdrawal from the US market is a fact with consequences.
I was at my Isuzu/Audi dealer the other day with my wife's A3, and got to chat with my two service writer buddies there. They have another Isuzu customer that is waiting three weeks for brakes to be shipped from Japan at an enormous cost - the replacement is covered under the warranty, so the customer is willing to wait.
They said that Isuzu is letting part inventories in the US dry up to eliminate their inventory costs. That means that those little parts will probably not be available separately - most parts will be sold as in groups - and they will be supplied very slowly from far-away places.
We VX owners are holding hot potatoes - rare models made by departed manufacturers. The part-interchangeability with other Isuzu (and GM) models helps, but in the near future there will likely be some VX-specific parts that will be impossible to get ever again.
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Yea he did...
....the child lock issue was a whole seperate brain fart on my part!
Mine goes back together...for about 5 "uses"...then falls off again.
I havent had time to do a 'real' fix yet.
jo
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So is your broken part the little brown clippy thing too?
Bart
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Mine is the clear plastic clippy thing...
jo
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No need for confusion. They're different colors depending on whether they're for the drivers' side or the passengers' side.Mine is the clear plastic clippy thing...
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Funny how every time I have a problem, I read someone else having the same issueMine is the clear plastic clippy thing...
jo
After a week of opening the door from the passenger side, I pulled the panel and put the rod back in place, only to have it fall back off 2 days later.
Back to opening from the inside, sometimes kids do come in handy
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So what's the deal Bart? Is it going to be $110 or $4. If you order one or two at @ $4, let me know, I need some stuff from Merlin too.
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You know, I haven't called back. I will try again tomorrow. Your zip tie seems to be holding up pretty well so far. I'll let you know though.
Bart
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