If you found this video helpfull and it saved you spending a lot of money at a main dealer or garage then I would be really grateful if you could drop me a wee donation using the super thanks button and help me make more of these videos. Thank you all, Dave.

You're a bloody hero. Rear right door had been deadlocked for a year and would have failed it's MOT today. 3 hours and some stress later I'm sorted. MY MAN

Really helpful video. Fixed lock, Thanks for no muisc, no annoying voice over. Love the cheers at 5:15! Could add info on screw tool sizes especially the hidden screw in the door

I worked through this with no car experience- and got it done thank you! People have asked for bolt sizes - here you go in order of undoing: Door handle t30 torx Door bolts - 10mm standard bolts Inside handle bolt - t20 torx Lock fixing bolts on side of door M8 Spline The bit I found fiddliest was getting the plastic washer back into the window - I couldn’t get the inner compression part in at all. I too avoided the drill part - the lock is fitted facing upwards - you can just prise the bolt off with a screwdriver- works fine.

Completed thanks to your video, for anyone needing some dimensions for drilling the hole I hope this helps, 45mm down from the dead centre of the hole with the slot as shown at (4.50). I also found it easier to grind a taper on the two plastic dowels to put the window back in place, I used an 8mm bolt with a nut to exert equal pressure to tap the big dowel in using a centre punch in the middle of the bolt head, and exactly the same with a 5mm bolt for the smaller central dowel, whilst pulling the wire to one side, what a pig of a job, thank you VW.

Sorry my English is TERRIBLE, have the same Problem, and your Video have help my verry much. Jürgen from Germany

Wow, thx for this awesome video!!! best tutorial around!

Watching your video removed any thought i had about replacing my self the lock, Bless you man!

Great video, helped a lot. I found that I didn't need to drill to get access to the screw. Once located, I prized the plate and it snapped off quite easily. Once off the door would open. The window dowel is frightening. I didn't dare hit harder so in the end I screwed a screw into it and pulled it out. Once the centre was out, the outer pushed through easy. Thanks again, without this vid I wouldn't have attempted the job.

Excellent funny and informative video with no annoying music. Yes, same happened with mine but caught it while its was in intermittent failure mode. This door lock failure is common across all VW's of this age. But the North American market VW's don't have deadlocks, so can be opened from the inside when they fail. VW don't like North American law suits, leaving the rest of the world potentially deadlocked within their cars.🔒😱🔒

VW should give you an award. Brilliant. Thank you 🚙🙂

Great vid. Just did this job myself at the weekend. The previous owner had already drilled out my lock so just had an unlockable door... I located a salvage lock from my local yard.. £6. To have made the job even easier, could have just removed the entire inner door panel and swapped them with locks still in place. When I was removing them from the salvage car I found the white plastic shroud the lock sits in is very very brittle, so avoids the risk of breaking it. Got away with it on putting it in my car but I broke the one in the scrap car.

That is the best video for that common issue! Helps a lot if you want to save some money and do it yourself. Great job!

@AstonishingGlasgow

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

Did the door lock on my Leon a couple of months ago, caught it before it was stuck shut. Good tip about drilling a hole and unscrewing. The other advice I've seen was to smash the lock apart.

Best video on doing the 9N Polo "dreaded rear door lock mechanism up the creek" by far - thank you!

@AstonishingGlasgow

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mr Jimbo, hope it helped.

@mrjimbo2920

4 жыл бұрын

@@AstonishingGlasgow my door is now open after a little drilling. Result!

@AstonishingGlasgow

3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant, glad you got it sorted.

Thanks man! Now I have a well functioning door again thank to you!

Thanks so much for the video. I managed to change the rear left lock on my daughters car following this video. I would have had no clue on my own and garage would have charged a fortune.

@AstonishingGlasgow

Жыл бұрын

Glad you got it sorted. Its a surprisingly common fault on this era of Audi VW.

I've watched a few of people fixing this, this fellow is the best, most clearest visuals, super instructions and very concise. I may have a go! Thanks to this video. Peace be unto you.

MOT due in a month which it would have failed cause of this. Just spent the afternoon following your vid to fix it. Thank you! Was a great help!

@AstonishingGlasgow

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

This just happened to me as well, rear left door. Fun times, your video will help a lot!

@samybreezy2768

3 жыл бұрын

Same

Thanks very much for this video, it helped me to repair mine. When reassembling, I pushed the plastic roll pins into the window before pushing the window down into the carrier, because I just couldn't get the pins back in place like you did.

@AstonishingGlasgow

3 жыл бұрын

Its always good to hear the video was a help and Im really glad you got it fixed.

Thank you so much for this! Wouldn't have had a hope without your video - excellent! :)

great video. now i have to replace my locked backdoor vw polo 2005 9n because it works every other day. thank's for the video !!!

Brilliant solution thanks, worked on my 2003 Seat Ibiza Mk4 rear passenger door. So, thank you very much for putting it on KZread, would never have found that little screw, or dreamed of removing it to open the door that has been stuck shut for a year. It did take a few tries with a19mm hole saw to find the screw though!!! its a lot further back to the door edge than you think.

@AstonishingGlasgow

2 жыл бұрын

Really glad it worked for you and thanks for letting me know, I will put Mk4 Ibiza on the list of cars it will work for. I put the job off for ages as I thought it would be much harder but other than getting the door card off its easy when you know how.

Hey man, top video. Really helpful, I really wouldn't have had a clue how to fix this otherwise. Many thanks, have subscribed and will be back to fix more stuff on my wife's Polo no doubt. I'd also like to say that the presentation, camera angles etc. are spot on. No unnecessary chit-chat, no awful music, just a few helpful captions/warnings and get on with the job. Didn't have a spline drive to hand on a Sunday afternoon, so had to resort to the dreaded mole-grips. Worked a treat though, jobs a good 'un 👍

@AstonishingGlasgow

3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant, really glad you found the video useful and thanks for the kind words. I was getting fed up watching videos where the first 20 minutes was how to jack up the car so started making these straight to the point style how to videos and its great to hear that people are finding them helpful. Take care and glad you got it sorted.

Just finished both right and left rear doors , first door took 5 hrs and the second 1 1/2 hrs. The tricky parts for me , removal of the door card - expect to get brutal ! , and removing the window dowels, knowing now I would order new dowels before starting so I could drill out the centre dowel ( these are two expanding dowels ) , the rest was just fiddling

@bbluis4u

Жыл бұрын

Still struggling with removing the window dowels

@yteatmyshorts

Жыл бұрын

@@bbluis4u 5mm bolt screwed right through the small dowel, then gentle pulling and twisting with pliers, same with 8mm bolt on large dowel, don't be too brutal and break the glass.

I wired in 20 quid third party remote locking kit from eBay to the inside door lock/ unlock switch (takes 30 mins and is easy) and now when I remote lock the doors it does not deadlock so this can’t happen. It’s maybe not quite as secure if someone wanted to break in and was very determined, but I can live with a that.

that "ooofff" at the end soo relatable xD great videos champ

Thanks for the video couldn't have done the job otherwise.!!

thank you so much for this video, very helpful, just saved 300€ thanks to you!

I have this exact problem with my polo, thank you !

brilliant saved me a fortune good vid

Ty vm it works now! I have to add a comment to 3:00. What you have to do here is to remove the two plastic clips. These clips holds the window. You can find the clips in the bottom of the door when you have knocked them out and when the metal panel isremoved. Dont worry about losing them when you knock on them. When everything is done just put them back in the hole when you are sliding the window back in place. Good luck. 😁👍 Btw. I thought that replacing right rear lock would fix the other doors as well but it seems that I have to replace the lock in each door.

@AstonishingGlasgow

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Stefan, I struggled to show how the pins that held the window glass were removed due to their location. You must be really unlucky to have more than one go faulty at the same time. Hope repairing the rest goes well.

@user-ns3bt7ui1q

3 жыл бұрын

You couldn't just unscrew these 4 bolts on b post.. On the column between front and back door to free the door? ?

@AstonishingGlasgow

3 жыл бұрын

No access to the bolts on the B post when the door is jammed closed.

@fazludinsufeyan5748

Жыл бұрын

Hi Stef. Im struggling with this grommet at 03:00... it seems as if there is smaller plastic fitting inside the bigger grommet. Do we knock out the small one or do we just knock the whole damn grommet through the hole??

@TheIdiotPlays

3 ай бұрын

@@AstonishingGlasgow Just drilled my right front door on my golf, now the door behind it is experiencing the whiny symptoms before failure... Maybe im just unlucky as well heh. My old polo didn't have these issues but it sure did have other problems.. And on golf mk4 there are 2 10mm bolts holding the window, can't say if it's because I have electric windows or if it's just a built quality difference between golfs and polos.

Super utile aceste filmulețe,multumim

Congratulations. Very Helpful.

Great video I too cheered at the right moment 😀 Amazingly fiddly , would have been stuffed without this .. thank you A LOT 👍👍

Just want to add my thanks here. Replaced the lock on my 9n3 on Saturday and it's all good now. £23 for the lock on eBay. Couple of issues I had where you had no problems - firstly the removal of the plastic tube wedges in the window lifter, this took quite a bit of persuasion but eventually they both went through (separately of course). Secondly releasing the door pull from the exterior handle - it was almost as if the plastic had bonded in some way. Eventually got this out using a small flat head screwdriver with a little damage to the plastic end. It went back together fine though. Cheers!

@AstonishingGlasgow

2 жыл бұрын

Rely glad you got it sorted. A few folk have said the window pins caused them an issue so I must have been lucky for them to pop through so easily.

Thanks for making this very usefull video. The locking mechanism of my polo 9n3 passenger door has died and wont open. To make it really interesting the electric window on that side refuses to open 😮So far I managed to take off both panels but didnt get the door open. You showed which screw to use so im pretty confident ill be able to open it. Just gonna wait until my new lock is delivered because not being able to close the door would s*ck just about as much as not being able to open it. 👍

Thank you guys!! :)

Thanks, brilliant video and saves loads in garage labour costs

Brilliant video. Very helpful. Only thing I didn't do was put the rubber grommet back for the window😂

A big thank you from France your video helped me a lot good job !!!!!!!!👍👍👍

thank you so mush!! i have EXACTLY the same problem!!!!

Fabby video. Helped me out brilliantly. Cheers

I fixed my door alone !! Danke !

Un grand merci pour cette vidéo précise et parfaite. Elle m' a aidé à réparer les deux portes arrière de ma polo et réaliser une sacrée économie.

@AstonishingGlasgow

2 жыл бұрын

Vous êtes les bienvenus et je suis heureux que la vidéo ait aidé.

Dankeschön. So ging es Prima. Super. Vielen Dank.

Awesome. We have a 9n polo. Same door problem. Driver rear. Will watch couple of times then attempt.

@AstonishingGlasgow

2 жыл бұрын

You will get on fine. Hardest part is freeing the door card without causing too much damage.

thank you for the nice video, I managed to replace the lock with your guidance!

@AstonishingGlasgow

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped

Tolles Video 👍danke für die Hilfe

@AstonishingGlasgow

4 жыл бұрын

Freue mich zu helfen

Thanks for your video it helps alot

Super, very helpfull. I fixed my door the same way🎉

You beaut!! Exatcly what I'm on with now !!

@BTJustice Thanks very much for this, made my life soooo much easier swapping this out.

Great video

I have the exact same problem on the drivers side rear door of a 2005 polo twist. It looks a fiddly job to fix this but thanks for the tutorial video which gives clear guidance. There do seem to be a lot of these reliability niggles with VWs from this era when they cheapened everything down to maximise profits. If only everything in life was as unreliable as a Volkswanken😁

@AstonishingGlasgow

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped. I think all car manufacturers cheapened down components and at the same time tried to add more and more features making things more complicated. It is really bad now with new cars when you cant just replace a part you need to program the part into the ECU. The part may only cost £20 but you need a £200 fault code reader to make it work on the car.

Thanks a lot for the video. Fiddly job but I managed. Like others, my window pins (dowels?) did not come out easily at all. I had to squirt a small bit of WD40, and thread a 5mm bolt into the small inside pin. Even then it would not pull out with any reasonable amount of force (didn’t want to break the glass!) so I wiggled it and pulled the bolt gradually bit by bit and it eventually shifted. Once the centre one was out the outside one could be pushed out gently and carefully. I also reinstalled and centred the window dowels whilst I had the window taped up in the highest position and before I put everything back together. Then once the metal panel was back on I I removed the tape and slid it down into the plastic holder where it clicked into place no issue.

@jonathanwauton

Жыл бұрын

I realised that the metal latch (that is the thing that you want to get off to release the lock), that the 'dreaded' screw holds on is actually quite flimsy - so rather than drill a hole in the door, I used a large flat blade screwdriver to prise the metal lever that is attached to the screw off the lock itself and with that came the screw - it didn't take much force at all, and much better than drilling through the door....

Super video!!! Thanks

Thanks from France

Thanks!!!! From Hungary.

Couple of observations/tips. Where Dave is wrenching off the main fabric door card I managed to get my lever under the edge of the metal inner door piece and bent it - so take care with that. The plugs where the main door card are fixed can be seen at 3.17 - as in the holes where the plastic fixers plug in. I found that some stayed on the door card and some stayed on the inner metal door piece - same happened in the video - you can see one that got left in the door frame at 3.17 near to the seat belt anchor. It is best to replace all of these plastic fixers, and it is easiest to remove them from the metal door piece once you have opened the door. You need some force and a flat item like a table knife to level them off. Second thing I found impossible was disconnecting the electric plug. I could not get my fingers round to the release point when the lock was in place. You don't need to. It can wait until you have unbolted the door unit. I'm still pinching myself that I managed to do this job - I have very limited experience in this sort of thing. Only successful because of the video

Il miglior video per riparare la serratura dello sportello posteriore

Thank you for this video. It’s really helpful. Could you also do key synchronization?

@AstonishingGlasgow

4 жыл бұрын

Im really glad you found the video useful. Unfortunately I cant do key synchronization as I have no access to vagcom.

Good video super job, tanks

Funktioniert super. Vielen Dank nach Glasgow 👌👍

Good job

You helped me alot🎉 Thanks

Just got mine finished! I have drilled a cloverleaf of holes instead of one, HaHa! And three attempts to get the plastic spigot back into the window lifter! Top Tip, don't put all the screws back into the panel until the window spigot is refitted, if you just do the top two corners you can fish out the spigot when you push it through the glass.! Great video, saved loads of knuckle skin and swearing. Cheers!

@AstonishingGlasgow

2 жыл бұрын

Dont say the multiple holes were a mistake. Tell people you were adding lightness like a race car and your MPG has gone through the roof :-) Glad you got it sorted, Dave.

Thanks heaps man! I was looking up and down youtube for a demonstration how to fix this, finally found it and can go to work! What part type did you order? Simply "rear right door lock"? *edit* never mind, you already answered it - door lock module. Noted and thanks again!

@AstonishingGlasgow

4 жыл бұрын

So glad its was useful, good luck with the job.

Thank you so much for this video.

just what i needed. i have a 9n3 and the left rear door is locked

@deanamer8018

3 жыл бұрын

I also have a 9n3 and also the left rear door locked

thank you very much!!! I have the same problem on my Polo! 🙂

Great job

@AstonishingGlasgow

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Doc.

Vielen Dank. Genau die Anleitung, die ich brauchte. Es gibt wohl verschiedene Ersatz-Schlösser. Mein Ersatz hat keine Sicherung für den Schließbügel (Draht nach vorn). Der rutschte dann heraus. Habe ihn weggelassen.

Merci monsieur ! J’avais le même problème, grâce à votre vidéo j’ai pu réparer pour 36€ !

Good job thanks

Very helpful video, thanks. I'm halfway through the job. Unfortunately, when trying to tap the plastic dowel out of the window, the glass shattered. I have the replacement and will attempt to reassemble.

@AstonishingGlasgow

3 жыл бұрын

Aaargh, thats a bit of a catastrophe with the glass but hopefully the reassembly will go better.

@roybeardsworth8860

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve just finished replacing the right hand rear door auto lock , the window dowels were by far the trickiest, from another channel he used a 5 mm bolt for the inner and 8 mm for the outer dowel, just screw the 5 mm in a little and pull , same with the 8 mm for the outer - works a treat

Good vid thanks

Really helpful video thanks very much - central locking replaced and working... magic! however, I stupidly unscrewed the small Torkx bolt that is used to remove the rear part of the door handle... and a semi circular piece of metal and the screw fell into the inside of the door - so I took the door card/insides off and retrieved them... the trouble is, I cannot find anything about how that part of the door lock goes back together... I assume that I have to take off all of the door liner/door lock etc to access the area.... an ideas?

@AstonishingGlasgow

4 жыл бұрын

Hi, really glad you found the video helpfull. To refit the C shaped bracket you will probably need to strip it all back again. At the moment, if the cover at the back of your door handle can be removed your car can be opened from outside without the key. The diagram on this page will hopefully shine a little light on how it goes together; workshop-manuals.com/volkswagen/polo-mk4/body/general_body_repairs_exterior/rear_doorsliding_doorwing_doorscentral_locking/rear_door/external_door_handle_remove_and_install/remove/

Planning to do this on the front door of my 2000 Golf SDi as the door no longer operates the cabin light. Thanks.

@David2mB

4 жыл бұрын

Thats a broken door switch not lock module. To replace that takes 10 min. www.toyota-4runner.org/3rd-gen-t4rs/241178-diy-replace-door-courtesy-door-jamb-switch-fix-door-ajar-light.html

Dziękuję i pozdrawiam.

Can you show me how to fix my washer pipe at the rear it just leaks out the back when I try wash the back windshield thanks. Loved your cv joint video aswell really prepared me for what was to come

@AstonishingGlasgow

4 жыл бұрын

Does it leak from the fitting on the outside of the car or inside? If inside the pipe has come off the wiper motor inside the rear panel. If its on the outside, chances are the nozzle is blocked or missing. Unclip the cover at the bottom of the wiper arm then try using the washer, hopefully that will show you where the problem is.

I have a polo 9n 2.0 but it has electric windows, the rear door was deadlocked for months but one day i punch it while trying to unlock it and opened lol

@AstonishingGlasgow

2 жыл бұрын

Take it as a warning that it has started occasionally playing up. Mine was the same until the day that no punching, hitting or key twiddling would open it. Its much easier to fix when you can still get the door open.

@eternalsoma

2 жыл бұрын

My current problem is that the passager side get wet while the AC is on, do you know how to fix it?

@AstonishingGlasgow

2 жыл бұрын

I dont know exactly what is causing that but the first thing to check is under the scuttle panel (at the bottom of the windscreen) and make sure the drain hole is not blocked with leaves. You may need to remove the wiper arms to get the plastic cover off but this is the source of most wet footwells. While you are there, check the cabin filter on the inside of the car, details on that are in this video kzread.info/dash/bejne/oah3tbaJlLHMqM4.html If the pollen filter is wet, replace it before bacteria takes hold.

Hello, thank you very much for this explanatory video. After following your advice, I installed a new lock and the problem is still the same. Door blocked 🥴 do you think there is a problem with the electrical wiring harness located in the door??

@AstonishingGlasgow

Жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear swapping the module didn't help. Did you go through and double check the connections and that the rod for the lock button operated the lever on the correct side so that it wasn't binding? If that is correct then it may be that the wiring loom has split as it passes through the door jam. Quickest way to check is to pull back the rubber boot and look for split wires. I hope you get sorted.

Hi great video...please do you have some dimensions in mm for reference of where to drill a hole in the door ?

@AstonishingGlasgow

3 жыл бұрын

I used a 10 mm drill after measuring the centre of the screw to the edge of the door pressing. You dont need the screw to pass through the hole, once its unscrewed and falls into the door the lock is disabled.

mate this video is great!!!! mine locks/unlocks sometimes but majority of the time stays manually pushed into locked position, can I fix it the same way?

@AstonishingGlasgow

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry Sophie, I thought I had already replied to this. Yes, this will be the way to fix the problem but learn from my mistake and fix it now while it opens sometimes. Its a far easier job when you dont need to get the door card off with the door locked shut.

Hello! Are those front mudflaps stock? My 9n (post-facelift) does not have it, of course the mud was accumulating behind the fender for 10 years, so it started to rust there. It is quite annoying, I'll have to repair the paint, remove rust, etc. On your car I do not see rust there, although on most of the polos, golfs I see the sill rusting due to this.

@AstonishingGlasgow

4 жыл бұрын

The mudflaps were fitted when I bought the car but they were a good fit so I assume they are a dealer option fit. There was a patch of rust on this cars sill and it did gather a small amount of dirt behind the mudflaps where they meet the wing/sill but at least they stopped the stone chips.

Does anyone know if a Polo 9n3 passenger door will fit onto a Polo 9n? (3 door)

Hi there, Your videos are super helpful man! I have a mk4 polo 9n and the driver side lock is jammed meaning i have to open/lock from the passenger side . Do i need a new lock barrel to fix the problem?

@AstonishingGlasgow

3 жыл бұрын

I think you would need to open up the lock to check. It may just need cleaned and lubricated but I think there is a common fault where a small tab breaks off the end of the lock barrel. You want to try and keep the old barrel or at least rebuild the new lock barrel with the correct tumblers so that you can keep the same key.

@epicwithin4555

3 жыл бұрын

@@AstonishingGlasgow cheers. I appreciate the response 👍

Thanks also from me. Just those"Hey KZread, how are doing today" and "WhatsUp Bro..." comments are missing. No seriously - no one needs those cool playing KZreadrs. At the end your face looks quite unrelaxed when you try to put this plastic pin into the plastic ferrule that holds the screen in place. But you know what: I don't want to know how my face looked !!!! :-) I did the repair in august in Cyprus. It did NOT start raining. But I guess it was ca. 30°C when I did it. In the end I could hardly touch the metal plate that gets screwed with those M10 screws. In the end I did not have to replace the lock. I simply opened the lock. I had to do it anyway because this screw TX20 that you have to loosen in order to unlock the door makes the inside fall apart. After I managed to put everything back in place I only left this white plastic cover away. I though maybe this is rubbing somewhere and causing the door lock mechanism not to reset properly. And it worked. So for 0 € I repaired this lock .... after more than 2 years !!!!

@AstonishingGlasgow

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Tobias, glad you got it sorted and hope my video helped. Not sure I would have enjoyed doing the job in 30C, I would be happy if it would just stay dry.

At least one door is locked -- An owner of similar Polo.

You made removing the electric plug from the lock mechanism look so easy. Im struggling with that part as I cannot see how its holds or clip on? Please help if can. Very useful video thank you for the upload.

@ayandamakhathini5558

3 жыл бұрын

4:07

@AstonishingGlasgow

3 жыл бұрын

The trick with these plugs is to press them together to squash the rubber seal inside. This takes the pressure off the clip then press in the end of the raised part. It is really hard to describe but once you have done it once you know how to do it again.

@AstonishingGlasgow

3 жыл бұрын

Go to 3:45 on my audi door lock video for a better idea on how the clip works; kzread.info/dash/bejne/f3d6w7mlf5nIhbw.html

@ayandamakhathini5558

3 жыл бұрын

I actually removed the lock mechanism first then unclipped the plug.

@ayandamakhathini5558

3 жыл бұрын

@@AstonishingGlasgow My biggest miss for the video was on how to remove the plastic portion holding the window in place with cables. To anyone reading the comments to save yourself a headache like me is remove circular part holding the window in place be careful not to damage glass. refer to 3:00 on this video

Thanks

Hi, I finally got this done after getting the right side. The problem I have is when I close the door with too much force it bounces open. If I close softly or push closed it's done and it locks unlocks and opens fine. I Stripped the door a second time to see if something was out of alignment but all looked fine. Adjusted the strike bar but didn't help. Is the most likely cause a faulty module or could I have aligned something incorrectly?

@AstonishingGlasgow

3 жыл бұрын

I have exactly the same issue on my 1970 VW Type3 but thats more to do with the air pressure in the car when closing the door with force. Try closing the door quickly with some force but with a window open and see if that changes anything. It might be the module is faulty, it might be that it takes a while to bed in or it might just be something you need to live with. Depends how much it annoys you versus the sending it back for another module to do the job again?

@chrismccarthy5924

3 жыл бұрын

@@AstonishingGlasgow hi thanks for the reply, will try the window to see. It's definitely improved slightly since I did it, so maybe just bedding in. I can live with it for sure one it gets through the nct (Irish equivalent of mot)!! Thanks a million for the reply and again for the video. Would have been an impossible job without it!

@AstonishingGlasgow

3 жыл бұрын

Im glad it helped. Live with it a few days and I bet it will improve, either by bedding in or you will get the knack for closing it with just the right amount of slam. All the best with the NCT.

Since in my country Toyota is the major selling car, I and many used to think German cars are best, but after owning VW polo and seeing many complains of people from other brands like bmw and audi I realize the value of toyota and their reliability. Nothing comes close to Japanese cars!

@adammcme8856

Ай бұрын

Soo true Masha Allah

If you hold the internal door handle in the open position while pressing lock and unlock on the internal lock switch it relesed the door lock so you can open the door to fix it. ( That what happened on mine anyway)

@AstonishingGlasgow

2 жыл бұрын

Sadly I wasnt that lucky. No amount of holding buttons or pulling both handles worked for me.

Hi, thanks for the video. I picked up a spare lock. It says rear driver side on the box but seems to be the mirror image of the one you had. I think you were also rear driver side. Have I the wrong lock or was your video flipped by any chance?

@chrismccarthy5924

3 жыл бұрын

I think the issue here was confusion between left hand right hand side vs passanger driver. I'm in Ireland and ordered off a website with an Irish domain so had expected them to be aligned but it doesn't look like it. Have now ordered a right hand side one. Thanks again for the video.

@AstonishingGlasgow

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you got it sorted and yes, the drivers side/passenger side thing can get confusing with other countries who dont drive on the right side.

it's bizarre how complicated opening and closing blocking a door can be especially if you are an engineer and loved terrorizing car owners shade trees mechanics like me. Took me hours and hours and hours.

Thanks for the vid man! Do you remember what size is the torx used around 6:13 to release the locking from its place?

@AstonishingGlasgow

Жыл бұрын

Thanks. The bit used around the 6:13 mark is not a Torx its a spline bit. Sometimes called a multi point or 3 square bit Im sure it would be an 8 or a 10 mm.

Hey When I lock my polo it makes a weird noise to tell me it's locked. It's really loud and Sound like it's coming from the door where you have changed the lock for. I'm guessing the central locking motor is there? If I was to change the lock would that also fix the noise. Hopefully that makes sense Great vid btw, along with other polo vids you have they have helped me a lot

@AstonishingGlasgow

3 жыл бұрын

Without hearing the noise or seeing the car I wouldn't be able to say changing the lock would fix your noise. My lock never made any noises it just failed. You could try removing the inner door card and then operating the lock to see for certain if the noise is coming from the lock module.