Chimaera door problems

[H1MGT]

Hello
I'm looking for some help re door issues
1. The passenger side door wont open from the outside - but will open from the inside.
The button under the wing mirror sems to work ( makes a noise when pushed) but the door does not spring open. Neither can you lever it open - so the door latch seems to be closed.

2. the drivers door has to be slammed so hard to close it that I'm worried I will pull the door apart. It seesm to be incorrectly aligned - but I'm not sure how to adjust it.

I'd appreciate any advice - or a recommendation on who can help. I'm in North Oxfordshire

Thanks in advance

[paulathome]

The door locking mechanism is behind the door pillar under a small flap of carpet. All the gubbins is in this compartment and not in the door like normal cars.
Check the green light is not lit on top of the silver ball in the middle of the centre console as this is the central locking button.
The ball in the centre console is cable operated but the button on the mirror is electric so I would check the mechanism behind the seat and make sure non of the linkages have come off the solanoid.
As for the drivers door, why does it need too be slammed so hard, does the latch not line up with the door? (has the door dropped) or is the door not closing enough to grab the catch?
The door is adjustable via bolts located behind the carpet just in front of the door hinge but be warned this can become a night mare to adjust according to some but not haviong done it myself I dont know from personal experiance.
The door catch is also adjustable to a small extent too on both door and lock.
Good luck.
Paul.

[H1MGT]

Thanks Paul I will investigate

[oily mist]

Apologies for freeloading on your post. I also have an issue with passenger door locking - or rather not locking. I've had a look under the carpet flap and the solenoid can be moved by hand but when asked to work properly (either with the button on the console or with the remote it just makes a sort of buzzing noise and quivers.
So the question is - is this terminal - do I need to source a new motor or will it respond to removal and a bit of therapy?

[Harrytsg]

If you search on here there are threads on these solenoids, you can get them from Maplins, £10-15(?), if I recall there are 2 types, something like a 2 or 3 wire.



Door Solenoids Maplin: YD79L or YD78K


Taken from.

http://www.chimaerapages.com/resources_partslist.p...

[oily mist]

Excellent, thanks for that. Not too painful if it is bust and I've got a Maplin near where I work so will pop in to see their finest selection of solenoids.

Cheers.

[tonys]

The part no. is YD78K, the 5 wire version.
You might find the colours vary between cars and the original and replacement solenoids. If it's any help, these were the colours/connections when I changed mine:

Car / original solenoid / new solenoid
Grey / Brown / Black
Blue / Blue / Blue
Red / Green / Green
Green / Black / Brown

Edited to add: Plus one spare/unused wire - white in this case.

As suggested previously, if you use the search facility, there are several posts on here about this.

With regard to the OP, it might be that if the solenoid has failed, it is not unlocking the door. In my case it wasn't locking.

Edited by tonys on Monday 7th February 21:31

[oily mist]

Thanks Tony, I've picked up the new part today (ten quid for a single motor although btw Maplin sell a kit of 4 solenoids plus wiring for a full car central locking for £24). I now look forward to a weekend of minor contortions to get it swapped over.