Long shot, but I know there are a few owners on here… my aged but faithful Octavia has just broken its door handle mechanism – driver’s door won’t open from the inside. This was preceded by a period when the catch made a sharper clank when you slammed the door.

Anyone had the same? Easy way to fix?

might be work checking in the briskoda forums.

From my petrolhead mate and Octavia nut,

take door card off
he’ll need a set of torx
and some plasters
tell him to buy haynes
not as a “go away”
but as it has a good section on door card removal
try not to break clips
if you do break one or two, I wouldn’t worry
check / grease window regulator while there
as they fail, dad has had two go
check door mechanism rod
they come unhooked / break / need adjusting

Thanks chaps.

I did join briskoda, and found an answer straight away – broken rod, cheaply available on ebay, common problem. Also found a very good pictorial guide to removing door trim.

Thanks again.

Cougar, it’s just a shame you didn’t set that to piano.

*snort* fool. (-:

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