electro_boy Posted May 18, 2018 Report Share Posted May 18, 2018 Howdy all, any one know how to get the door cards off in an S1 Evora? My door locks are playing up, especially the passenger side. The central locking actuator is moving the locking pin but the pin does not rise up fully and the door remains locked. I either have to fully pull the pin up by hand if on the inside or the car or use the key and have a 2 or 3 goes at unlocking until the pin is sufficiently raised to unlock the door. Central locking works fine to lock the car just the unlocking is causing problems. I'm thinking of opening up the door and taking a look inside to see if something is actually broken or just needs a clean and grease. I had quick look around but couldn't find any info on how to get the door cards off, if any one had done this before or knows of a guide, I'd be very grateful. thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulLF1 Posted May 18, 2018 Report Share Posted May 18, 2018 Would this be of any help? http://www.lotustalk.com/forums/f417/diy-evora-door-panel-removal-251377/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bravo73 Posted May 18, 2018 Report Share Posted May 18, 2018 From the Service Notes (section VE): The door trim panel is secured to the door shell by the door pull handle fixings, five screws along the bot- tom shutface, a single screw at the top front corner, and three location pegs along the top edge. Note that the door speaker grille is fixed to the door panel, but the speaker itself is mounted to the door shell. To remove/refit door trim panel 1. Prise out the window and mirror switches and unplug the harness connector. 2. Remove the door front top corner closing panel: - Prise out the two fir tree fasteners. - Remove the two screws in the flange of the air duct connector. Remove the single fixing screw securing the panel to the door shell. 3. Prise out the finisher plate from the door pull handle (4 spring clips), and remove the two fixings securing the handle and trim panel to the door. 4. Remove the five screws in the underside of the door securing the panel. Pull out the bottom of the door panel and lift the top edge location pegs from their slots in the door shell. Unhook the door release cable from the handle, and disconnect the door harness from the window/mirror switchgear and mood lighting strip. Refit in reverse order to removal. (I suggest that you get yourself a copy of the Service Notes. They are very useful in these sort of situations). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electro_boy Posted May 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2018 Thank you very much guys, thats very helpful and doesn't look too hard (famous last words), looks like even a newbie like me could have a go without getting into too much trouble? @Bravo73 Where can I get a copy of the notes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulLF1 Posted May 18, 2018 Report Share Posted May 18, 2018 send me a PM and I will send you a copy via email Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bravo73 Posted May 18, 2018 Report Share Posted May 18, 2018 Google is your friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Bonner Posted December 16, 2020 Report Share Posted December 16, 2020 Sorry to drag up an old conversation but the information provided is great for a novice like me so I followed the guide today as the pull handle on my Evora is not attached correctly, I got the door card off but was unsure of how to unhook the door release cable from the handle. Is there any more guidance or photos of how to carry out this step? The door card is annoyingly dangling by the door release cable so being able to get the door card off fully would be very useful in helping me be able to fix the issue I have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Bonner Posted December 16, 2020 Report Share Posted December 16, 2020 I've just referred to the service manual and will give that a try tomorrow when it gets light. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bibs Posted December 16, 2020 Report Share Posted December 16, 2020 Good luck and welcome to TLF Quote 88 Esprit NA, 89 Esprit Turbo SE, Evora, Evora S, Evora IPS, Evora S IPS, Evora S IPS SR, Evora 400, Elise S1, Elise S1 111s, Evora GT410 Sport Evora NA For forum issues, please contact the Moderators. I will aim to respond to emails/PM's Mon-Fri 9-6 GMT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agentdr8 Posted December 16, 2020 Report Share Posted December 16, 2020 There's a small plastic clip on the underside of the door pull mechanism. It rotates anti-clockwise (on LHS, or CW on RHS) if looking from the top of the card down. Rotate the clip, pull the end of the cable out of the mechanism, and then unscrew the retaining nut closest to the mechanism holding the cable onto the latch pull assembly and back the cable out of the mounting hole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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