Series 2 Front Drivers Door Lock

[webng]

Hi,

When I take ownership of the car, it will have a busted lock on the front drivers side. Doors still lock/unlock with the remote but if you try to unlock the door with the key it's no go. Someone has tried to break into the car and busted the lock i think.

I'll most probably install an alarm/immobiliser asap which would be linked to the door locks obviously so I don't see the need to unlock the car with a key very much, so I could do nothing at all. But I just wanted to know how easy/hard, cheap/expensive it would be to replace the lock. I would have to order the original lock from Japan? Do I have to go through Nissan?

[darrinspencer]

All depends what is broken. The key lock is connected to the door latch by a push rod. Each of the pushrod has a plastic clip. One of these could be broken. If it is, most cars are fairly generic, so you could one out another nissan.

If the actually catch is broken then replace it with s/hand one. Shouldn't cost more than $20-30.

Either way take the door trim off to get access. Not too hard