Central locking switch in the door handle faulty?

[VeeDub Geezer 0]

Ok, for a while now locking the car on the key has become a game of luck

 

it will lock perfectly one time, but only lock the drivers door the next.

 

The remote central locking works fine on both doors, boot and petrol flap everytime so this discounts the pump in the back as being faulty.

 

Is there a replaceable switch on the handle? Could it simply need cleaning up?

 

Thanks

 

Aaron

[volksworld13 0]

there is a microswitch in the door handle, you can only replace the handle complete, about 60-70 quid from the dealer.

[VeeDub Geezer 0]

So if I got hold of another handle (which has a ruined thread for the securing screw) I couldn't use it for parts?

[Supercharged 2]

No not really.... the cables corrode at the handle end and break off - you could have a look by withdrawing the handle carefully but if it's old they may just fall off. New door handle is the only real fix

[VeeDub Geezer 0]

Ok. I've just been clearing out my stash of parts and found a good handle from when we changed the locks to a set that uses one key and ordered a Daves16v kit so I can fit and forget…

 

that's my Saturday afternoon gone then :lol:

 

Thanks guys