Honest John's Motoring Agony Column 11-03-2017 Part 1

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Fri 10 Mar 2017 12:14
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Hi regarding the smart forfour with the "bouncy door" my wife has the same car and she had the same problem. There are two short cables, one for the inside door handle the other for the outside door handle. The outside handle cable got sticky with grime over the years, this could be temporarily fixed by squirting wd40 down the lock. This works for a short while but in freezing weather the sticky cable prevents the door from shutting. We ordered a new inexpensive cable from Smart of Newcastle and I fixed it myself. That's the good news the bad is that it is a pig of a job.The plastic outside door panel can be "unpopped" at the top and with swearing and head scratching it can be done in around an hour...but not an easy job. If not confident I'm sure a local garage would have a go... or I can recommend McSmarts (Airdrie) they fitted a new clutch acctuator at150000miles and are fantastic!
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