Hi, I am what one might call an artistic tinkerer. I have many artistic interests, the most prolific of which is photography. I live in New Zealand, arguably the most beautiful country in the world. Thank you for stopping here, take care and God bless.
Very good video. Best one I have found on internet after five days of looking. I will follow your video now after starting what appears to be a very difficult operation. Thanks.
i wish i had seen this vid before i did my replacement. this vid was so efficient and sensible especially with taking the door lock whilst connected to the inner door bowl(skin). . best vid on youtube.
Brilliant, thank you for an exceptional video the helped me to understand what I missed in trying to take out the lock actuator and ended up stuck= tomorrow will be successful
Thank you for your video, So clearly shot and explained, it was like having a mate with me to guide me through the process...Twice as it happened... as resoldering the joint in the original lock meant the lock worked, but the rod & button didn't. Which seemed to be down to a tiny bit of damage to one of the gears in the lock, so replaced the lock for a second go and its all good now.
Very nice video!!! Can you tell me what tools are used in this video and where can i find them? I'm interested in the ratchet with its extensions. Thank you.
Hi mate, it was so long ago I can't remember that well, but I believe it was just a combination of screw drivers and a socket set, any hardware or auto supplies store should have them. The only but that I had to buy extra was a spline bit. Hope that helps!
Thank you so much for posting this William! I know you posted this a while ago but I was able to follow your video step by step and was able to swap out the door mechanism for a new one. Now my rear door is functioning properly again! You’re the best! Happy New Year!
I think Im more comforted by the fact that Im prob not the only golf owner who has frantically pressed the key fob and the internal locking buttons to try and get doors to open. Its a complete gamble as to whether the rear drivers side door or the front passenger door will open/lock!? Hats off to taking all that effort. My only concern would be getting it all back how it came out! Cheers from u.k
Thank you so much for that hint at 4:50! Saved me a lot of work. In my car the problem was that the two bolts securing the lock to the door were too tight: they're supposed to be tighten to 20 Nm, too tight may cause the dead-bolt function to jam. Which is exactly what happened. But with this trick I got the door open, corrected the torque of the bolts and now everything works. Thank you!
Yeh this vid has been awesome, Ive replaced mine today but did struggle getting the whole thing back in place as the plastic retainer didnt clip in quite right! Then theres the tiny door cable OMG what a faff trying to get that to make an appearance! On last attempt before losing it before my nightshift I achieved it. However window still an issue so just taped on some plastic - if only id watched ahead I now can see you must insert those plastic gromets first! ahhh! lol Getting there will complete tomorrow ;)
Hey mate, yep sure was a mission! That's why I made the vid. I'm glad it's been so useful to so many 🙂 almost lost it a few times myself during the process 🤣. All the best!
William, please, did you find out how it is possible that both locks break at the same time? I have the same problem. One day the first lock broke, the next day it stopped working the next. If I had to guess, I would say that there will be a problem in the control unit, but it is probably necessary to replace the locks. Can you tell me something about that?
Hi Matej. Sorry, I really am not sure! It could be the control unit, but then all four doors might stop working? I had one fail, fixed it, then soon after another one failed. It could be yours just happen to fail at the same time. Sorry I can't be more help, the car is long since gone!
Thank you for your help, I would like to give a precision. You can use a flat screwdriver to open the door using the hole at left side in your video. You must insert your screwdriver from the top to down in order to take the plastic AND metallic element. And push them together to the top using your screwdriver. Hence the door will open it. Thank you very much for your vidéo. You can also follow on twitch : randomthingytank
The plastic part that had to removed from the old lock and attached to the new lock with a screw and nut. Is that part available for sale somewhere? My part was destroyed. Great job on the video!!
Your vid is simply excellent and gave me the necessary info and confidence to replace the broken mechanism. A superb step by step guide which is brilliantly delivered and contains the detail required to complete the job without breaking anything. I would never have attempted this without your vid, and of all of them out there on this topic, yours IS THE BEST by far. Thank you, you're a diamond!!
Hi, so I ordered and got the part in. Followed your instructions and the new locking mechanism is now in. As my door was in the stuck/ locked closed position it would not open. The two screws at the bottom acceded from inside when back driver side door was closed took me hours to unscrew. Than it too what must of been am hour to get the door to open, after many many many attempts at knocking the door. I was going to give up and pay VW £550+ (they said min 550 but they charge £170/hr what a rip offf, and they could not give me a fixed time and hence a fixed price) to doo it. After going away and coming back to it my lock kicked in and the door opened. After that followed your vid and it all works great. Thank you so much. You saved me a lot. In uk all cars must have yearly check up and the stuck door would fail the car and hence ban it from the roads. So very happy I got it fixed. Thank you so much.
Very, very informative video thank you so much. I like the fact that you spoke very calmly and explained everything in good detail. No background music like I've seen in many other videos. From our family Thank you so much you have saved us a fortune.👌😎🚘🚗
Thanks. for video, but next time would be graet to cut out things like screwing screws out of doors, so the video could be much shorter and more enjoying.
William, and others looking in, can you say where you bought the new locking mechanism. You mentioned Ebay, but it would be helpful if you could be more precise - with a clue if you can't fully name the source. The video is the most useful I've seen. Precise and very well recorded. Well done!
Hi Mike, thanks for the kind words. It was some time ago unfortunately so I can't be terribly specific, I remember just searching for a mk4 locking mechanism, and then matching it to the one I had removed. Hopefully someone else can be more specific!
Thanks for that, very useful. I did find a bit of a shortcut however.. I found you don't need to remove the strip along the top of the door, or the upright strip. When you've separated the window glass from the holder you can just wedge the glass into it's place at top of the door (a couple of doorstops wedged between the glass & the door might be useful to keep it in there). Then, if you remove the bolt at the bottom of the upright strip, there's enough wriggle room to get the mechanism past the upright strip. Simples :-)
