Golf Mk4 Door Lock Mechanism Fix 

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.

only attempt this if youve got the patience of a saint, or you will end up setting fire to the car!!!! lol

Just brilliant. Thank you for making the effort to make the vid. Lifted me from despair to yes, I can do this. Thanks

Would like to echo the sentiments of many others who have seen this video. Managed to change the door lock mechanism exactly as shown. Although happy with most routine engine/brake servicing would never have tried this without seeing your video which gave all the info you need to complete the job. Saved me a fortune! Please keep this video on line, I suspect many others will need this in the future. Many thanks William!!

Mate, your a bloody LEGEND! I just looked this video up cause my front passenger door has just stopped opening, not from the inside or outside but you can see the nobbly bit go up and down... weird. I'm gonna try this and see if it works. Thanks for all the help, keep up the good work 👍

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!

Thank You for your time making this video! I have the exact same issue with my VW Golf 4 as you had. My back left door was deadlocked from 2014 (I didn't use it). I had no knowledge how to disassemble everything to get to the lock mechanism. There are more similar videos on RU-vid but Your video is the best showing how to do everything right way. Recently my car's right back door lock started showing signs that it may deadlock aswell. So I left my car unlocked. Getting to repear it right now. All I have to do, is to find 5mm bolt that screws into middle grommet to take out the window. Thanks again!

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 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!

This is the best I’ve seen on how to do something on your car properly , simple instructions and good camera work . Thank you 👍

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.👌😎🚘🚗

You Sir are a bloody diamond!! Saved us a lot of money. Taken me a fair while to get it done, but another job done and all under £20! Definitely owe you a few rounds mate!

Thanks William, much appreciated!!! Just fixed my lock. Quick fyi for Bora/Jetta (EU) owners: door lock is Spline M8, door handle is Torx 20, there are different lock modules for pre 2001-6 cars and later build cars, so make sure to order the correct one. Only issue for me was my electric window did not come up anymore, seemed stuck, fixed it by putting the carrier half way and than click in the window. Thanks again for this vid!!

This possibly the best video car repair I have seen. Absolutely complete with no supurfluous nonsence or missed bits either. WELL DONE. Sorry about the spelling.

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 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.

Thank you very much. This helped my father a lot. There have been some tricky parts but we could fix it step by step with your help.

Thankyou you gentle kiwi dad

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.

Best video for this fix that I've found on the internet... Cheers...

This was exceptionally helpful. Thank you. Amplifying what others gave said, I love driving VW cars - but all of the stupid problems I've experienced over the years makes me want to avoid buying another VW ever again, or recommend them to anyone else.

Thankyou so much you explained everything in a nice and slow simple manner, absolutely easy to follow because of the above advice, faultless.

Very, very kind of you to make this video for us Used Golf owners! :P Cheers /Adam, Stockholm

Thanks for posting this up, great video tutorial. Did mine the other day and it's still misbehaving; I have a fault code of "intermittent communication with locking module" on that door but after disturbing the multiplug in the door pillar it's improved slightly so must have a broken wire or something in that general area. Still the module only cost £17 on ebay so no great loss and this vid helped immeasurably, will get this sorted eventually, thanks again!!

Top video!, followed step by step on my Bora 2005 and all sorted even with the dodgy broken plastic part which keeps the rod aligned!, cheers mate

Thanksalot! Best Tutorial i found (after a long research)! After getting everything disassembled i had to destroy the lock , see mutetouretteshimself but now i can change this. Also helpful were some the comments, thanks here too.

Thank you so much, your passion and effort have benefited me greatly. I'll be sure to pass it on. Now to that brew. Job done.

Very informative video thanks for posting this my mk1 TT has this problem on the drivers side. Thankfully it doesnt have that extra shield inside the door.

What a helpful and thorough video, thanks for all your effort in preparing a top tutorial. Rear right passenger door now locks but when I unlock the car with one press this door opens as well as the drivers door whereas the other two doors and hatch require the two presses. Is there any way of rectifying this. Possible re-programming?

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!!

Great video, really helpful, thanks. Replaced my golf module with one from a b3 passat and it works fine.

THANKS SO MUCH. Your video helped out so much. I have the manual but the drawings were terrible. I could make heads or tails out of some of them. Your video is very comprehensive as well.

Great video - many thanks for posting. I just fixed my wife's Mk4 VW Golf's rear left lock. It often popped back up (to the unlocked state) after locking which has annoyed me for years. The fault was a dry solder joint inside the locking mechanism.

Thank you so much for all the information and the video, fantastic you made me so happy, would never have achieved this repair, many many thanks

Thanks to this video I was able to replace my lock. I did have to drill through the door from the inside in order to unlock it though as it would not budge otherwise.

Prima! Vielen Dank für das informative Video, es hat mir wirklich weitergeholfen. Great! Thank You for the informative video, it really helped me.

I found a couple of videos more but this one was the best. Gracias fue de mucha ayuda.

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

thanks for this tutorial, it was verry helpful for me today!

G, day William, thank you for posting this it's been a God send to sort out my Golf. 👍👍

Thank you so much,brilliant video

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 :-)

Great vid. Havn't tried mine yet but vid deserves a like

It was a great video I fix it. Thank you for you motivation

thanks for doing this video will, very helpful .

Just a brilliant vid. Thank you for making it.F

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 ;)

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!

Great video thanks. a lot of help.

Nice work mate , i'm about to attempt this procedure on my 2002 mk4 , 1 deadlocked door right side and 1 faulty solder joint on left one , btw was your actuator motor still working on the deadlocked door , or there was no sound and banging on it brought the motor back to life with a little luck? There isn't any sound coming from mine so i might have to smash the lock to pieces if luck isn't on my side .

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.

Hello There. A brilliant video, so detailed, many thanks. Regards. RichardA.

top man doing this tomorrow very helpful guide.

Nice video Willian, do you have to remove the glass if your fixing the front passenger door lock?

Thanks very useful vid. Now need to order parts and build up the courage to swap it out.

Bruv this video saved me from ripping my hair out most informative and helpful and in english🤦🏼‍👍👍👍

Hi bud, You mentioned that if you unplug the lock module you can still use the door, does this allow you to still manually lock it if needed? cheers, Martyn

Great video, i have been looking rear door disassembly video. I think im gonna try and repair the solder joints inside that famously fail, pretty sure that's the problem as everything works other than the intermittent central looking problem.

Do you know what search words to use when buying new plastic thingies? I have the same problem you did with the locking mecanism dead, but on the right side instead. Hope to fix this problem this weekend

Hi William, what are the technical names for those door brackets that break when you open the door trimming? Just so I can find these on eBay

I’m doing this right now, What about the spring that you didn’t swap over? Do you not need it?

Hey Thanks SOOO MUCH for this video - helped me out a ton today! My door was stuck deadlocked shut (MOT Fail) so couldn't take the window out until after I'd smashed up the old lock and opened the door but hey ho, this video showed me everything! garage quoted £370 the job so I'm chuffed. Tried everything online about provoking the deadlock with 12v, banging this and that, but in the end a hammer and screwdriver and violence got me there. And your very helpful video. Thanks a million. Actually I have a question - after fitting the door lock 'nub' is much higher up than before, as if the rod's a bit further over with the new lock mechanism... Do you know what causes that?

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?

Thx for that tutorial. 👍🏾

Hey when i try to open the car manually with my keys, the key now keeps going round and round and won't lock. When I press the buttons, only the alarm system turns on and off but the lock itself does not go up and down... Anything you can suggest?

Hwllo Wiliam, do you still have the link to the forum you mentioned?

what are those rubber things for ? the one at the lever that goes up and down when opening closing and the one at the lever that you pull to open the door. My vw has both of them small size like the one you have at the up/down lever. The rubber from my car is damaged at the up/down lever. Should i cange it? From what i saw the door lock module is water proof and the only purpose that i see of this rubbers is to protect the levers from touching the metal parts. What do you think?

Muito legal foi muito útil para mi very nice it was useful for me

Hi, great video. I have a similar problem with my golf IV, i took it all apart today. The problem was that when i took out the first part of the door handle, (by loosening the torx from the back of the door) this metallic half mooned formed thing feel down. I have no idea how to put it back in place. The function of this is holding the last door-handle-part in its place.. like the only thing that wasn't showed in the video, do you have any tips for me? I cant get the last part you put back to stick in its place..

great very helpful .

how did the lock mecanism cost about?

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!!

Hi my car is audi A4 2004 drive door doesn't open from inside and outside

hey bro how about the window it was working or no?

Muy bueno. Gracias.

My 2010 plate vw caddy rear side door seems to be dead locked 😖

Hi William, how do I know the part number to order - is there a part reference for left hand rear door, 2002 M2 VW Golf 2L New NZ? Where would I find it?

hey brother nice to know a kiwi posted this also have similar issue it opens fine with fob goes up but doesnt lock go down if place.my finger with slight pressure and use the fob to lock and goes down down with it .. every time that way.. what do you think I need to do.. you on fb cheers bro from Auckland also.

Thanks

Todo muy bien explicado muchas gracias aver si alguien lo puede poner traducir por lo de más muchas gracias 😊

Same problem on Ibiza 6l....i try this !!!!

Bravo

So glad old mate next door eventually got his lawn mowed.

Solo faltó ver cómo entró la pieza nueva vi qe no le puso un soporte o base de la pieza nueva

Is a 'toks screw' an Alankey (sorry im in the UK) dont know what you mean

Amazing video. Thanks very much for your help. Also, for people who can't get their door to open, instead of banging through the hole with a screwdriver I applied an emergency power supply as per this link: uk-mkivs.net/topic/91344-opening-door-lock-actuator-from-inside-the-door-skin/ It worked first time! Again, thanks for the video, it was very clear.

Thanks William booth (y)

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.

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i am heavi impressed! please change it for me!!!!!!!!!!! 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

This is a stupid common problem....if i knew i wud never have bought this stupid car...lol! * Love it really :-)

You make it look so easy?!

lo mas importante, montar el pasador que suejeta la ventana , no lo dice

nice! but i need the mechanism of the back door

its pain in the arse to replace that mechanism. Now i understand why the mechanic wants some good money to fix it :)

The way I did it, i just plugged off cabeles from the door near hinges and I lock it and unlock it manually

Well, if it comes to replace, then it's usefull. If it comes to fix it's useless.

Good video but did not need to remove the glass or the guide.

This is not a fix, this is a replace.

You open many.