Door Cable

[bru]

Evening All,

Sorry I havent posted for a while.

Does anyone know the part number for the Door Cable on the forfour or where i can get one?

My drivers side door only opens from the inside :censor:

I have tried looking on ebay for the part and had no joy.

Has anyone else tried fitting this them selves?

Cheers

[problemchild1976]

Re: Door Cable

here you go young man............hope the guide helps too.....!!

1. New cable, part no: A454 723 01 69 which costs a total of £4.60. 11" long with outer sheath of length 7"
The inner cable has L shaped end (lock) that engages into a rectangular hole in a rotating part of the lock.
from lock end there is a round ball which, together with a T shape end, connect with the door handle

2. Access gained through small plastic plate on door shut;

3. Behind this panel is a T30 Torx screw. Remove this and then slide the door handle

4. Remove 3 x T30 Torx screws that hold the door lock in position.

5. The cable passes through an inner gap in the door.

6. To avoid further cable damage, run oil down the cable sheath before install

Door panel removal not needed as Smart/Mercedes use this way.

PM me for more info!!

JJ

[bru]

Re: Door Cable

Thats amazing thank you so much!

Just one further quick question could you expan on the small plastic plate on door shut;?

Do you mean the door has to be shut or the inside of the door? i have just had a look and can see 3 torx screws around the lock and then further up is a black plastic cap type thing is this what you mean.

Sorry for sounding like a numpty haha

[problemchild1976]

Re: Door Cable

black plastic cap......

(the "shut" is the bit of the door that those 3 torx are mounted on..... its also the bit on the car with the other bit of the lock mechanism on)

PM me for full guide and a pic....

JJ

[peterv]

Re: Door Cable

Looks like some very helpful info here. Could I ask for the full guide and pic?

Thanks Peter

[lalli_d1]

Re: Door Cable

everything you need is on www.forfour.co.uk

[wh666]

Re: Door Cable

Bru, I just purchased one (on my long list of jobs) the other week. With the vat and everything, £6.60 from mercedes ...

Good luck fitting it!

[Evilution]

Re: Door Cable

I'm pretty sure that in 369 days he has managed it.

[problemchild1976]

Re: Door Cable

It's been added too as well with more info on the forfour site

JJ

[marshminkmellow]

Hi 😃 once the cable has been passed through the gap, how do you attach it to the latch? Cheers

[lalli_d1]

Hi 😃 once the cable has been passed through the gap, how do you attach it to the latch? Cheers

its easier if you pull the top of the outer door panel off, that way you can see what your doing clearly and have more room. the cable backs on to itself if i remember correctly when i did my passenger one.