Mini Cooper Door Latch Removal

Unhook the interior door handle cable.

Mini cooper door latch removal.

Sticky door handle got you down. The electronic functions of central locking are spread out over several control modules with sensors and actuators connected directly to a control module in the vicinity of their installed location. My door handle showed no resistance but the spring action still worked. Unhook the interior door handle cable.

Central locking in mini r56 models controls the door locks the luggage compartment lock and the fuel filler flap lock. Remove the handle from the door panel so that you can remove the cable. R56 r55 r57 r58. Gen 2 mini cooper door handle lubrication and care.

My first time attempting this and there was little i could find specific to this job. You can pull out the cable from the back of the handle by pulling back on the housing cable and rotating the cable counter clockwise in the socket so that it lines up with the opening as to be pulled out. On the back of the door handle you should see where the door handle cable hooks in. The quickest and easiest chrome delete you can do on a mini cooper is the door handle covers.

1a auto shows you how to repair install fix change or replace a door panel. Unclip the cable from the door.