jwade95Z

Short of a new door, what advise do any of you have on repairing the door lock hole? Due to an attempted break in before I owned this car, the square tabs formed into the door lock hole to help keep the lock cylinder from rotating around were routed out, so it's more or less a circle now.

There are two things that hold the lock in place, these tabs formed into the door panel, and the c-clip/spring shim thing to hold it against the door from the inside. I can get plenty of tension on the c-clip, it just won't stay in place after a few weeks of turning the lock. It rotates out of position and then loosens the c-clip.

Have any of you bonded the lock cylinder in there somehow?

LT1 POWR

Well you could always shave it. It would probably be cheaper than trying to fix it and you will also have that custom look.

I dont ever use my manual locks cause i have a remote and if im ever working on my car with the battery disconected, i usually just have my windows down, if for some reason i lock myself out.

jwade95Z

Considering shaving, but don't have electric locks yet. This is a no-option 6speed.

I guess my question is more about materials/methods used if you wanted to bond it in place, or build the tabs back up.

Z28SORR

Well two obvious fixes come to mind. Do a complete repair, fiberglass fill and redrill the hole, or make a small template out of aluminum sheet and bond it to the inside of the door. Any good glue like JB Weld or fiberglass resin should work.