Passenger Door Lock Mechanism / Door Panel

The passenger-side door lock mechanism has self-terminated in the locked position, and I've ordered a new one. Problem is, the driver-side key, central lock and inside passenger handle do not release the door to remove the door panel and access the lock mechanism. Is there a clever magical way to release the lock without mangling the door panel with closed-door removal? PART 2: Does anyone have experience removing the door panel (and releasing the 9 retaining clips) from a closed/locked door perspective?

Year: 2008 Make: Mercedes-Benz Model: CLK-Class Price: $59500 Mileage: 38000 Color: Silver Private or Dealer Listing: Private Listing Location (State): TX Transmission: Automatic Drivetrain: Rear Wheel Drive VIN: WDBTJ77H48F239816 Miles: 38,XXX (Daily Driver) Location: Austin, TX Carfax: Clear, and available upon request Contact: [email removed] Additional pictures available I purchased this car last July at the Lamborghini Houston Dealership and have driven it approximately 15K miles. Selling due to F80 M3 purchase, Munich pick-up 9/30. I prefer to work the transaction through BMW Austin to get the tax break and ensure a smooth process. All maintenance performed at Mercedes Benz of Austin. Records available. 100% OEM - No modifications. Exterior: 9/10 - No paint work, dents, dings, etc. Bottom of front spoiler is slightly scuffed. Clear wrap applied to front 1/3, hood, fenders, and on the rear quarter panel flares. Interior: 9/10 - Excellent condition with some wear on side and seat bolster due to entry/exit of vehicle. I have a set of 4 Mercedes Benz rubber mats and a windshield shade that will be included with the vehicle. Mechanical: 10/10 - Car drives just like new and maintained regularly. Adapted from the Car and Driver 2007 Story: 2008 Mercedes-Benz CLK63 AMG Black Series - We take AMG's latest beast for a little spin around a 13-mile stretch of road known as the Nurburgring. Some history of the AMG Black Series Cars: AMG has been supplying Mercedes safety cars to the Formula 1 World Championship series since 1996. The cars—two safety cars and two medical cars (station wagons) are approved by Mercedes racing boss Norbert Haug and prepped by AMG, and they return to the AMG shops for maintenance after every race. At some point in this program, AMG leadership began to see a marketing opportunity. Thus, the first Black Series, based on the SL and a faithful street replica of the 2006 F1 safety car, emerged from the AMG shops, offered only in Europe, a very limited test-market trial. The test was obviously a success, because the 2007 Black Series plan has global goals even though it's still a limited program. The business case is built around 500 cars total. But 350 (367 actually shipped to the US) of those cars are destined for the U.S. How do you say "instant collectible" in German? Let's talk specifications. As noted, the Black Series begins with a CLK63 AMG coupe, a pretty lofty starting point. Black Series upgrades are extensive. Bigger brakes—14.2-inch vented rotors front (versus 13.4 for the CLK63). AMG refers to the rotors as "composite," which in this case means iron discs mated to aluminum carriers. Bigger wheels: 19-inch forged aluminum versus 18s for the standard CLK63—with larger footprints of 265/30 front and 285/30 rear (this car is fitted with 275 rear Michelin Super Sports). The wider tires are sheltered by carbon-fiber fender flares, and carbon fiber is abundant throughout the car, right out to the small spoiler adorning the decklid and the diffusers below the rear fascia. Although the Black Series has all the luxo goodies that make the going pleasant in other Benz offerings, the carbon fiber, plus other weight-paring measures, conspire to reduce curb weight by about 100 pounds versus the CLK63 coupe's and some 200-plus pounds versus the cabrio's. That math puts the Black Series around 3900 pounds, a number we wish were even lower. Suspension: AMG sport dampers replace the standard Mercedes equipment, with higher spring rates and bigger anti-roll bars. Shock-absorber damping is adjustable, but not from the cockpit, and there's also 20mm of adjustability in the static ride height, provided you have the right tools. Power: Oh, yeah. As with other recent AMG offerings, the CLK Black Series is propelled by the new AMG 6.2-liter aluminum V-8. In this application, a special set of exhaust headers and revised engine management raise output from 475 horsepower and 465 pound-feet of torque to 500 and 478, respectively. As incremental gains go, that may not sound like much. But mated to a shorter final drive, a little less mass, and reprogrammed shift parameters for the seven-speed automatic transmission, it feels like more than not much. In fact, it feels like a lot, particularly with Nurburgring corners rushing toward us. AMG's acceleration forecast is 0-to-60 mph in 4.1 seconds. Since we've already recorded a 4.2 for the CLK63 cabrio—less power, more mass—4.1 seems pretty conservative. Shall we say 3.8? More important, though, is the footwork, which Schneider is exploiting on the Ring's endless succession of blind corners, decreasing radii, and flat-out doglegs. Lord, this baby can dance. The lap times? Below eight minutes for sure, with Mercedes officials suggesting as quick as 7:45. Strong, indeed. When you think about the Black Series charter—a performance replica of the F1 pace car—this all makes perfect sense. Although the pace car looks as if it were on a Sunday cruise compared with the open-wheeled rockets trailing in its wake, it has to be able to negotiate the turns with enough speed to allow the racers to keep heat in their tires. Our own brief turn at the wheel teaches several lessons. First, despite three laps of this 13-mile circuit riding shotgun with Schneider, we have essentially no clue where the pavement is going beyond the next bend and conduct ourselves accordingly. Read "cautiously." Second, caution notwithstanding, a stab at the throttle mashes the driver deep into the racing-style bucket seat. Torque is abundant across a broad range, making that grin-widening punch available from around-town slow to double-legal-speed fast quicker than you can say, "Look, Officer, I'm just trying to do my job." Top speed, electronically limited, is 186 mph. We don't see much more than about 160 mph on the Nurburgring. That seems like enough. Third, this CLK's limits of adhesion are very high, and when grip reaches its limits, the ensuing slide is progressive and easily controlled, although getting the Benz to do this as part of a fast lap takes a determined and practiced hand. Schneider's, not ours. But if the Black Series isn't well suited to employment at drifting meets, for a car with this kind of performance potential, it's surprisingly well suited to everyday use. In a way, that's the most striking element of its persona. The Ring is a rough racetrack, but for all the thrashing and curb riding of this encounter, the CLK's suspension sops it up without beating the occupants into jelly. There's a simple reason for this, summed up by AMG chairman Volker Mornhinweg. "At the end of the day," he says, "it still must be a Mercedes-Benz." Yours for somewhere in the $130,000-to-$140,000 range when the Black Series CLK63s hit dealerships later this summer. Hurry. Supplies are limited. Operators are standing by.

Quite a predicament. Your situation appears near impossible to remedy. If I were in yours shoes, I would first attempt to unlock the door with a slim jim. Just a thought. Good luck.

Did you take this to cars and coffee last month? Anyway, I was thinking of getting one before. Really nice car!

The interior door handle cable mechanism is mechanical and you should have been able to pull to open. If not, I have no answers for your first question. However, there are multiple videos for the 996/986 door panel removal located on YouTube. The locking mechanism itself is a little more difficult as you have to align the key pin into the mechanism before seating it in place to bolt up. If you need help PM me. However, I'm out of town until Saturday.

I did indeed! Thanks silverarrow.

A body shop may be able to help you.

great car and great price

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Thanks NickyBlack. Additional interior pics below...

Love it. Going to drive a friends soon and see if I like it to move forward!

Sale pending.