Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Door lock mechanism 308 (2 questions)

[Peter Rychel (dino308gt4]

Michael, your doors are much cleaner than my GT4! Yes, that broken plastic piece Would be why your car can’t lock. I told you these would be delicate. You need to source out a replacement but keep in mind, they’ll be 40+ years old if you buy used. Not sure if they make these new.

 

Peter

 

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From: Michel Savard
Sent: January 5, 2023 12:07 PM
To: PeterGT4
Cc: The FerrariList
Subject: [Ferrari] Door lock mechanism 308 (2 questions)

 

I finally got to try to fix my door lock after about 8 years of not bothering in one of my winter projects.

Here is my question: On the first picture (right door), you can see a sort of white plastic clip holding on a rod. That plastic clip is clearly broken on the driver’s door (see second picture just above the piece of tape I put). Can it be just that ? What else should I look for ?

I haven’t had time to charge the battery, so I didn’t test it before writing this email. Thanks for your help.

 

My second question is, why are my doors so dirty (third picture of left door) ? I just can’t believe how dirty they are. I was going to put some sound shield on, but I’ll need a lot of time to clean that mess. I have had the car for 22 years. How did they get so messy ?

 

Michael Savard (1981 308 GTSi)