Before I saw somebody say that to change the rear door pins have to "remove" the whole rear door, but today after I installed the front door pin, I try to use the same way to screw the rear ugly pin, IT WORKS!!:wink:
Nice it looks great I thought that it will only work on the front but not the rear, great, how about on the front doors looks good too?
Good job, so is easy to chance all four pins? Just unscrew and that's it?
ill go down to the dealer and try to rip the door pins off to confirm. haha.. but yes i agree can another person confirm you can just screw it off like the front ones? I'm surprised no one else tried this. Perhaps the OP got a special car that screws off... heh
I know it doesn't happen often but if you replaced the factory ones with the smooth cool aftermarket door pins, you may not be able to manually unlock the door, say if your battery goes dead.
that could be dangerous.. what happens if you car goes on fire or if you drive into a lake and need to get out fast.
Are merecede doors like BMW's where if you pull on the door lever twice it unlocks?? or is the only way to unlock manually is to pull the ugly plastic door pin? If that's the case the flat flush door pins are quite dangerous. Are the stock OEM Amg Door pins also flush?
Yes, both rear pins just simply screw off like the front , it's easy to be done in 10 mins! After change the door pins, my CLA E1 just looks more elegant!
I bought those door pins on ebay 2 for 25 bucks. So it will be 50 in total to change all 4.
Yes, both rear pins just simply screw off like the front , it's easy to be done in 10 mins! After change the door pins, my CLA E1 just looks more elegant!
Which item or seller did you go through? Did you buy both sets same size to fit front and back? Wonder if the 4 packs of AMG or brushed metal that have tall pins and short pins would work? Would love some feedback. I get my delivery early next month and want tot be prepared and want to put order in
I have the CLA250...I think that feature is standard here in the U.S. Maybe your dealer is confused about unlocking the door by touching & pulling the lever on the exterior side of the door to unlock it, like having keyless go.
But can you pull them up manually? Cause I noticed that only the drivers door has the lock/unlock button. Since when?! What the hell?! Please tell me I just missed seeing the button.
In every car that I've owned the operation of unlocking the door when pulling the inside handle is a purely mechanical one, not electrical. I really doubt Mercedes' is different. Someone go pull the battery and check
X To unlock a front door: pull door handle ;.
Locking knob : pops up.
The door is unlocked and can be opened.
X To open a front door: pull door handle ;.
X To unlock a rear door: pull up locking knob :.
The door is unlocked and can be opened.
X To open a rear door: pull door handle ;.
Someone check me but I believe the OEM pin part numbers are 0007660228 for the front doors and 0007660328 for the rears. The rears are longer.
If you are looking for aftermarket door pins, it might be a good idea to find a set that has longer pins for the rear. This would allow you to be able to grab the pin when you need to unlock the rear doors. eBay has several versions available. It appears a set similar to eBay item no. 200975066641 would work. I can't verify since my CLA is on order. Your mileage may vary.
I think the C class use 2 long and 2 shot pins (click the link below), unlike the CLA use all 4 long pins (you can see my pic on Page1).
and I guess for safety you can just pull the handle to open the locked door physically even without the power. (at least I tried the driver's door can, you can't pull the handle and press the locking pops down at the same time)
Yea, the front doors shouldn't be a concern. The pins can fit flush when locked. There might be a problem with the rear since you can't just pull the handle and the door unlocks. From what I understand, you have to pull up the door pin on the rear door to manually unlock. If this is true, then you need a longer pin on the rear so you can get a grip on it. Is this correct?
There are a number of after-market sources providing chrome replacement pins for all 4 doors. I would expect that those sets would gave longer pins for the rear. The M-B set with AMG Logo even says it's just for front doors (probably because of the length but also the grip issue). Check out some other sources: Carlsson; VATH;...
Ok I ordered off eBay... I am going to document the whole process and post for everybody once done with lots of pictures... Cause I can't read anyways..
Thank you! Would you mind including item details so we can be sure to order the same ones. I go on ebay and see all kinds of styles, lengths, vendors, etc.
Mine came in the mail this morning, it was a breeze to install, overall time was about 10 minutes. The installation for all fours doors are the same, the rear requires longer pins if you want your passengers to be able to pull the pin up. Since no one really sits in my backseat i decided to forgo the longer pins. Apologize for the huge photos
How the box looks like
all four pins
pretty much the only tool you'll need
not the best photo but heres the comparison of the two pins
The pliers are used to remove the OEM plastic pins. From what I understand it is very difficult if not impossible to remove all 4 pins by hand only. If you think that you might want to reuse the original plastic pins at any point, add some tape to the pliers to protect the plastic.
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