My buddy has a kia suv and the rear drivers outside door handle stopped working. Unluckily enough the child lock is also engaged, so you can't open the door from inside either. I know how to fix the broken handle and how to remove the door panel, but I can't remove it until I get the door open.

I only gave it a quick look last night, but nothing really came to me. Any ideas? Thanks.

 

The easy answer is remove the handle from the outside and use the rod that has fallen off of it to open the door.

 

Usually you can't remove the outside handle unless you can get to the inside of the door. Probably the easiest way would be to use a slim jim or find a wrecker and give the guy a few bucks to use his tools to open it. A lot of cops carry slim jims also, might be worth a try.

 

slim jims only Unlock the car, it doesnt pop the car door open, So I dont think that would work, this reminds me of a time my hatch wouldnt open from the outside and the inside handle was off, so i had to crawl in the back and take the panel off to get it open. you might have to see if you could get poart of the panel off from inside to get a hand up in the door to open it good luck.