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The switch to pop the gas door from the inside doesn't work..... So I had to have some towing company guy un-hook/split the wire from inside the trunk where it's continiously open now.
How much do you think it will cost to have that new wire spring replaced on the left side of the car?
$150?
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i had the some problem with the gas door too when i bought the car. i brought it to the dealer and they just put in a spring. but in my case, it wasn't working in the first place. is yours working before then broke?
i had the some problem with the gas door too when i bought the car. i brought it to the dealer and they just put in a spring. but in my case, it wasn't working in the first place. is yours working before then broke?
I bought it used last year. I think the warrenty ran out. (pretty sure). It just stopped opening like 2 weeks ago. But it got to the point where i had to fill my gas tank, and couldn't open the door, so had to resort to having it permantly opened....... But I need the spring FIXED. How much?, or should I just have the used dealership do it for me?
I got my body shop to put it in while they were doing some other work. Find a mechanic or bodyshop who wants to do it, DONT TAKE IT TO HONDA, they want like 1.5 hours of labour. The cable involves replacing the line from the gas /trunk release to the gas door and the trunk pop.
Last edited by AggressiveAdam; 07-20-2005 at 12:58 AM.
the spring is cheap. I believe the spring connect to the trunk and gas. Buying the spring/wire is only $26-30 (from Honda). Me and my friend did the job, pretty easy (~40mins).
You can also open the gas door from the trunk.
I know on older civic's there was a fuel door realse in the trunk too, might want to look into that. But the spring should be cheap, you can probably just call the dealer and ask for a quote over the phone, it will be more acurate than anyone here.
My door doesnt open anymore, when I went to look at the switch by the door, I saw the splitter thing is just plastic and it cracked. Anybody got a part number, or a site online to order this part?
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Depends on where it broke. The fuledoorfix is perfect if your scenario fits, but otherwise you need a new cable. I bought a new cable for about 26 bucks a month ago. It's been too hot in AZ to fix it so it sits in my office and I open the gas door from the trunk.
Depends on where it broke. The fuledoorfix is perfect if your scenario fits, but otherwise you need a new cable. I bought a new cable for about 26 bucks a month ago. It's been too hot in AZ to fix it so it sits in my office and I open the gas door from the trunk.
haha, my thoughts exactly! Mine just stopped working when I hit North Carolina and now that I'm in Georgia it's been way too hot to work on so I just avoid driving it and open it from the trunk when I have to.
Mine's weird though, I can reach into the trunk and pull the cable out from the door and the door will pop open. But then I can't close it because the spring keeps popping it open after I push it shut. But if I hold it closed with one hand and put the cable back in place with the other hand it stays. It just won't open with the lever by the seat.
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anyone ever buy from the fueldoorfix.com website? My girlfriend has the same problem. She has an 01 and the cable broke. Guess what we replaced that same cable for the same reason 6 months to a year ago. This is BS and it shouldn't be an annual fix!
Placed an order for one today. I don't remember where it broke, but looks like on the cable, that is the only place that can break since that is where they use plastic. STOOOPID HONDA. THe other end is metal attached to a thick plastic sleeved cable. I'll keep you posted when it comes.
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My door doesnt open anymore, when I went to look at the switch by the door, I saw the splitter thing is just plastic and it cracked. Anybody got a part number, or a site online to order this part?
This is the second time mine has cracked. The first time it was still under warranty and now I have been runnin my car like thos for months. All I do is go in my trunk and release it. Mine is a 2001 EL so I guess its an issue Honda needs to take a look at.
