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So after almost two years of getting annoyed with the doors I finally ordered new door lock mechanisms. I changed both the passenger and the driver side. The passenger side started to work immediately but the driver side still had some issues. I did some testing again with the wires and I found out that two wires were broken. The other one was the power to the courtesy light and the other one was the wire for the door lock mechanism micro switch. I added some new wire to the harness and now both doors are functioning as they should. Thank you again for the tips

I think you're right. I'll look for something that ships to Finland and doesn't cost almost £90 It's not really a big issue anyways. It's just annoying.

I've come to the conclusion that the switch is working. I tested the continuity on it and no problmes. It might not activate physically if the nob on top of it has worn down. Anyhow I slightly assisted it and pushed it with a flathead screwdriver and wiggled the door latch mechanisms. Nothing happened.

I actually used that guide as a reference in the diassembly of the door I'll report later when I've checked the switch.

Thank you for the input. I'll double check the operation of the switch with a multimeter. I thkink I have some micro switches somewhere that could work as a replacement if needed. And £15! That's cheap. If that shipped to Finland I'd buy it in a heartbeat and wouldn't bother tinkering. :/

I'm having a issue with both of my octy mk1 vRs 2003 front doors. They are not registering at all. Symptoms The puddle lights are not turning on The door open icon won't light when I open the front passenger or driver door The central locking will lock the doors automatically after unlocking and opening the doors The interior lights won't turn on when opening the front doors However Both rear passenger doors work just fine. The lights turn on and the dash indicator for the doors works like it should. Boot light works like it should. Yesterday I gutted the front driver side door and disassembled the locking mechanism. The contacts where fine and I did not find any issues with the micro switch. I've also checked the fuses with a multimeter. Any help would be very much appreciated. I really don't have a clue on what to check next. Edit: added few deatails

Hi! Long time lurker and finally joined the forum. At the moment I drive a Octavia mk1 vrs 2003