Check this thread. Hope it will help in your case.

Drivers door won’t open

Well the drivers side door outside door handle has been giving me trouble on & off for a while. I took the inside panel off, put some spacers on the actuator rod. Closed the door & now neither the inside or outside handles open the door. You can see lever move for both handles, moves by...

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I still suspect this problem is caused by the nut mod/door fix now preventing the plunger from going back up far enough to "reset" the lock mechanism.

Nut too big.

From that thread, might save you some time reading.

 

That could very well be the issue! since everything worked fine until i added the washer and locking the car!

Will give it a try this evening

also need a new handle now too since in frustration and trying the handle it snapped :< ordered one on ebay for just over £40 chinese knock off so hopefully will be ok

 

Having the same problem buddy. I just made this error yesterday. Luckily its an open ended rubber washer I fitted so if I can get my hand in I can pull it off. But I am unsure how to gain access without destroying the door card. Did you have to permanently damage it to gain access. Many thanks for any help

 

I just got a crowbar type thing, and put some cloth on it. After removing all the screws that you normally take off including the two plastic trim panels above the door card left and right hand side. I then moved the seat as far back as possible and wedged the crowbar between the sill and bottom of the door card and prized it up as carefully as possible, i wouldnt say it was easy and it felt like there was a good chance the door card could be damaged, luckily it does not look like mine got damaged but i have yet to try and re-fit it. But will need a few more of the green clip things as they all got trashed.

not got the washers off yet as there is not enough room to get the linkage out the hole without the lock mechanism being off which i obviously cant do with the door still closed, so might have to try and cut them off this weekend.

 

Used your advice Brightside and managed to get it off without damaging it. Many many thanks for that advice buddy. I owe you a pint. Also I just got the washer off mine. Luckily I had used a rubber washer that I cut through on one side so I could slide it on and off. So I got my arm in felt around and removed it and the door would unlock straight away, so yes it's definitely the washer that causes it. I have to be honest to anyone out there and say DO NOT USE THE NUT OR WASHER HACK. It's simply not worth the hassle. I have sent for a cheapo door handle from China that will put me on until I can investigate and source a 3d printed metal replacement from a video I saw YouTube. The metal handle seems the best option at the mo. Good luck with getting the washers off buddy. If I could help you I would. Many thanks Brightside. I will keep that pint cold for you

 

(edit) just removed my msg as it was solved

 

Just an update guys. I got my cheapo replacement door handle from China today. I haven't fitted it yet and it will probably be the weekend before I get the chance but I want to say it's actually good quality. I will let you know how it goes when I have fitted it. Cheers lads

 

I fitted my cheapo chinese door handle and it lasted around 2 months and failed, ordered a genuine one from Honda for £163, vs £44 for china one. i did contact the company on ebay to try and get a refund but i dont hold out much hope. Moral of the story, buy genuine honda

 

Had mine fitted 3 months now and still working nicely. Fingers crossed it holds out

 

Hope so, it is a bit annoying to have to swap it over :< although i will say that the genuine one feels A LOT smoother and sturdier than the chinese one did.

Also i tend to try the door after i lock the car since i am paranoid, so maybe the extra 2-3 pulls when the door is locked led to the early demise of the chinese copy.

 

Mine actually feels as good as the original. I have to admit I am gentle with it though.