Posting this as someone may find it useful in the future
After being quoted 1 hour labour (NZ$200) by the local MG dealer to remove the drivers emergency door lock barrel to cut a new key, I thought I would remove it myself. I had no manual and couldn't find anything on www or YouTube, so it was a guessing game on how to remove
Long story short, it's super easy and super quick.
1. Remove the external cover off the emergency door lock
2. Open the driver's door
3. Remove the black plastic access plug (at the height of the emergency door lock barrel)
4. Insert the correct size Allen key into the silver coloured grub screw
5. Rotate counter-clockwise a few full turns. Mine wouldn't completely unscrew, so no fear of it falling inside the door
6. Remove the emergency key barrel from the door (there is no lock-rod or anything else to undo)
Total time was 5 minutes, most of this being the careful removal of the access bung without breaking it. Refitting is a 1 minute job
Makes me very angry that the MG dealer quoted a full hour of work to do this, and called it "door disassembly" to make it sound much more involved and difficult. Just a blatant rip-off
After being quoted 1 hour labour (NZ$200) by the local MG dealer to remove the drivers emergency door lock barrel to cut a new key, I thought I would remove it myself. I had no manual and couldn't find anything on www or YouTube, so it was a guessing game on how to remove
Long story short, it's super easy and super quick.
1. Remove the external cover off the emergency door lock
2. Open the driver's door
3. Remove the black plastic access plug (at the height of the emergency door lock barrel)
4. Insert the correct size Allen key into the silver coloured grub screw
5. Rotate counter-clockwise a few full turns. Mine wouldn't completely unscrew, so no fear of it falling inside the door
6. Remove the emergency key barrel from the door (there is no lock-rod or anything else to undo)
Total time was 5 minutes, most of this being the careful removal of the access bung without breaking it. Refitting is a 1 minute job
Makes me very angry that the MG dealer quoted a full hour of work to do this, and called it "door disassembly" to make it sound much more involved and difficult. Just a blatant rip-off