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I have been working with Mark (who 3D printed the Sat Nav holders for our cars ) on a 3D printed connecting clip for the 2019-2023 CX cars that have the first design of interior door lock handle.

As you will see from my post concerning "rip off spares price" the plastic clip that holds the door lock and interior handle rods very often fails and is not sold separately by Morgan. If you need to purchase the plastic clip you have to purchase the complete interior lock door handle at £110.00 + VAT.

We now have a working prototype ( version 18 ) that will be soon tested in my car. ( 2020 Plus Six ) . A drawing of the plastic clip is as follows:



The clip has been redesigned with slots along its bottom and side to hold in place a tie wrap that would go over the horizontal rod section that is clipped in place, the tie wrap slots prevent the tie wrap coming off and provides a secondary level of security to hold the rods in place in the clip..

I drew up a very basic elevation drawing, this was then redrawn by Mark for 3D printing. Mark has spent a lot of time fine tuning the 3D printing and selecting the right material that will be used in the clip. As mentioned he is now on the 18th variation.

Mark is doing this work at less than breakeven, the cost is £40.00 plus post for a pair ( Two clips, this allows for one per door ).. This may seem expensive for a relatively small plastic clip, but as Mark is making a small batch there is no cost advantage of mass production and it is still way cheaper than having to buy the door handles from Morgan. To my mind these clips are a fairly essential item to have available if you have the earlier design interior door catch handle.

We need at least 5 people interested in this please to show commitment to purchase the clips. If you are interested, please can you just post your interest on this post. Once the testing is complete and we have a final working version, then purchasing via Mark can be organised etc.

dave

Well done on taking the initiative.

I am interested, but I think I read that the latest cars with the revised door handles, have a different set up. Do you know if that is correct and when the change occurred? Mine is 2025.

Many thanks.

You should be ok, I believe its the pre 2023 cars that have the earlier interior handle and door lock rod setup. I wish we had access to parts schematics for the CX generation of cars, it would be so much easier to sort spares, but only dealers have that ability it seems.
dave

I'm interested.

I'm interested

Count me in too!

I’m also interested

I'm interested in a set too. And thanks to you and Mark for the time and effort to pull this together

My 2023 car had a seized inner release. Outside button was ok. It was a plastic clip popped off a rod. No damage and a simple click back into place. I took the opportunity to lubricate the mechanisn while the door card was off.
I should have taken Photos! DOH!
Top section simply held by 4 push trim clips. Lower section had 3 screws underneath, escutcheon unscrewed, 6 screws holding the lower card to the door frame at the top.

Thank you everyone that has so far registered an interest.

Yesterday our cars radiator failed, so it is now with the main dealer until a replacement is fitted. Mark had already mailed me a prototype clip to try, however, we are now without the test car and do not yet have a date when it will be returned.

Mark has asked me if anyone is willing/able to fit a prototype in their car in the meantime, it would first mean trial fitting with feedback to Mark and myself. If you are interested pls PM me with a contact email and Mark will be in touch to send out a prototype.

If the above is not possible it may mean a longer wait until our car comes home and the project resumes.
dave