Item Dropped Into Door Handle

[jrodpad]

My daughter had to get something from the car this morning and when she opened the door a small piece of the chain from a necklace got trapped in the door handle. Her effort to retrieve the trapped piece caused it to fall into this hole and drop down into the door. Gone.

I don’t have a sense of where this cavity goes or whether the small piece of chain could cause problems with any of the inner-workings of the door. Should I just forget about it and take a wait and see approach? Is there an easy way to access this cavity to remove the piece of chain?

Anyone else have something drop down into this space?

Thanks!

 

[heavyD]

You will probably have to remove the inner door panels (there's a 2nd panel behind the door trim) if you want to retrieve the piece. Not sure if the rear doors have the 2nd panel.

 

[jrodpad]

Thanks for this - that seems like a really touchy process. I could probably get that first panel off... but 50/50 whether I could get it all back together properly. No idea what it would take to get through that 2nd panel. It's a front door, so... yeah, there's a lot going on there.

 

[jrodpad]

This video shows how to get through the 2nd panel. 0% chance I'd be able to do this.

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[Gasaraki]

Thanks for this - that seems like a really touchy process. I could probably get that first panel off... but 50/50 whether I could get it all back together properly. No idea what it would take to get through that 2nd panel. It's a front door, so... yeah, there's a lot going on there.

I've taken the inner door piece multiple times. It's not super hard. You'll need a good strong pry tool but also make sure it's plastic.