shotgun_banjo

I think you have to cut it where the pin enters the tab. Can you stick a toothpick inside it and measure the depth of the cavity. That way we know if there is some slack if we cut it down.

Now........I dare you to remove the tab on the rear doors

MBRedux

I never see my rear passengers resting their arms on the upper door sill.... rear isn't necessary then.

ble2716

Here is another picture of the pin with measurement.


As you can see, you can shave off a little bit but not much, I think just enough not to poke in your arm.
I think you'll have a hard time to pull it up manually if needed, if you actually shave it down.

About the rear ones, dare or not, i am not trying to take it out until I am ready to change them.



Here is another picture I've found on the net.

It does not tell how to remove the old pins but only show you how the new pin could look.

shotgun_banjo

thanks for that measurement. I guess once you shave-off the bottom part you still need to lengthen the screw hole to push the tab down IF the end of the metal rod is already touching the top inside part of the tab. hmmm......I think a complete replacement will work better.

shotgun_banjo

It will just look weird seeing the front door not showing it then the rear doors tab sticking out

venchka

I tried again yesterday in my daily driver. My arm doesn't come within 6" of the door lock post. Y'all must have your seats all the way up and all the way back.

Wayne

ble2716

+1
Same here... no problem at all.

shotgun_banjo

maybe because I am 6'4" tall and that is where I find it cozy to drive. my seat is only tilted up to accomodate my long legs but the back portion of the seat is all the way down.

Wish the GLK has the first gen murano adjustable pedals that I find very useful even to the petite wife.

venchka

That explains everything. Going back under my rock.

Wayne

GINO-ESC

Has anyone replaced their pins with any of the chrome ones on ebay. ?

AvWuff

In Germany, the GLK is offered with shorter lock pins that are flush when the doors are locked.

The part number for the north american (long) ones is A 000 766 00 28

The part number for the european (flush) ones is A 127 766 00 22

This is for both the driver and passenger's side FRONT door only.

You can get your dealer to order them or just order them online. They are compatible with the NA GLK.

C_DirtyTwo

front door pins screw off, any idea how to remove the rear ones? I popped them off but theres still a black piece on there that I need to get off to put the new pins on

ble2716

As for the rear door, I don't think you can take off the black piece (inside the door) off.
You might want to pop the door panel off and do the install, which is fairly easy to do.

ble2716

This is the lower part of the rear door's pin (inside the door panel)