1st Generation Specific 1979-1985 Discussion

door handle swap

Old Jan 24, 2007 | 02:18 PM
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so my door doesnt open from the outside anymore, the handle broke where it goes inside on the spring. i was tryin 2 swap it out but i cant do it without breakin ****, anyone know an easy way of gettin this piece off?
Old Jan 24, 2007 | 06:19 PM
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Originally Posted by jdm12a' post='854753' date='Jan 24 2007, 12:18 PM

so my door doesnt open from the outside anymore, the handle broke where it goes inside on the spring. i was tryin 2 swap it out but i cant do it without breakin ****, anyone know an easy way of gettin this piece off?


all you have to do is pull off the door panel and the plastic lining off and the little white piece off the rod and unscrew the two 10 or 12 mm nuts i dont remember which it is and the handle comes right off
Old Jan 25, 2007 | 12:38 PM
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Originally Posted by thegoatc' post='854775' date='Jan 24 2007, 04:19 PM

all you have to do is pull off the door panel and the plastic lining off and the little white piece off the rod and unscrew the two 10 or 12 mm nuts i dont remember which it is and the handle comes right off


then somthing is wrong with my handle cuz its not comming right off. we took those nuts off and we jus cant get that dan handle to come off at all, any idea y?
Old Jan 27, 2007 | 07:59 PM
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Originally Posted by jdm12a' post='854860' date='Jan 25 2007, 10:38 AM

then somthing is wrong with my handle cuz its not comming right off. we took those nuts off and we jus cant get that dan handle to come off at all, any idea y?




i just did mine yesterday, should just wiggle out. **** i'll take pics if you want, as i got one more to do
Old Feb 18, 2007 | 12:12 AM
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Originally Posted by d1rx7' post='855252' date='Jan 27 2007, 08:59 PM

i just did mine yesterday, should just wiggle out. **** i'll take pics if you want, as i got one more to do


if you dont want to buy a new handle. here is a tip. if the metal just broke on the one side of the handle, the other side is good. just take the driver and passenger handles and swap them. I did that on my car and worked great. thanks mazda.



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