My Door Handle Broke

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04-12-2003, 12:59 PM

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vosko

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Originally Posted by j9fd3s' date='Apr 12 2003, 12:45 PM

[quote name='vosko' date='Apr 12 2003, 09:08 AM'] [quote name='j9fd3s' date='Apr 12 2003, 12:05 PM'] lmao! you bet on the door handle in the "whats vosko gonna break next" pool didnt you?

mike

my list of stuff to do today now includes

change tranny fluid

take apart door handle before it breaks and lube it

install under tray

the final most important one

WASH CLEAN AND VACUUM MY CAR !

[/quote]

haha, thats a pretty normal list

mike [/quote]

yup it will be fun i will be in the garage. its GORGEOUS outside today

04-12-2003, 01:24 PM

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jackdhammer

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Just say **** it and buy some polished alum. or carbon fiber ones. They look tight! Thats my plan when mine go. Which will probably be soon since this thread seems to be cursed

04-12-2003, 01:39 PM

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Silver Ninety Three

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I have a pair of handles in good shape. Asking $80 each.

04-12-2003, 02:00 PM

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j9fd3s

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Originally Posted by vosko' date='Apr 12 2003, 09:59 AM

[quote name='j9fd3s' date='Apr 12 2003, 12:45 PM'] [quote name='vosko' date='Apr 12 2003, 09:08 AM'] [quote name='j9fd3s' date='Apr 12 2003, 12:05 PM'] lmao! you bet on the door handle in the "whats vosko gonna break next" pool didnt you?

mike

my list of stuff to do today now includes

change tranny fluid

take apart door handle before it breaks and lube it

install under tray

the final most important one

WASH CLEAN AND VACUUM MY CAR !

[/quote]

haha, thats a pretty normal list

mike [/quote]

yup it will be fun i will be in the garage. its GORGEOUS outside today

[/quote]

its nasty and rainy here, wtf

mike

04-12-2003, 08:05 PM

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94touring

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I found a fix, heres what I did...too bad I don't have the company digital camera anymore to illistrate, you may get confused at my teminology. I drilled a very small hole through the plastic piece (part that moves when you lift the handle), took some wire and ran it through the hole and around the metal piece in several different patterns (part that allows the metal rod to open the door). This allowed the two to move together, pushing the metal rod down, and opening the door. However, something was a little funny with it and it was a pain to open, it wouldn't push the metal rod down far enough. So I made a spacer with some metal, drilled two holes, put a bolt through one new hole and the existing hole where the metal rod fits in, and moved the metal rod to the other new hole. This put the metal rod further down, so it only take a very small amount of lift to actually open the door. I think i'm going to go ahead and do the same thing to the drivers side even though its not broke.