[urq] Door Handle Group Buy?

[Todd Phenneger]

Sounds Good Ben,

I agree, not always the problem but for me at least, seems that well over
1/2 the time its that piece. My stock one appeared to be almost plastic.  Of
course it was replaced years ago so maybe the replacement was inferior to
the already crappy OEM Design.
I¹m not sure exactly what they are made of.  I¹ll take some close-up pics
and send them to those interested directly.  If enough people want a couple,
then I¹ll buy a bunch on the assumption that more will want some as well.
    As for price.  I¹ll go back and see, I just bought a couple on a whim
the other day and that prompted me to post this.  As long as I get enough $$
to cover my time and trouble for package shipping, that¹s fine with me.  I
have never done a Group Buy before but from what I¹ve heard from others, it
can be a PITA dealing with receiving payments, shipping, etc.  I figure, if
there are 50 units purchased  And I make a couple bucks a unit, that¹s $100
to cover my Gas to Buy & Ship, Time to Buy, Package and Ship, etc.  Frankly,
for less than that, its just not worth the time.  But for me, I was really
excited to find them as I was looking at spending $50 and only had to spend
around $10.  I happily would have paid $12.

That said, Maybe if I buy a bunch I can get the price brought down further.
Or maybe I got taken.  Who knows. :-)

I¹ll send pics.
l8r 





From: Ben Swann <benswann at verizon.net>
Date: Wed, 07 Nov 2007 08:43:04 -0500
To: <tquattroguy at yahoo.com>
Cc: 'URQ' <urq at audifans.com>
Subject: [urq] Door Handle Group Buy?

Todd,

I might take a bunch of these if the price is very low ­ I think $13 is too
much.  If they are potmetal ­ like usual, still weak.  If made of aluminum
and properly cast, then should have some longevity, maybe that is worth it.

You still need to do the repair ­ not difficult BTDT, but factor that into
the replacement cost.  Also, this is not the only thing that breaks on the
handles, though most common.  I have a box of handle parts and handles
broken in various ways that I mix and match for a fix.

Ben

[From: Todd Phenneger <tquattroguy at yahoo.com>

To: urq list <urq at audifans.com>

Sent: Tue, 6 Nov 2007 1:45 am

Subject: [urq] Door Handle Group Buy?

Heya guys,

I recently broke both the front and rear driver side door handle in the last
months.  The rears are fairly in-expensive and don't fail as much "and
coupes / urq cars don't have rears.

But the fronts are bloody expensive.  I got prices ranging from $30 - $70
for a new one.  The $70 being OE, the $30 being Chinese knockoff.

Well, as many people know the part that fails is the forked piece inside
that breaks.  It seems to be plastic or something and just breaks not
allowing the lever to move the arm.

I might have a line on Replacement Forked pieces.  I got one for my door and
I"m thinking, if there is enough interest, maybe I can buy 100 of them.

They are dual sided so the same arm works for either passenger or Driver
side door.  Once your door handle is out, the swap is fairly easy.  You just
take a small phillips or better yet a Driver/punch if you have one and drive
the old pin out.  Then remove the arm, pay close attention to the
orientation of the SPRING before removing, and then replace with the new
part and pin but re-using the old spring.

Anyhow, just wondering if there is interest in this part for around $12 -
$13.  Maybe less.  Its made of aluminum and seems to work.  I'm going to try
and get about 4-of themf or spares for various 4kq/urq cars.

l8r]