[urq] Door handles?

[Thatcher Hubbard]

Yeah, I think what I ended up with was cheap (Vaico?) handles for a 4k
body.  The problem is, whatever parts database that Autohaus uses is the
same as everyone else's.  I guess I'll have to try the stealership.

Interestingly, even though the original handle is 25 years old and is
famously under-engineered in a couple of key ways, it's also clearly of a
far higher quality than the new one I got.  Brandon, thanks for at least
giving me a manufacturer name to start with.

On Fri, May 6, 2011 at 8:20 AM, Brandon Rogers <brogers at terrix.com> wrote:

> Thatcher sorry no P/N offhand - but I bought a brand new Meyle one last
> year
> from a local import parts house.  I had also bought a cheap aftermarket one
> which was NOT worth the money and had issues within months - the Meyle is
> made much better.
>
> Beware the cheap stuff.
>
> Brandon
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Of Thatcher Hubbard
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> Subject: [urq] Door handles?
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>
> Does anybody have a known good P/N or source for a driver's side door
> handle?  I ordered the part the AutoHausAZ pulls up as correct, and as I
> sort of suspected in the first place, it's the wrong one.  Either that, or
> my car is a weird one-off.
>
> The key difference seems to be the way the handle is attached to the door
> at
> the end with the handle and lock cylinder.  Mine has a square tab with a
> single hole that takes a screw that's accessed through a hole in the back
> end of the door that has a plug in it.  The one they sent me has a tab
> that's longer, extends up into the door and has two unthreaded holes in it.
> On top of that, even if I was able to secure it somehow (tap some threads
> into it?), the plastic bail that the door lock actuator rod connects to
> interferes with the travel of the door handle mechanism.  And for the
> trifecta, the handle seems to be slightly too long for the door.  I have to
> bow the handle a bit to get the screw on the front end (behind the trim
> piece) to go into the door.
>
> As always, thanks for any advice you all have,
>
> Thatcher
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