[urq] Door handles?

[Thatcher Hubbard]

Unfortunately, that one, while it's undoubtedly better quality than the
piece of crap one I bought, still has the wrong tab on end with the lock.
Has anybody else on here ever had to replace a door handle?  Is the single
screw on the lock cylinder end of the handle (rear) an aberration?  My car
is middle of MY 83, so that would be really weird.

On Fri, May 6, 2011 at 10:00 AM, Tony Lum <tlum at flash.net> wrote:

> Thatcher,
>
> Here an Audi original on ebay right now, search item # 270739405825, you've
> got to use your old lock cylinder (you'd want to anyway).
>
> HTH,
>
> Tony
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> --- On *Fri, 5/6/11, Thatcher Hubbard <thatcher.hubbard at gmail.com>* wrote:
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> From: Thatcher Hubbard <thatcher.hubbard at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [urq] Door handles?
> To: "Urq List" <urq at audifans.com>
> Date: Friday, May 6, 2011, 9:02 AM
>
>
> 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<http://mc/compose?to=brogers@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
> >
> >
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> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: urq-bounces at audifans.com<http://mc/compose?to=urq-bounces@audifans.com>[mailto:
> urq-bounces at audifans.com <http://mc/compose?to=urq-bounces@audifans.com>]
> On Behalf
> > Of Thatcher Hubbard
> > Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2011 9:35 PM
> > To: Urq List
> > Subject: [urq] Door handles?
> >
> >
> > 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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