Re: Door handle interchangeability

["Bob D'Amato" <Bob.Damato@starfleet.itc.snetlink.com>]

> The driver's side door handle on my '87 5000TQ is broken. I am thinking
> of getting one from the junk yard instead of paying $60 to $70 for a new
> one. Can someone tell me if the handles used on the mid-eighties 4000
> and VWs are the same as on the 5000's (they look similar)? Thanks in advance.

My experience has been that they are not the same. Although they look the same, they just dont fit.

Bob