1st Generation Specific 1979-1985 Discussion

Broken Door Handle

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Old 01-10-2005 | 12:06 AM
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so yeah, my drivers side door handle broke on the inside, the little latch part that connects to the spring inside the door panel, what can i do to fix this, im thinking jb weld it back together, i mean 30 bucks for a new doorhandle, thats rediculous haha





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or should i just stick with the jb weld idea
Old 01-10-2005 | 01:09 AM
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Jb weld is a waste of time for your door handle, just pay the money to have a new one. It is a little more money now, but much less hassle and inconvenience later.
Old 01-10-2005 | 04:15 AM
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Have a look at the other door handle, you should be able to swap them around, if I remember correctly, they have two connection points on the handle, just be careful when removing the handle, as they can break easily if your not carefull.
Old 01-10-2005 | 05:46 AM
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yeah thats the problem, one of my connection points broke on the drivers side door handle, thats why i was wondering if it would be easier to jb weld the connection point back together. i will pull the doors apart today and look at swapping them for now
Old 01-10-2005 | 10:05 AM
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buy a new one, $30 is cheap
Old 01-10-2005 | 02:19 PM
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i think there were some for less than that on ebay
Old 01-10-2005 | 02:47 PM
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well, i hit up the junkyard today, got driver and passenger side a pillar molding, drip rail molding all the way across, and while i was there, i jacked the drivers side door handle mwahahaha



the best part, all of that, for 10 bucks off of a freshly painted, but blown engined black fb
Old 01-10-2005 | 03:00 PM
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ooo i need to go take a look
Old 01-10-2005 | 04:33 PM
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yeah well the door handle is a stupid pole smoking *****. the new one broke in the same freaking place
Old 01-10-2005 | 04:34 PM
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hey whats the name of that place in longview?



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