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Drivers interior door handle

Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2013 9:30 pm
by UrbanFlow
OK, so I'm being a bit lazy here, but I can't work it out from the microfiches on realoem.com
I want to remove the interior door handle and replace the black handle part as it is chipped/scraped/scratched.
If I remove the silver trim panel are the bolts underneath?
I tried gently prising the plastic silver trim but it felt like it might snap - eek!

Cheers
UF

Re: Drivers interior door handle

Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2013 8:46 pm
by jaynana
i had this prob, its basically the rubber paint that is getting scratched - due to ringed fingers, opening the door with the key in hand, etc... i didn't want to replace because with mrs using the car as well i knew it would get damaged agian in no time..

so i took the rest of the rubber paint also off, using t-cut, now it looks like this.

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nice and clean and shiny.

Re: Drivers interior door handle

Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2013 10:39 pm
by Riggie
Can this be done with the rubber paint on the steering wheel covers?

Re: Drivers interior door handle

Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2013 4:14 am
by X MAN
[quote="UrbanFlow"]
OK, so I'm being a bit lazy here, but I can't work it out from the microfiches on realoem.com
I want to remove the interior door handle and replace the black handle part as it is chipped/scraped/scratched.
If I remove the silver trim panel are the bolts underneath?
I tried gently prising the plastic silver trim but it felt like it might snap - eek!

Cheers
UF
[/quote]

  2 x 10mm nuts secure the door handles to the door cards . Access to these nuts requires
  removal of door card.

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  HTH

Re: Drivers interior door handle

Posted: Fri Jul 12, 2013 5:28 pm
by UrbanFlow
Thanks X Man - that's exactly what I suspected.
Removing the door card sounds like a faff.

Luckily Jaynana has just made my day!
I will try T-cutting the little devil!

Thanks peeps. Man I love this site.

Re: Drivers interior door handle

Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2013 3:40 pm
by jaynana
just be careful though -

remove the sliver trim first, u can just pull it out, don't rub t-cut on the leather..