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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: jackytwoshoes on 09 January 2011, 20:26
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My drivers door exterior handle has snapped. Not the handle, but the lever for operating the mechanism. Are they replaceable or do I have to swap out the whole lock shebang?
You may laugh, but i even considered superglue. :rolleyes:
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Yes, there's a screw on the front behind the plastic (or chrome) finish. The second screw is visible when you open the door. With the handle off you can remove the barrel (think there is a screw holding it in).
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Handle WITH lock are avalible from gsf. Around £7.
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Yeah, buy a new handle (with lock) and use the lock barrel from your broken one so your original key works in it.
In fact, I may have a spare one in the garage, can have a look and send you one if you like?
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Hey man if you have a spare that'd be ace. I'll be cycling in Mabie forest this week at some point hopefully, you're in Dumfries??
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Arent the GSF ones just complete and utter sh!t?
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Arent the GSF ones just complete and utter sh!t?
I heard that on the grapevine.
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DO NOT BUY PATTERN DOOR HANDLES
The moving parts are made from a really soft metal and my drivers side on lasted 4 months before it would no longer operate the latch sufficiently enough to open the door :angry:
plus the passenger one (of the same age) snapped when someone tried breaking in, the replacement OE drivers side one withstood a beating.
In conclusion: Pattern ones wear out very quickly and break easily if subjected to force :angry:
Theyre around £27 new from VW, as mentioned just swap the barrels over (keep the key in the barrel at all time though or you'll lose the springs!)
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chris do TPS sell em ??
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chris do TPS sell em ??
yep thats what i meant when i said theyre £27 from VW... :embarassed: But all the TPS bits we order are genuine
i got my price from TPS a couple of months ago when the car got broken into, but to be honest i got a good genuine pair from the local breakers for £20 total.... and they still feel better than the new pattern ones i had despite being over 20 years old
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well mine still work but have seen better days so part of my resto i will put some new ones on from TPS.. cheers bud..
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Yeah, buy a new handle (with lock) and use the lock barrel from your broken one so your original key works in it.
In fact, I may have a spare one in the garage, can have a look and send you one if you like?
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=177333.0
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Hey man if you have a spare that'd be ace. I'll be cycling in Mabie forest this week at some point hopefully, you're in Dumfries??
Wicked. Mabie forest is my second home! I work 9-5 throught the week, but drop me a PM and we can arrange picking up a handle.
Also, if your keen on some more technical riding, there is a lot more to offer in Mabie than the marked trails....
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I bought a new pair of door handles cheap. They were. Worked for about 2 weeks and back to square one. Get decent replacements.
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I bought a new pair of door handles cheap. They were. Worked for about 2 weeks and back to square one. Get decent replacements.
DO NOT BUY PATTERN DOOR HANDLES
The moving parts are made from a really soft metal and my drivers side on lasted 4 months before it would no longer operate the latch sufficiently enough to open the door :angry:
plus the passenger one (of the same age) snapped when someone tried breaking in, the replacement OE drivers side one withstood a beating.
In conclusion: Pattern ones wear out very quickly and break easily if subjected to force :angry:
Theyre around £27 new from VW, as mentioned just swap the barrels over (keep the key in the barrel at all time though or you'll lose the springs!)
i was lucky to get 4 months then :grin: