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General => The garage => Topic started by: pc16v on 09 December 2003, 22:32

Title: door handles
Post by: pc16v on 09 December 2003, 22:32

can anyone tell me what bits i need to allow my external door handles to work without squeezing the blood  out of my fingers
thanks ,in antisipation. :-\  

Title: Re:door handles
Post by: pc16v on 09 December 2003, 22:33

sorry ,its a 91 mk 2 golf 8v.!

Title: Re:door handles
Post by: Dizzie on 09 December 2003, 22:48

do u mean you have to pull really hard for them to open the internals?

Title: Re:door handles
Post by: Gambit on 10 December 2003, 09:09

jsut get a replacment one from ECP for a ?10 or so. and just swap over the lock barrels on them.

take it off and have a look (2 screws), you'll find the spring on the existing handle has rusted & seized over time.

i had this on mine when i first got it

Title: Re:door handles
Post by: pc16v on 10 December 2003, 18:31

cheers gambit . ;D
what's dizzie on about :o

Title: Re:door handles
Post by: Dizzie on 10 December 2003, 23:47

on my passenger side handle you have to pull it really hard to open it. some people (girls mostly) have trouble getting in. where as the drivers side one works perfectly.

Title: Re:door handles
Post by: Gozza on 11 December 2003, 22:13

lol at Dizzie, my bird moans about that on my car on a daily basis. I took it off the other day and fiddled about with the insides, works better now although not perfect, guess I will have to put up with the ear bashing until I can be arsed to change it  ::)