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Offline tech1889

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Re: Door handles. Handles for doors.
« Reply #10 on: 09 January 2011, 22:34 »
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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Re: Door handles. Handles for doors.
« Reply #11 on: 09 January 2011, 22:38 »
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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Re: Door handles. Handles for doors.
« Reply #12 on: 10 January 2011, 12:10 »
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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Re: Door handles. Handles for doors.
« Reply #13 on: 11 January 2011, 23:28 »
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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Re: Door handles. Handles for doors.
« Reply #14 on: 12 January 2011, 18:44 »
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:


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