Door Handle Replacement

Dan_Cicero · 05-28-2003, 07:50 AM

All:

The passenger side door handle on my 1989 Mustang LX convertible is broken. One side of the handle broke and now the door can only be opened by carefully pulling up on the side of the handle that's still intact.

Does anyone know how much work is involved in replacing this? I've seen on some auto parts websites that I can buy the handle all by itself or the entire door handle assembly. Do I need the whole assembly or will the door handle itself be sufficient. (I know you'd almost have to see the car to determine this, but if the replacement of the handle is easy, then I'm going to try that before shelling out the big bucks for the whole assembly.)

Dan

84LX89GT · 05-28-2003, 03:57 PM

You can buy a replacement metal door handle instead of the cheesy plastic one from many companies. I bought one for the driver's side door on my car, it was like $20 and all you have to do is pull off the door interior panel (take out a few screws, pull off), then you drill out the old rivets, put the handle in place, acquire a rivet gun (can buy one for cheap or rent one) and rivet the new one in place. There is only one rod connected to the handle so it's super easy to replace.
Good luck.

05-28-2003, 07:50 AM	#1
Dan_Cicero Registered Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Aurora, IL Posts: 2	Door Handle Replacement All: The passenger side door handle on my 1989 Mustang LX convertible is broken. One side of the handle broke and now the door can only be opened by carefully pulling up on the side of the handle that's still intact. Does anyone know how much work is involved in replacing this? I've seen on some auto parts websites that I can buy the handle all by itself or the entire door handle assembly. Do I need the whole assembly or will the door handle itself be sufficient. (I know you'd almost have to see the car to determine this, but if the replacement of the handle is easy, then I'm going to try that before shelling out the big bucks for the whole assembly.) Dan __________________ Dan Cicero Aurora, IL

05-28-2003, 03:57 PM	#2
84LX89GT Mustangs Join Date: Jul 2000 Posts: 1,938	You can buy a replacement metal door handle instead of the cheesy plastic one from many companies. I bought one for the driver's side door on my car, it was like $20 and all you have to do is pull off the door interior panel (take out a few screws, pull off), then you drill out the old rivets, put the handle in place, acquire a rivet gun (can buy one for cheap or rent one) and rivet the new one in place. There is only one rod connected to the handle so it's super easy to replace. Good luck. __________________ 2005 Suzuki Hayabusa GSX1300-R 1980 Ford Thunderbird - 255 V8 ported heads, 5.0L ported stock headers, O.R. H-pipe and Flowmaster 2-chambers, dual roller timing chain hi-po Mack Truck hood emblem 1985 Mustang GT 5.0L T5, F-303, GT40p, headers, off-road h, flowmasters, MSD stuff, etc. Sold 02/06/04 1989 Mustang GT ET: 13.304@102.29 mph (5-24-03) Sold - 1998 Mustang Cobra coupe, 1/4 mile - street tires: 13.843@103.41 (bone stock)

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