Replace The Front Door Handles w/ A Sedan's Rears
Parts Needed
1 pass side rear door handle off a sedan
1 drivers side rear door handle off a sedan
2 boxes "Door lock rod clips" from advanced p#75450
(what you really need is the black clips in the boxes)
2 small stainless steel bolts 2" long roughly the same as a standard rivet
2 stainless steel nuts
ALOT OF PATIENTS
Tools
T30 Torque Star (Long Handle)
10mm Ratchet w/ Long Extension
Flat Head Screw Driver
Razor Blade
Time
15 Mins Per Side
Process
1. Gather the parts list & tools
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2. this is the clip you must replace (the black one)
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3. we need to remove the door panel, start by removing the dressing clips w/ a flat head (mine is curved at the tip so it's more like a mini crowbar)
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4. now undo the torque screws, there is only 2 and they are a T30
5. now pull the whole panel off and disconnect the wires, the door panel is now able to be removed
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6. remove the plastic protector screen
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7. remove the Styrofoam
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8. now remove the two 10mm bolts holding in the door handle
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9. now carefully remove the door handle from the car until the rods prevent it from coming out any farther
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10. now follow the handle rod down till you find the locking clip, it's black and a though bugger, but a little brute force and it'll pop open
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11. now take a razor blade and break off the locking tabs (do this now for the rear handles as well
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12. remove the handle completely, here you can see the brackets are on the wrong side.
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13. cut the rivets off the old handle where the bracket is and the new handle on the same side
14. remove the bracket off the old handle
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15. insert it into the new handle, you will need to bend the locking peg so it can fit into the channel, now here comes the hard part, bend the bracket so that the one with the prong goes from 90 degrees to 45 degrees. this step is the key to the whole thing working correctly. if it isn't bent correctly to lock the bracket into place this mod will not work!!!
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16. i left the old bracket on the door handle. it doesn't really matter if you leave it or not
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17. i used a stainless screw and nut instead of a rivet to replace the one we had to cut out
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18. another important step is to place the black rod clip into the new bracket before you put the rod in
19. this is how you place the rod back in. now carefully place the handle back into the hole. loosely add the bolts.
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20. straighten the rod, and clip the rod back into it's holder.
21. tighten the bolts up completely
22. check your work (also check the windows in case your rod is in the way)
23. reinstall the styrofoam
24. replace the plastic
25. reinstall the door panel
26. congrats you have just done this mod +35 exp
before
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after
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Update Log:
Replaced the pictures to work (07/15/14)
Added PDF download of build in case Facebook kills the pics, again... (07/15/14)
I do apologize for the potato pics (07/15/14)
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Re: Replace The Front Door Handles w/ A Sedan's Rears
nice idea looks good, just dont realy get it theo, is it just to clean it up?
Re: Replace The Front Door Handles w/ A Sedan's Rears
sweet deal man.
Just gotta hope your remote dont die
Re: Replace The Front Door Handles w/ A Sedan's Rears
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Originally Posted by
dpzelenak
nice idea looks good, just dont realy get it theo, is it just to clean it up?
it's a poor mans way of shaving the doors a bit
Re: Replace The Front Door Handles w/ A Sedan's Rears
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Fivefingerdeathpunch
sweet deal man.
Just gotta hope your remote dont die
slim jim in the trunk
Re: Replace The Front Door Handles w/ A Sedan's Rears
either way it does look very nice and clean
Re: Replace The Front Door Handles w/ A Sedan's Rears
Re: Replace The Front Door Handles w/ A Sedan's Rears
nice idea cleaned it all up a little bit
Re: Replace The Front Door Handles w/ A Sedan's Rears
You know I was gonna do this but was worried about fob going dead. Didn't want to have to smash a window
Re: Replace The Front Door Handles w/ A Sedan's Rears
i keep a slim jim and a spare battery in the trunk
Re: Replace The Front Door Handles w/ A Sedan's Rears
Bam...problem solved about the key fob lol....but seriously...that is slick! I like it...might have to do it lol
Re: Replace The Front Door Handles w/ A Sedan's Rears
well i now have to readjust both door handle rods. oh well price you pay for sexiness
Re: Replace The Front Door Handles w/ A Sedan's Rears
was sent a message on face book
added most of the pics back
added a download of the guide at the bottom when the pics die again
i do apologize about the potato quality it was '11 and a flip phone iirc
Re: Replace The Front Door Handles w/ A Sedan's Rears
If you use rear door handles from an Impala instead, there is no need to modify anything on the door handle. The bracket is already on the correct side.
