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: Outside door handles


Flynn69
Oct 18th, 06, 04:23 AM
I need a Old school answer..........
Are all GM door nandles the same...........Or from what years do they fit.

CDJr
Oct 18th, 06, 05:09 AM
A lot of em are the same, 1st gen F-bodies (67-69), 3rd gen X-bodies (68-74), and probably a lot of others. But those are the only 2 that I know for sure. Im sure someone will add others :)

Unreal
Oct 18th, 06, 09:32 AM
Lots of door handles will "Fit", but not all are the same. I collected about 10-12 handles in an effort to find a pair of really nice ones. They were all similar, but varied primarily by the thickness of the handle bar itself. I gave up, and decided to get a pair rechromed. I knew which one came off my car, so when it came time to chose which ones to rechrome, I picked the ones with the same handle thickness as my original. (assume it was original, but it my car was in boxes, so I don't know for sure.

You can still get them from GM, but the bar is about 1/2 the thickness of the originals. Trim Parts makes a repop that is very nice, however I decided to stay with originals even though rechroming (at Pauls) was significantly more expensive than Trim Parts' repops.

Flynn69
Oct 18th, 06, 09:54 AM
I bought GM nos from my dealer. What a mistake. Sent them back twice because of defects. Third time ,they are nothing more that reproductions.They don,t even look the same. .I know about the thickness. I,m going to send some out to be rechromed. Unreal, where did you send yours . did they come out good, Classic- Camaro of N.Y.

Unreal
Oct 18th, 06, 07:14 PM
Pauls in Elwood City Pa (near Pittsburgh) Coat about $200 if I recall