A better Passenger door handle
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Not to my knowledge unless you buy the $3000/door CF doors. Not sure it's that important of a fix.
Something to look at:
https://www.rx7club.com/3rd-generation-specific-1993-2002-16/new-improved-passenger-door-handle-fix-56063/
Something to look at:
https://www.rx7club.com/3rd-generation-specific-1993-2002-16/new-improved-passenger-door-handle-fix-56063/
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I see people needing them (self included) and paying $70+. only to break again. just surprised none of our vendor have fabricated a metal one or aluminum one sleeved in cf or something.
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If you fix them like I do, they never break again. I 'glass in a metal support bracket that adds rigidity and strength.
And then of course I NEVER use the handle to close the door....lol!
And then of course I NEVER use the handle to close the door....lol!
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^ thats my plan right there.
every person who gets in the car opens the door with either the window sill or the handle crevice. failure to comply results in a shin kick at the earliest convenience.
every person who gets in the car opens the door with either the window sill or the handle crevice. failure to comply results in a shin kick at the earliest convenience.
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that sucks... i dont want to give my passengers a do's and dont's list to go through in order to ride in my car. if your hand is meant to go there it should be strong.
bajaman can you explain your process in more detail? thanks, heath
bajaman can you explain your process in more detail? thanks, heath
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Really?I have a list of rules to go through when a person enters my FD..They definitely aren't allowed to touch anything in the interior!
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i tell everyone the same thing once they enter my FD and sit down: "Ok whatever you do DONT touch that handle use the other lil handle!" or else.......haha i wish mazda woulda just designed it properly. its kinda embarassing when i have to tell ppl not to touch a handle cuz its fragile. I mean its an expensive sports car **** shouldnt be cheap like that. /rant im done lol
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i tell everyone the same thing once they enter my FD and sit down: "Ok whatever you do DONT touch that handle use the other lil handle!" or else.......haha i wish mazda woulda just designed it properly. its kinda embarassing when i have to tell ppl not to touch a handle cuz its fragile. I mean its an expensive sports car **** shouldnt be cheap like that. /rant im done lol
**** shouldn't be cheap like that man.
well.. mine's broken long ago
and tried few times on putting it by using strong glue..
made even worse..
Is it true it's quite expensive to order one?
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Ummm... yeah.... there was a guy selling them out of aluminum not too long ago. I tried to get on the band wagon to buy it but he kinda dropped out of existence. Search aluminum door handle and you will find the thread.
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**** mine was already broken wene i bought the car. i just pulled the door panel, carefully drilled several holes into the plastic were you cant see as well as on the inside of the panel and zip tide the crap out of it. hasnt broken since and its pretty damn sturdy
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I don't recall anyone selling the INTERIOR door handle.....? There have been several people selling the exterior. I mean come on....the interior one is a complex shape that would require expensive CNC milling machines to fabricate out of a large aluminum billet or a forging. Makes no sense.
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A lot of guys have done things similar to this, and some of how you repair depends on how bad the damage was to the handle. Usually you can just re-align everything and JB Weld, 'glass and resin, epoxy, etc it all back together, and if you add some metal (or even wood...someone once posted about using Popsicle sticks to repair) it will help reduce the likelihood of it breaking again.
But ultimately you just need to NOT use the handle.
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A new assembly (not just the handle, but the insert that wrap around and includes the handle) is something insane from Ray, that's after his discount. I think I paid $280 for one about a year ago, then lucked out and found a good used 94 style piece and returned it to him for a refund.
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here you go:
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.php?t=815619
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.php?t=815619