My outside door handle broke off in my hand earlier.

Whats the cheapest way to this?
Whole new assembly? Or can I replace the handle portion only?

Thanks

 

best is to get whole new assembly..they arnt that expensive (sub $100 new last time i got one). not sure if you can just get the handle

 

EDIT: Ok, I'm dumb...thought you were talking about the inner passenger door handle. Deleted my post.

I recently was on RHDJapan and saw the outer door handle assemblies go for a good price.

 

Really sub 100 from ray at Malloy?

They are 95 shipped on rhd Japan thanks spalato

 

Hi Snook,

I remember seeing these on e-bay:

 

Replacing the handle only will do. The thing is most (if not all) aftermarket handles are not the same color/shade as the OEM one so you may want to replace the driver side handle too to match them.
I bought such handles from ebay which were made in Canada and they worked just fine.
But if you can find the OEM assembly sub 100 probably better to go this route instead.

EDIT: the ones I got were aluminum as opposed to the OEM plastic

 

I also got mine from rhdjapan

 

Thanks guys I got mine from LHD Fritz haha

Maybe I'll Rebuild the old one with one of those handles and sell it. Why throw it away... Thank you Spalato!

 

Generally the plastic handle will break because of the increased resistance caused by worn handle linkage. Replacing the handle only is a bit of a bandaid... A temporary fix. If you want the handle to work correctly for another 20 years you should replace it as an assembly with a new part.

 

I second this, but a new assembly isn't 100% necessary. My handle was getting tough to operate due to the linkage getting play in it.

I was able to fix it with only a plastic washer I made from an old oil jug and some silicone grease like I showed in the post below. I didn't have to drill and tap as indicated in this thread:

https://www.rx7club.com/3rd-generati...ow-fix-982678/

 

First thing in order is to lubricate the mechanism that opens the door because as long as it is smooth there is no need to replace the whole assembly. Lithium grease works great for this BTW. And yes if the assembly is still resistive, replacing it would be ideal