I have broken my driver side Door handle 2x. Not any more.

http://www.rx7doorhandles.com/ Got them here.

 

I have those, they're great, but I think your post may border on advertising a non-sponsored vendor. (I'm sure the mods will decide soon enough)

-Geoff

 

^ You have a point, didn't even think about it like that.

 

Yea and it looks bad considering you joined in August.

 

I have no affiliation with the owner. I have broken two door handle on my driver side though, and was excited to find fix. Remove it, doesn't bother me.

 

Installed, but I had to grind these thing in 7 places to get them to fit right, they stick with out removing some of the paint and even a little metal on the front arm. The holes for the piviot rod didn't align properly.

So the fitment was not 100%. None of the grinding is visable, over all I am happy, but they didn't just drop into place.

 

That's odd. I have a set as well. Tom was the one that actually came over and installed them. Unless he brought some cordless tools over, he didn't need to grind anything. Did you contact Tom about this?

Also that pic is super blurry dude.

 

Here are some better pics. Didnt realize it was that blurry. As I said over all I am happy wasn't that big of a deal, just didn't drop right into place. No I didn't contact Tom about it, maybe I should.

Pic 1@2 it was binding not allowing the handle to spring back to its original position. I had to file the paint and some of the metal so it would close.

Pic 3 doesn't show it very well, i would perfer not to take them apart, but had to grind this pice in two spots, the end on the left side and the width under the B so the rod would go down in the slot..

Again I am happy have no complaints, just sharing my experience.

 

You can also adjust the rods in the doors so that the handle doesn't have to work as hard. I broke my driver's side too and replaced it with one of Tom's. While I was in there I adjusted the rods a little bit, greased everything up, and my door handle is butter-smooth now. In fact, I adjusted and greased the other door, and never had to replace the plastic OEM handle because it's so easy to operate.

We ALL probably could have saved a few bucks.

 

I'm glad u posted this. I ended up "fixing" mine with epoxy. Its held up for a while now. Knock on wood.

 

Good luck, I used quick steal on my gas door after my bother hit my car with a soccer ball, held for 8 years so far.

Fixed headlight covers 3 times with epoxy but they kept flyin off above 140... Finally got some new ones.

 

I had to trim mine a little, but they were bulletproof after!

 

i cant remember where i got mine from but the went in pretty easy, and fit pretty well, just a little loose (again cant remember where i actually got them from). this is one thing i will do immediately on my next one, things that are important always seem to fail at the most inopportune times.

 

Mine were a little snug going in, but I didn't need to file anything.

I gave all the pivot points a good shot of white lithium grease. The handles were a bit sticky at first, but after 5 minutes of working them up and down they are perfect.

I'm very satisfied with the product.

-Geoff

 

Heh, thats funny I used a combo of pvc glue to attempt to melt the plastic to its self as well as jb weld and a piece of random metal to reassemble a headlight cover I shattered.

I have a metal door handle also. My only complaint is that in the Texas sun that thing can burn you. I also cleaned up a lot of once upon a time grease that had turned into a sticky mess. The door is much easier to open now.