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PostPosted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 12:22 am    Post subject: Black door handles Reply with quote

Can anyone tell me what years/models have the black door handles?
Specifically interested in knowing if they are interchangeable with the chrome ones fitted on a 77.

Are they plastic or painted/coated metal?

TIA

Roger
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 1:33 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

My 78 has them. They are metal with some sort of paint or enamel.

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PostPosted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 6:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

If the tops are in bad shape and the chrome is gone I would like to suggest you put the right on the left side and you will find the chrome gleams on the bottoms. No one will know except us.

Worked for me.
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 2:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks Ryan.
Can I ask how they look after the years regards scratches and chipping?
Considering whether to dechrome and powdercoat or look for second hand ones.

Looked at similar black plastic handles for VW golf/rabbit but the lock and catch is different and would be a PITA to modify.

Literally brilliant idea Vince. Think I may have inverted them previously anyway and the chrome looks fairly lustrous for 30 years.

Personally I simply prefer the look of the black against the guards red and have blacked out everything else.

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PostPosted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 2:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mine look like crap, but you have to take into account the fact that my whole car was a state when i bought it. I'm sure they would be fine if you were to powder coat them

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PostPosted: Thu Jul 19, 2007 10:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks Ryan, I will look into doing that.

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PostPosted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 8:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 8:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi

Recently ordered a new door handle from sydney and was sent a black door handle (i have chrome ones). i rang the guy back and told him this and he said he had never seen chrome door handles on a 924 and couldnt help me. Reading this forum has reasured that they are original chrome ones. Whats interesting though is that sitting the 2 different door handles side by side on the inside they have different parts and they are a slightly different size. i have a 77, was it only the early models with this feature?
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 11:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I have a 77 too and it appears that the early models had chrome ones while the latter were black.

Expect your lever broke where it goes around the lock barrel, a weak spot. Note the "pin" that pushes on the door mechanism to open. Does your black one have this or is that different? Reason i ask is that i looked at VW Golf ones that appear similar externally but the catch part was completely different. Maybe the latter ones have a different door mech also?

Heres a poor pic (all chrome, just shadows) to give you an idea. Appreciate a pic of yours if it is different, but if it is similar maybe we could do a swap?

BTW how much was it from Porsche?

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Roger


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PostPosted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 6:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hey

just started a photobucket account yet seams to take a while to upload pictures, with a bit of luck i will have u some pics soon
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 6:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

hey

here are a couple of pics of my chrome door handle and the black one i got from exotic car parts in sydney cost me $50. also on the pic you showed is that the whole part?? see mine as it is slightly different.

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb272/fezza575m/IMG_2833-2.jpg

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb272/fezza575m/IMG_2839.jpg

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb272/fezza575m/IMG_2840.jpg
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 15, 2007 2:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Good pictures. It is slow uploading, hope youre not on dial up!

Yea they are different. I assume the door catch mechanism must be different too on the later cars.

It looks like even if you remove the pin (and extra crap) from the plunger finger (whatever) it may still be too short to activate the door release. Possibly you can fit a spacer cap on the end or carefully drill a hole and fit a screw to make up the distance.

I have found that the handles from a 76 Audi Fox are the same as the chrome ones. Maybe you can source one from an old VW wrecker, but these are now hard to get as well.

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PostPosted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 8:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hey

I went lookin for chrome door handle.......very hard to find. so i had to use the black ones instead. Ok so you know the black door handles to not go staight on where the chrome ones do. i got mine modifyed by a friend to make them work properly.

So i need to order another black one now so i got matching black door handles.
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