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Old Feb 6, 2008 | 02:07 PM
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Default Re: door pull handles on interior

Originally Posted by maxcichon
Just last week were replaced.

Mine are nice and smooth to the touch. But I looked at them with a mirror-on-a-stick and can see a fine line on the 1st and last 3/4", front and back, toward the ends.
Thanks for checking.

For the record my replacement pull handles have a seam that is far less noticeable but still just barely there. I replaced both sides myself. The hardest part is removing the pull handles from the back of the door panel once its removed. Use a pick or a tiny screwdriver to lift up the tabs while pulling and slightly twisting the pull handle from the front as needed. The next hardest part is removing the trim piece on the inside of the rear view mirror, and removing the bezel around the door handle without breaking them. Use a tiny screwdriver or the recommended plastic trim stick tool. Even though i used the plastic trim stick i broke one tab on the bezel. Good thing it went right back on and didnt really matter. You cant tell at all since there are like 8 tabs total(more than enough). I also broke the single mounting tab/clip on the small plastic triangular piece just inside the mirror. Looking back the best thing to do IMO would be go from the top with needle nose pliers so you can apply evenly distributed force on both sides of the plastic clip which is molded to the back of the piece. If you break it off you will have to buy another one. Luckily they are cheap.

HTH anyone who is a DIY.
 
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