Monaro Door Handle

[Yanayaya]

Has anyone ever stripped a Monaro door handle down? I bought a couple from an Omega B to replace the plastic ones that the paint has chipped away from, I'd like to give evyerthing a really good clean up but in order to do that I want to fully dismantle the door handle. They are not complicated but before I go at it with tools and eventually break it, has anyone done it before?

My main concern is the metal bar that runs the length of the handle...how do you get it out?

[bimsb6]

They wont fit , i bought one last year to do the same thing , outwardly they are identical but inside they are completely different .

[Yanayaya]

bimsb6 said:

They wont fit , i bought one last year to do the same thing , outwardly they are identical but inside they are completely different .

I was under the impression this was a common upgrade?
I'm sure it was suggested to me on here in the past. That's a shame

[L2VXR]

I've not done it myself but I believe they do fit but you have to change the rods that connect them to the door lock mechanism. There is a tread somewhere on here with pics

[bimsb6]

Yanayaya said:

bimsb6 said:

They wont fit , i bought one last year to do the same thing , outwardly they are identical but inside they are completely different .

I was under the impression this was a common upgrade?
I'm sure it was suggested to me on here in the past. That's a shame

I will be more than happy to be proven wrong as i have a mint one in my workshop to replace my chipped original .

[Yanayaya]

bimsb6 said:

I will be more than happy to be proven wrong as i have a mint one in my workshop to replace my chipped original .

Looks like it comes down to rods. The search now begins to find a pair of them

Edited by Yanayaya on Friday 24th February 14:28

[bimsb6]

Yanayaya said:

bimsb6 said:

I will be more than happy to be proven wrong as i have a mint one in my workshop to replace my chipped original .

Looks like it comes down to rods. The search now begins to find a pair of them

Edited by Yanayaya on Friday 24th February 14:28

If you find 3 let me know !

[JAMESHSV1]

You use the rods from the omega not your existing monaro rods

[bimsb6]

JAMESHSV1 said:

You use the rods from the omega not your existing monaro rods

I don't have an omega , just a door handle !

[Granby]

JAMESHSV1 said:

You use the rods from the omega not your existing monaro rods

what he said

[007 VXR]

Yes as said can be done.. have them on mine, but you need the rods ..

[ArnieVXR]

Where did that 007 come from? Time to relight the BBQ?

[V8TFT]

I stripped the Omega handles down to make it easier to repaint them. The bar comes out with some gentle persuasion and patience as it is an interference fit. You will need to use the Omega rods as they are different to the Monaro ones, then it is a straightforward swap.
HTH

[gsd2000]

install omega door rods, with omega door handles.

I wrote a small guide with some very bad photos about 6 years ago when I worked it out for 007vxr.

If you search it should show up, I also posted it up on the us forums and they use the omega equivalent for the same mod