drivers side door handle

[matt-man]

hey guys - sadly the drivers side door handle has got broken so i dont have one to fit to the car

does anyone have a black one which i can buy?? Really want to drive the car!

[chapperssx]

Matt I'm sure Tickover will have one ! The same place where you bought the door latch rubber thingy ! http://www.tickover.co.uk/

Edited by chapperssx on Friday 2nd May 11:40

[mrzigazaga]

Thats a shame mate...I have just got rid of two..You could ask Tickover but i doubt if they will have one with the key in the door handle...There is one here for sale..No key but then the barrel can be easily changed over..
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FORD-CAPRI-MK3-Drivers-S...

[TVRleigh_BBWR]

I always thought they was Cortina, not Capri

As said you can swap the locks but it is a pain, to get the 2mm roll pin out.

[jindle]

on a related note, how easy are these to take off? been meaning to sort out the passenger side which is sticking a bit and will be easier to clean it off the car

[TVRleigh_BBWR]

jindle said:

on a related note, how easy are these to take off? been meaning to sort out the passenger side which is sticking a bit and will be easier to clean it off the car

there are 2 bars and 2 clips and 2 bolts, once the door card is off.

the clips will be vary brittle due to age, and 50/50 will break but you can use a cable tie as a replacement, they will come off easy but may break on re-fitting.

The spring gets rusty and causing them to stick / break, and the inner handle is very weak at the spring point.
You do need to get it off though to get to it to give it an oil. I used copper slip on mine.

[mrzigazaga]

TVRleigh_BBWR said:

the clips will be vary brittle due to age, and 50/50 will break but you can use a cable tie as a replacement, they will come off easy but may break on re-fitting.

Or if you want i can send you some replacements..Just email me your address if you do..F.O.C.

As Leigh says also..When its all off give it a clean and a lube..Ziga

[matt-man]

Excellent stuff guys...ill email the boys at Tickover and see if they do.

Ive fitted it so i can drive the car but will have to lean over the window to get in!! Obviously the roof is always off...

Zig - could i grab a couple of those clips? The reason mine has been broken is someone has araldited it together before (before my time) and hence it snapped when came apart.

Love this forum

[mrzigazaga]

matt-man said:

Zig - could i grab a couple of those clips?

No problem mate...£10 each to you.....Only messing...I have your address still so i will pop them in the post....Can someone remind me how many it is per side....For some reason I'm thinking 2 but I'm sure its 1.....Cheers...Ziga

[TVRleigh_BBWR]

mrzigazaga said:

No problem mate...£10 each to you.....Only messing...I have your address still so i will pop them in the post....Can someone remind me how many it is per side....For some reason I'm thinking 2 but I'm sure its 1.....Cheers...Ziga

There are 2 on each side, one for the lock, and one for the handle.

[mrzigazaga]

Thanks Leigh...