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reilly525i · Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2010 5:33 am Post subject: will these door handles fit?

the 924 goes to the paint shop this week. . my old handles were pretty sad looking so i chucked what was left of the seals and was going to repaint them before the car got back. . . till I saw these. they come with th seals and cost less. anyone try these?. . . they look nice. . http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/VW-Mk2-Jetta-Golf-Rabbit-Fox-Pull-Style-2-Door-Handle-/360268296183?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item53e1a9eff7
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Martijnus · Joined: 29 Dec 2006 Posts: 2019 Location: Netherlands

If they fit, I'll be putting these on mine too

Why not kill your piggy bank and just buy them? It could only set you back $20 if they won't fit...

Some confirmation before is ofcourse better... but I'm thinking worst case

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924 "50-jahre", 1981.
MSII/extra, LPG, ITB's, 5lug.
To be turbo'ed in a while.
Killed her at the Nurburgring, Porscheless at the moment

9XX Girl! · Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2010 6:34 am Post subject:

RC · Joined: 25 Mar 2007 Posts: 2637 Location: Australia

Search Nazi says:
SEARCH

Recall a recent similar thread. Forget who bought Chinese ebay handles but remembered he said they were crap.

Or dont bother searching and just buy these to post a second opinion.

BTW, the gaskets are VW parts and around a whole $ each at Autohaus. Also seen them on ebay for a great deal more.

Martijnus · Joined: 29 Dec 2006 Posts: 2019 Location: Netherlands

I did some searching and found this thread:

http://www.924board.org/viewtopic.php?t=27154
(edit: sorry, wrong thread I guess...)

see what RC says, the porsche handles are porsches own design apparently.

I still like those pull handles... if I can find them for little money, I'll try to mod them.

edit: I think I'll be buying a set from ebay.
It's cheap. How hard can it be to mod them. I even welded my mechanism.
Now it locks the door automatically when you close the door too hard... that's fun when the car's running

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"Rule: Turbo's make torque, and torque makes fun." (C. Bell)

924 "50-jahre", 1981.
MSII/extra, LPG, ITB's, 5lug.
To be turbo'ed in a while.
Killed her at the Nurburgring, Porscheless at the moment

Harm · Joined: 02 Apr 2009 Posts: 1376 Location: Holland

Fox*
Door
Handles
=
Fox Door Handles

Those are the only ones plug'N'play for a few bucks (even in chrome?)
(Can't find the photograph to illustrate: Vortex is a mess!

)
Will update in the other thread later: 2 busy atm

Regards, Harm.

*NOT the european VW type (Polo named) ‘Fox’! The Fox from Brazil it is.
http://www.lunaticfringe.org/vwfox/specs/Fox-origins.html
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UPDATE 01

Wait-wait-wait a second…
Problem with all them wannabee Vdub doorhandles is always the slide-in-nose, at the front of the handle fitment, that needs to get snug-on…
and doesn't: Its in need of a bolt etc.; Drama.
…
This handle doesn't need the snug-up fit, right?
'Cause it must be able to ‘bend’ when opening…

Here the ‘front’-end stays put with a feather?
Could it be that …drewl

…too bad the doorlock-cilinder etc. isn't in the right place: Would it work?

Edit01: gooder txt.

931Owner · Joined: 14 Feb 2009 Posts: 352 Location: Chicago NW Suburbs

The 924 and Audi handles of the same vintage are the same!
At least that's how I recall the 2 earlier Audi's that I had. The only issue is that anti scratch shield on the door. I can't remember if the 200 or 5000 series Audi's had those.
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mikeprce · Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2010 11:47 am Post subject:

go for mk 1 golf, rabbit, scirocco, or gti handels. theyre the same.
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Joes924Racer · Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2010 2:53 pm Post subject:

Good to know.
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Martijnus · Joined: 29 Dec 2006 Posts: 2019 Location: Netherlands

I bought the ones from the ebay ad.
They arrived today (that's within a week of payment

very fast)

I'll let you know in a while what you'll have to mod to fit these.

looks like good quality too.
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"Rule: Turbo's make torque, and torque makes fun." (C. Bell)

924 "50-jahre", 1981.
MSII/extra, LPG, ITB's, 5lug.
To be turbo'ed in a while.
Killed her at the Nurburgring, Porscheless at the moment

reilly525i · Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2010 3:07 am Post subject:

let us know. . . if they work Ill order some .

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"There are no kings inside the gates of Eden"

80 n/a 924.
76 alfa romeo spider
e34 525i.
xj6 vanden plas
vintage Sunbeam 6 speed bicycle

bnoon · Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2010 3:37 am Post subject:

I just ordered some of those handles too. No question that they will work, only question is how much work it will be. If these won't work easily, I'm thinking I'll shave the stock handles and patch in some Dodge Intrepid handles for a more modern flush look.
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Martijnus · Joined: 29 Dec 2006 Posts: 2019 Location: Netherlands

Ok, I did one in one evening...and that's with removal of the door panel etc and designing the stuff.

The handle itself fits quite nice. It's a bit of a fiddle to get the rear through the hole in the door, but it can be done.

It's too bad that one of the levers of the system is a bit different...if it wasn't, it was a real easy modification.
The lever on which the bent rod (to opening mechanism in door) is connected had a 'double pivot' so to say... while the chinese aftermarket thing has only one. This means it isn't interchangable (might be modded though).

I made a small bracket on which I've connected the rod.
I'll make some pics when I'll do the right side, step by step... but it can be done.

Only problem i've got is that when I lock the door, it doesn't easily unlock anymore... but I guess that's just a matter of tweaking the 'elbow' part which connects to the ball joint on the indoor-locking mechanism.

I've made some movies with my telephone to show that it can work

Haven't looked at the key-lock mechanism.

I did find out that my green car has some sort of central locking. Not sure if porsche put that on, or if it's aftermarket.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndGMva0fAAA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjEFSgLY0i0
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"Rule: Turbo's make torque, and torque makes fun." (C. Bell)

924 "50-jahre", 1981.
MSII/extra, LPG, ITB's, 5lug.
To be turbo'ed in a while.
Killed her at the Nurburgring, Porscheless at the moment

bnoon · Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2010 7:23 am Post subject:

Good job Martijnus!!! My car is already hard to lock/unlock with the key, so I have to fix that anyway. Show pictures when you get them for sure. I was going to paint the stock handles black to try to refurbish them, but this will be so much easier I think and probably cost me less in the long run.
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1986 Porsche 944 Turbo - SOLD!
Porscheless

Jakkq · Joined: 29 Sep 2008 Posts: 810 Location: Omaha, Nebraska

Aren't those pieces of plastic crap?
If my door mechanism is like others, then those will not work to lock the doors. The plastic white knob would need to be smaller (this is only referring to my 79, yours may be different but you should check to make sure).

Just get some new handles from Porsche. That's what I did.
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