MrJlr

Outter door handles....!
Arg.....that 7/16" nut in the upper corner.....!!!



Changed all four.....inner and outter....




Then....a fun and EASY project....painted my calipers....

speedreed8

Looks great,,, i have 2 new outer door handles i need to change, any tips or pointers. thanks.

qwank

what paint did you use on you calipers? they look great

MrJlr

I can NOT see doing this with the glass in the door...!!!!!!
Other than that, take your time....it's not rocket science.....
It kinda explains itself.....

dgood

You really have to remove the glass and have lots and lots of patience. You will drop that damn bolt a million times before you get it started. I used a 1/4 ratchet with lots of extensions and swivel joints and that did not work. Ended up balancing the nut on the end of my finger and slowly started to thread it on. Once you get the nut started it is easy.

A "while you are at it" and while you have the window out, pull the tracks, clean them and grease them up with white lithium grease. If you are really looking to enjoy yourself in there where your hands don't fit and you cant see, pull your window regulator and clean and grease that. Pull your window motor out and grease the motor up also.

Enjoy!

lance m p

Been there dun that! NOT fun e IF your the one do n it!

BKbroiler

One tip is to remove 3 bolts and drop the latch mechanism inside the door (it will hang on the linkage). This provides some room to reach up to the bottom of the handle.

ironwills76corvette

Looks great......

My drivers side latch is "droopy" so will travel the same path at some point.

MrJlr

It's ALWAYS the drivers side, as it gets the most use...I have a new passenger side unit....I think I'll do it when I HAVE to !

MrJlr

Also....buy the good ie:expensive ones....it's not a job ya wanna do over.....!

AGVI

Good job!

SuperBuickGuy

On my C3, I did absolutely everything on the car EXCEPT the door latches - I hired a Corvette shop to fix them for me....

MrJlr

I don't blame you! I think I'd rather to the power brake booster than the outer latches !

SuperBuickGuy

I did the brake booster - and swapped the pedals... I also did the trailing arms. And I still stand by my statement that I'd rather that than latches....