Quick outside door handle question
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Quick outside door handle question
Do I really need to the rubber door handle gasket? I am replacing my driver's side with a repro. I pulled off the original, and it didn't have the gasket. In addition, the repro I got from Eckler's doesn't have the gasket.
Can I just seal it up with something else, or do I need to order the gasket? I'm not going for an NCRS car.
-Corky
Can I just seal it up with something else, or do I need to order the gasket? I'm not going for an NCRS car.
-Corky
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Originally Posted by twistdpair
Do I really need to the rubber door handle gasket? I am replacing my driver's side with a repro. I pulled off the original, and it didn't have the gasket. In addition, the repro I got from Eckler's doesn't have the gasket.
Can I just seal it up with something else, or do I need to order the gasket? I'm not going for an NCRS car.
-Corky
Can I just seal it up with something else, or do I need to order the gasket? I'm not going for an NCRS car.
-Corky
Gary
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From: Sudbury MA
If for any reason your door handle should loosen up and slide around slightly, without a gasket it would scratch your paint, with a gasket you would have some protection between the door handle and the paint. Not sure what year car you are refering to but if you are going to the trouble of replacing the door handle you may as well replace the gasket as well. The gasket is not an expensive part.
