Just put a little bit of glue on it and use the passenger door, then when they get in the car it looks like they break it and they replace it

 

hell yeah... great idea... thanx...

 

of course its a great idea, I thought of it

 

Oh, and remember to not use a lot of glue. Thats if you were hypothetically thinking about. I do not suggest actually doing it <------- my little disclaimer

 

whatchu talkin about redsand? im really gonna go through with this... lol

 

I went thru the same shit

dont even try to fix it jus pay 40 bux at the dealer for a new handle i went thru this, its a pain in the ass takin the door apart but betta than spendin 200 bux in labor

 

whatchu talkin about redsand? im really gonna go through with this... lol

I'd do it, what is there to lose, but then again, thats just me. But I would want to watch it because it would be funnier then hell to see the guys face. ROFLMAO!

 

yea i just accidentaly broke my dad's on his 98, luckily it was 2 days before it went in to the body shop for some insurance claims for little dings and scratches down the driver side.

 

heh, i went throught that like two days ago...ITS A BITCH to fix... if you get agitated easy and are short tempered and at all impatient dont even attempt... i almost put a baseball bad through my windshield....

it works now though...

 

What's with everybody's door handle breaking off!?! It doesn't take that much effort to open a car door does it?

 

actually mine was closing the door. my dad's lower hinges were giving in and the door kinda sags, well i had to lift it up to shut it right and the thing snapped when the door slammed shut. the door stopped, friggin handle kept going on.

 

OMFG LOL

yep thats the coveted DSM door handle, replaced both of mine on my old 98 GST, need to replace the passenger on my new TSI AWD

 

What's with everybody's door handle breaking off!?! It doesn't take that much effort to open a car door does it?

In the winter, sometimes the door just doesn't wanna open...

 

woohoo cant wait for mine to break...maybe ill be able to get JDM handles [referencing the JDM crap post]

 

My 95 Just Broke off too ! WTF ?

I went to open the drivers side door and it just broke off in my hand. WTF ! So how hard is this going to be to replace. I just replaced the clutch and flywheel in my car "ACT 2100-RRE lightened flywheel" and that was a BITCH ! Are we talking that kind of aggervation ? Anyone that can give a brief description on how to replace the handle?

 

damn bad year for door handles. someone make this thread a sticky. i bet by the end of february we could have like 40 guys in here with broken handles easily.

 

HEHE. This all reminds me of Tommy Boy. When they stop to get gas, Tommy bends the door back, and tries to shut it. When the guys breaks the handle off(at the dealership) give him a confused look and ask, "what'd you do?????"

 

I bet its because of the cold weather. The plastic stuff probably wasn't the best for cold weather, and after a couple years of stress and the cool air, they are probably just starting to go. I'll ask my dad about it, he's a plastic pro. Odds are 10 to 1 its something they shouldn't have used for the application. Maybe we can get a recall going.

 

HEHE. This all reminds me of Tommy Boy. When they stop to get gas, Tommy bends the door back, and tries to shut it. When the guys breaks the handle off(at the dealership) give him a confused look and ask, "what'd you do?????"

Dammit you beat me to it! That was the first thing I thought I've when I read this thread.

It's shitty that it happens like that but if it were me I'd have some fun with it. First, I'd put it back on just enough that it won't fall off. Then I'd find the most anal person you know and have them go to whatever door and try to open it. When the handle comes off just be like "WTF was that for!?!?!?!?"

 

i bet by the end of february we could have like 40 guys in here with broken handles

Add me too the list. My drivers side door handle is just about to pop off and requires just the right amount of English to open the door.

Coincidently, my hatch and passenger lock cylinders went bad, my power locks stopped working, and my power windows switch in the drivers door cracked and is now recessed into the door too far... all within a 6 week period or so.

 

In the winter, sometimes the door just doesn't wanna open...

yep all mine broke off on the coldest days

 

not exactly a door handle...........

My stupid lever for my seat adjustment snapped off. I just sat there and stared at it for a while. I mean cmon....all i did was move my seat. I don't even have a dealer that I go to because I have all my work done through my mechanic. Stupid plastic junk...grrrrrrr

 

ROTFLOL .
LOL
LOL

Man , when i started to read that power window switch broke then the seat lach , that made mr fall off the seat .

I can tell all of you , that it is a POS plastic that they use . Even my 1G , if i'll start installing my alarm with remote start , i'll defenetly brake some thing .

Oh like those stupid plastic clips that hold the rear panels , etc.. , They are so Sun baked and then a really cold day . You know what happens new , crunch ,pop, ding ( that's when the rest of that clip falls inside your 1/4 panel.

 

haha, mine broke 2 nights ago, i tried to glue it 5 times from the ouside with epoxy to no avail. is there a how to on taking the door apart or should i just take off the panel and look?

 

Awww fawk! Me too...

BTW, it really sucks when every time you want to get in your car to drive somewhere you have to:

1. open your passenger side door
2. get in
3. reach across the car to open the drivers side door from the inside
4. get out and close passenger door
5. walk around the car
6. get in drivers side
7. hang your head in shame and pedal your POS car outta the parking lot as everyone points and laughs