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Posted: **Tue Nov 20, 2007 9:50 am**

While I was swapping out my pos stock speakers, I broke my interior door handle.

Now I have to pull the rod through my window control panel to open the door every time I get out of the car. A new handle will cost about $20. Since they'r not screwed in, how do I remove the old handle and put in a new one?
Or can I fix this one somehow?
Here is a pic of what I broke:

(sorry Hudson_neon, I borrowed ur pic for an example!)

Posted: **Tue Nov 20, 2007 5:15 pm**

it's cool, don't worry bout the pic............

had to go out and do a quick pull apart and put together...

i don't see anything in the service manual so... personally, sense they look like they're put in and the tips melted down i'd take a dremel or some sort of small grinder and lightly grind the melted parts down and then figure a way to replicate that when i put the new one in

Posted: **Tue Nov 20, 2007 5:29 pm**

Thats what I was afraid of

Posted: **Tue Nov 20, 2007 5:33 pm**

i'd maybe pop by a junk yard and see if they got any door panels that match yours that are in decent shape. even if it's a little bit more than $20, it might be worth spending the extra $$$ to not have to go through all the hastle of just the handle

Posted: **Tue Nov 20, 2007 7:52 pm**

maybe a 1gn might have the same set up..

Posted: **Tue Nov 20, 2007 8:23 pm**

it would still be a pin in the ass to put it in. there's not even a procedure in the service manual

Posted: **Tue Nov 20, 2007 11:35 pm**

Yea hudson pretty much summed it up.... Personally I would just get another door panel then play with putting another handel in... The door panel shouldn't cost no more than $30 or so... If they say more, they can keep it...

Which side is it?? I have some old door panels that I use for fiberglassing... If you want I can send you the handle if you like...

Posted: **Tue Nov 20, 2007 11:43 pm**

yeah... i pretty much sum up a lot of stuff these days... body work, mechanical work, interior work, sound system work... guess that's what you get for bein into cars sense you're 12

Posted: **Tue Nov 20, 2007 11:48 pm**

Lol... yea i here ya.... I live, breathe, eat, sleep, and crap neon now... Its a addicting...

Posted: **Wed Nov 21, 2007 9:33 am**

Good suggestion with the door panel! I'll have to check into it. Junkyards out here don't seem to have sh*t for 2gen Neons.

Thanks for the offer z3roneo, I may take you up on it if the door panel thing doesn't work out. Its the drivers side door.

Posted: **Wed Nov 28, 2007 12:06 am**

z3roneo wrote:Lol... yea i here ya.... I live, breathe, eat, sleep, and crap neon now... Its a addicting...

work for ^ lol god i love my car <3

Posted: **Tue Dec 04, 2007 4:53 pm**

Ok, I heard a plastic welder should work. Any thoughts? I'm tired of pulling the damn rod to open my door already!

Posted: **Tue Dec 04, 2007 4:57 pm**

plastic welder is some awesome stuff. definitely use in a well ventilated area cause it is strong.

but it will hold any kind of plastic, just as if it was welded together. you will break the plastic before you break the bond.

Posted: **Tue Dec 04, 2007 4:57 pm**

the plastic welder is actually only one type of plastic... i guess it all depends on if the doot panel is that kind of plastic. i think...

Posted: **Tue Dec 04, 2007 5:00 pm**

ive used it on a few different kinds of plastics.

Posted: **Tue Dec 04, 2007 5:12 pm**

Is it similar to soldering?

Posted: **Tue Dec 04, 2007 5:13 pm**

its actually a glue type substance that seems to chemically meld together two pieces of plastic.

Posted: **Tue Dec 04, 2007 5:16 pm**

Ooh, will have to look into that today or tomorrow! Is that something I can find at a store like Pep Boys? Cuz they are goin out of business here and have everything on sale

Posted: **Tue Dec 04, 2007 5:21 pm**

its possible, but i dont know really. i would check a hardware store.

any chance they have a 0w40 or 5w40 on sale? doubt it would be worth it to ship, but i would be curious as to how much it is being discounted..

Posted: **Tue Dec 04, 2007 5:38 pm**

Lol, I can check. Closeout sale juuuuust started and things are only 30% off

Posted: **Tue Dec 04, 2007 5:42 pm**

nevermind, 30% off of $6 is only $1.80 off per quart.

thanks though.

Posted: **Wed Dec 05, 2007 10:35 am**

autojoke or any autoparts store sell the lil tubey things that suppose to mend plastic together.... but they never worked for me..

Posted: **Wed Dec 05, 2007 11:08 am**

Lol, ok I'll stay away from those

Posted: **Wed Dec 05, 2007 1:58 pm**

Could run to your local rc hobby shop and get some Gel CA clue (cyanoacrilic) glue, takes 24 hours to dry but its some strong stuff. But I've never had trouble using the thin stuff either. Basically like a souped up super glue.

Posted: **Wed Dec 05, 2007 2:20 pm**

Never heard of it, I'll check it out. I tried Gorrilla glue, didn't work tho.

Posted: **Wed Dec 05, 2007 11:35 pm**

Nothing you can find in regular stores. I've fixed quite a few interior pieces with this stuff. I've used either thin or medium. From my experience thin sets in 15 seconds cures in 1-2 minutes, and medium sets in 45 seconds cures in around 2-3 minutes.

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Posted: **Thu Dec 06, 2007 10:01 am**

Wooo!!! I fixed it! Used some epoxy that could be used on plastics. Now I can get out of my car without struggling with the linkage rod, yay!!!

Lol, its been bugging the shit out of me for a while.
Victory dance $\:D/$

Posted: **Thu Dec 06, 2007 2:05 pm**

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I broke it! :(

I broke it! :(