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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Brownsville, TN
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Need help: Issue with reproduction door handles
I recently got some reproduction door handles for my 1967 C50. After I installed them I noticed they did not sit exactly flush on the door. Upon closer inspection, I noticed that the two bolts that hold the handle on did not sit level against the plate inside the door panel, but were at an angle. Loosening them up would allow the handle to sit flush, but they were not as tight as I would have liked them.
I then compared the new door handle to the original handle, and noticed that the threads in the new handle were angled, but the original handles' threads were level. Is this the way all reproduction handles are made? Or is there something different about my particular vehicle? I called the place they were purchased from but they are closed for the holidays. (BTW, I hope I did an adequate job explaining the problem. If not, let me know). Thanks in advance.
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2004 GMC 2500HD 4x4 Crew Cab Duramax 2000 Chevrolet ext-cab Z71 1995 Chevrolet ext-cab Z71 1984 Chevrolet K10 6.2 4x4 1972 GMC Jimmy 4x4 1967 Chevrolet C50 Dump truck 1957 GMC 1/2 ton stepside (not running) |
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Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Los Angeles, CA.
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Re: Need help: Issue with reproduction door handles
I believe that '67's have a different door handle then '68-'72's. Someone else will probaly chime in.
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Join Date: Jan 2000
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Re: Need help: Issue with reproduction door handles
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Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Lubbock, Texas
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Re: Need help: Issue with reproduction door handles
The 67 handles are different that the other years and they are not being reproduced. The 67 door is different too. It is the only year that has that plate insdide the door over the mounting holes. That plate looks like it would be very difficult to remove completely, so on mine I think I (my body man) will grind the area around the holes to make them flat like all the other doors.
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Re: Need help: Issue with reproduction door handles
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I made a couple of angled spacers out of aluminum and that took care of the problem for me.... LockDoc
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