Door Handles

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The reproductions are not very well made. My new one broke after a few months. The plate that holds the spring and the button in place is only held on by a small crimp in the metal. It's very easy for the plate to work loose and the button falls in like you have now. What I did was used some body panel adhesive (like epoxy) to help stabilize the plate. I figured it would at the very least get it to last longer. Don't try to crimp it more because the tab area just snaps off. I have pulled at least 2 handles from parts trucks that had the plate held in with wire that wrapped around it through holes drilled in the to and bottom just behind the plate. It looked funky but was working as intended. Heres mine, just wire wheeled the areas for adhesive for better bonding. This stuff is tough as nails.