mdharmon
3/26/2008 7:05:35 PM
Hello,
Recently the extended Cab/3rd door handle on my 2002 S10 Extended Cab broke. I'm having a difficult time finding a replacement online. Any one know where i might be able to find it?
Thanks in advance,
Matt
EvansBlue
3/26/2008 10:17:54 PM
The handle itself? As in 'broke broke' or as it 'not fuctioning'?
mdharmon
3/26/2008 10:20:29 PM
broke as in, i went to open the door this past weekend and the plastic on the door handle hinge broke, so the handle moves but it won't open the door. I figure i will have to replace teh handle/armature to get it working again.
Matt
EvansBlue
3/26/2008 10:28:04 PM
May be a dealer part there, bud.
mdharmon
3/26/2008 10:29:23 PM
thanks, i was hoping to not pay the dealer mark up, but i guess if i have to bite teh bullet and go that route.
EvansBlue
3/26/2008 10:42:46 PM
Yeah. Gotta hate those crooked dealers. They will take your money without thinking twice.
mdharmon
3/26/2008 10:44:17 PM
Before i hit up the local dealership i might hit up the local junk yard to see what they have in stock.
EvansBlue
3/26/2008 10:50:57 PM
You gotta think about how many 3-door s10s there were out there... may not be likely to be found at the junkyard unless you get lucky. Anyway, good luck!
mdharmon
3/26/2008 10:54:55 PM
Well me and Murphy are very good friends so odds are it ain't gonna happen. i've already accepted that, so worst case scenario I just have to suck it up and go to the local dealership!!!!
brianvm77
3/27/2008 8:02:18 AM
Don't bother getting a dealer replacement or junkyard replacement, it will just break again. Have replaced mine once and others I know have replaced many.....Go on eBay and search for S10 third door handle, get one of the billet aluminum ones. Very inexpensive and about a 20 minute fix....
brianvm77
3/27/2008 8:19:11 AM
Correction to my last post, it wasn't on eBay.... Check this link, $24 w/ shipping. Site has easy install instructions as well.
http://www.thirddoorhandle.com/
mdharmon
3/27/2008 8:30:12 AM
actually i did find it on ebay, great suggestion, thanks. A++++ Poster!!!!! ;) Thanks again. i'm going back to lurking!!!!
SRL S10
4/26/2008 6:15:00 PM
I have seen both the stabdard OEM plastic handles and aftermarket aluminum handles on e-bay
Snedhead
5/29/2008 4:07:03 AM
hay where can you find a billet one i have gone through two and dont want to go through another?