adadada
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All,
I have a 1996 Honda Civic LX sedan that is showing its age and the front right exterior and interior door handles have stopped working. They won't open the door when pulled.
I took off to the door panel and found that the handle assembly had snapped off a plastic mounting for one of the mounting mechanisms. So I'm looking to order a replacement.
However, when I go online and search by my VIN number, I see that all of the replacement door handles are of a different style than my original one. On my original car, the door handles lever out and to the side ... whereas all the replacement door handles lever out and up.
I was wondering why this might be? Is this a better design? Did someone decide that the original design was inadequate?
More importantly, will these new designs work in my 1996 car? It looks like their profile is different.
I've attached some photos of the handle I'm looking to replace and my car in general (please be gentle, I'm a horrible car owner).
Thanks in advance for any responses,
adadada
I have a 1996 Honda Civic LX sedan that is showing its age and the front right exterior and interior door handles have stopped working. They won't open the door when pulled.
I took off to the door panel and found that the handle assembly had snapped off a plastic mounting for one of the mounting mechanisms. So I'm looking to order a replacement.
However, when I go online and search by my VIN number, I see that all of the replacement door handles are of a different style than my original one. On my original car, the door handles lever out and to the side ... whereas all the replacement door handles lever out and up.
I was wondering why this might be? Is this a better design? Did someone decide that the original design was inadequate?
More importantly, will these new designs work in my 1996 car? It looks like their profile is different.
I've attached some photos of the handle I'm looking to replace and my car in general (please be gentle, I'm a horrible car owner).
Thanks in advance for any responses,
adadada