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KillerBomb24 · 08-03-2022, 02:35 PM

I took my outside doorhandles off and was going to reinstall the one on the driver side but the latch that hooks onto the door handle was very far away. On the passenger side I was able to get the doorhandle back on because the latch was close. How do I get the doorhandle latch on the driver side to come closer. I’ve tried pushing on it with the screwdriver and even use my finger because my interior door panel was off but it wouldn’t move forward. What do I do?

MSgt O · 08-03-2022, 03:43 PM

@NOT A 45....ask him, he knows...

KillerBomb24 · 08-03-2022, 04:18 PM

After 2 hours of messing with it, I turned the t20 clockwise for about a minute straight. That let the latch move much more than before, however it was still far away. I stuck my arm through the door panel and pushed the latch forward, at the same time I hooked the door handle to the latch. I pinched myself very bad in the process but it was worth it.

ADVMax · 08-04-2022, 02:07 PM

It’s not a real project until you bleed on it.

NOT A 45 · 08-04-2022, 02:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MSgt O

@NOT A 45....ask him, he knows...

I hate body work.....I'd be cussing like the rest of you and going to get a friend out of the body shop to help me! lol
He'd make me look stupid and I'd have to buy him a beer at lunchtime

silversleeper · 08-04-2022, 03:52 PM

It's been too long since I replaced my outside door handles, but I'm thinking I had to release it from the inside door release handle, if it got moved into latch or unlatch positions.

xstuntman · 08-05-2022, 07:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ADVMax

It’s not a real project until you bleed on it.

Scars make for great stories if you don't die.

08-03-2022, 02:35 PM	#1
KillerBomb24 Drives: 2012 Camaro 1LS Join Date: Apr 2021 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 31	Door handle latch I took my outside doorhandles off and was going to reinstall the one on the driver side but the latch that hooks onto the door handle was very far away. On the passenger side I was able to get the doorhandle back on because the latch was close. How do I get the doorhandle latch on the driver side to come closer. I’ve tried pushing on it with the screwdriver and even use my finger because my interior door panel was off but it wouldn’t move forward. What do I do? Attached Images

08-03-2022, 03:43 PM	#2
MSgt O Drives: 2012 Camaro 2SS/RS Vert LS3/M6 Join Date: Aug 2021 Location: Cheboygan, Michigan Posts: 899	@NOT A 45....ask him, he knows...

08-03-2022, 04:18 PM	#3
KillerBomb24 Drives: 2012 Camaro 1LS Join Date: Apr 2021 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 31	After 2 hours of messing with it, I turned the t20 clockwise for about a minute straight. That let the latch move much more than before, however it was still far away. I stuck my arm through the door panel and pushed the latch forward, at the same time I hooked the door handle to the latch. I pinched myself very bad in the process but it was worth it.

08-04-2022, 02:07 PM	#4
ADVMax Sporting Foole Drives: 2010 Camaro SS Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: Alabama Posts: 500	It’s not a real project until you bleed on it.

08-04-2022, 03:52 PM	#6
silversleeper Big Crow Drives: '13 ZL1 Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: California Posts: 1,551	It's been too long since I replaced my outside door handles, but I'm thinking I had to release it from the inside door release handle, if it got moved into latch or unlatch positions.