How to Convert Front Door Handles to Fit the Rear Doors on your Early-A
Unfortunately, our more-doors don’t get the same love and attention as their “sportier” 2-door counterparts. This is also true when it comes to the parts department. But when it comes to your exterior door handles it’s actually really easy to convert a set of new front door handles to fit your rear doors!
As you can see, the push ro on a rear door handle is different from the front. You start by turning the push rod upside down by removing the stud and screw on the back
I used a vise grip to remove the stud
This is what it looks like flipped around
Next you have to bend the rod to match the shape that a rear door handle has
Bend until the vise grip bottoms out like this:
Then you can use a small deep-socket to bend it the rest of the way
Now you have to bend it the other way; make sure your visegrip is TIGHT!
Unfortunately, our more-doors don’t get the same love and attention as their “sportier” 2-door counterparts. This is also true when it comes to the parts department. But when it comes to your exterior door handles it’s actually really easy to convert a set of new front door handles to fit your rear doors!
I used a vise grip to remove the stud
This is what it looks like flipped around
Next you have to bend the rod to match the shape that a rear door handle has
Bend until the vise grip bottoms out like this:
Then you can use a small deep-socket to bend it the rest of the way
Now you have to bend it the other way; make sure your visegrip is TIGHT!
