`68 Door Handles

[FASTBACK340]

I just came across a set of NEW reproduction door handles for my car WITH the elusive "black buttons" already mounted in them. I contacted the seller and was assured that everything was new, NOT old black buttons swapped in. $120 is a bit rich, but not nearly as bad as some other stuff I need.

Wadda ya think?



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[OldVart]

Those look pretty nice John. The price is steep, but that seems to be the norm with our Mopars nowadays. It sucks, but it's a fact of life.

Any more progress on the bodywork? You must be like a kid in a candy store right about now. I know I would be.

 

[GSS340]

I bought a new set of handles for I think it was $80 and just cleaned my black buttons and turned out nice. Have any black buttons laying around?

 

[jamesmcclain340]

call me ignorant. whats the deal with the black buttons? i've got four of them on a 68 dart 270 four door. i thought they were the cheap version with the chrome in the high price range cars.

 

[OldVart]

call me ignorant. whats the deal with the black buttons? i've got four of them on a 68 dart 270 four door. i thought they were the cheap version with the chrome in the high price range cars.

James, you might as well send those cheap old door handles to John for free - they're worth absolutely nothing. :---)

 

[AdamR]

They look purdy, I think the price is about average for them. Wish I saw the gas tank before I spent twice that on mine.

 

['64 Cuda]

Didn't somebody post here a while back about never getting the parts he paid this guy for? The guy does have a high feedback rating, so maybe it was a fluke? Good luck with your decision.

 

[FASTBACK340]

Any more progress on the bodywork? You must be like a kid in a candy store right about now. I know I would be.

Just got a big white box from Year One this morning at work. Yeah... just like Christmas morning !

As for the black buttons, they are correct for a `68 Plymouth and haven't been availiable from the aftermarket up to now. As for swapping buttons, mine look like they were chewed on. Is $120 alot of money? Yeah. So was the $295 I paid for wheel well moldings....

Like the old saying goes: in for a dime; in for a dollar.

 

[GSS340]

Correct me if I am wrong but I believe most if not all were black up until early '69 model year. My early built '69 (sept '68 build) dart was still wearing black buttons. Len