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ZUKIWORLD Model Specific Suzuki Forum => Suzuki Grand Vitara, Vitara, Chevy Tracker (Gen. 2 Platform) 1999-2005 => Topic started by: nprecon on June 13, 2009, 08:56:57 AM
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Wife unit started to exit the Tracker a couple days ago and the inside door handle suddenly "let go". The body (not handle) cracked on it. These things have always been made of plastic with a spring and a pin in them. They do break occassionally. I still had a few door handles from my 1st gen trucks in my parts buckets but no new ones... so I put a door handle on my shopping list to the local pick-n-pull.
While I was there I decided to pull an extra wiindow crank and I grabbed a couple more door handles (right and left side). I even found one that had a broken handle, but the body was in good shape. I came home and took the two broken handles apart and made one good handle out of the two and replaced the broken handle. Out of curiosity, I called my local Chevy dealer to get an inside door handle priced. The replacement cost from my local Chevy dealership for these simple little door handles was $43 each!!!! I got five door handles and a window crank for $25 at the pick-n-pull. A good deal.
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OE Zuki handles go a lot cheaper for the same handle!
http://www.trademotion.com/partlocator/index.cfm?action=getLocator&siteid=214330&chapter=ARS1411&appSectionid=2732&groupid=51895&subgroupid=51897&componentid=&make=33&model=Grand%20vitara&year=1999&graphicID=1411345&callout=3&catalogid=2
E-bay has em' for $14-$19 (w/shipping) for repops.
I too still LOVE a good junk yard romp though. ;)
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That's a heck of alot better than paying $43 dollars for one!!! I cannot believe the amount of bureaucracy that would be required to actually have to charge a customer (with a straight face) $43 bucks for one of these things.