door handles

Carey found some NOS handles & is installing them in Natalie this winter.  Also, sound deadening is being added to the doors to improve the experience.  I think the door handles are hard to come by .

But are we speaking interior or exterior door handles? I too am having Carey change out my interior door handles to, hopefully, the promised more substantial model. A couple of years back I got ahold of a set of older VW handles which were nice, but the splines didn't seem to be a perfect match up so I decided to go the easier route with Carey's handles. My older VW handles will be available to a needy person.

You can try Wagenwerks.  They frequently stock used VW German made ones...much beefier than the reproduction ones.  I picked up a couple a few months back and was pleasantly surprised.  Chrome in much better shape than pictured/xpected.  They were great to work with.

 

here is their link-  http://www.vw-wagenwerks.com/s...e--dsh--Inner/Detail

thanks I am going to call arey and check out wagen works

If your interior handles are loose there is a vv simple fix. First remove them and notice that there is a small hole in the winding stem.  Cut a pencil eraser into a 1/8" diam.stalk. Stuff that into the hole, so that 1/8 - 3/16 " sticks out. Replace handles. You can also use insulation fron 14 ga wire. Usually firms things up nicely. 

awesome fix!