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> 914rubber door handles, Any experience with them?
mepstein
post Jul 8 2019, 08:26 PM
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"If someone was offering a pair of quality replacement handles in the $700-800 range they'd sell. Maybe more?"

Maybe but there sure would be easier ways for someone to make money before investing 10's of thousands into that project.

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post Jul 9 2019, 06:15 AM
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I think a good place to start is a flapper repair kit. It solves a problem and is a step toward makin a complete unit.

I’ll post up more as this comes together.

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post Jul 9 2019, 07:10 PM
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QUOTE(Mikey914 @ Jul 9 2019, 05:15 AM) *

I think a good place to start is a flapper repair kit. It solves a problem and is a step toward makin a complete unit.

I’ll post up more as this comes together.

Mark



I think your right. The lock/main body can be repaired.

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post Jul 9 2019, 11:49 PM
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QUOTE(Mikey914 @ Jul 9 2019, 05:15 AM) *

I think a good place to start is a flapper repair kit. It solves a problem and is a step toward makin a complete unit.

I’ll post up more as this comes together.

Mark


This makes perfect sense—saving existing but currently unusable factory handles and skipping a lot of tooling. Or so it would seem...
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post Jul 14 2019, 08:52 PM
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QUOTE(Mikey914 @ Jul 9 2019, 07:15 AM) *

I think a good place to start is a flapper repair kit. ..

I’ll post up more as this comes together.
Mark


Good idea.

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I think your right. The lock/main body can be repaired.

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When you say it can be repaired, are you talking about the round pivot holes of the main body? Or something else?
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post Jul 15 2019, 12:04 PM
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QUOTE(Mikey914 @ Jul 7 2019, 12:50 PM) *

Yeah as more Chinese stuff enters the market it's a matter of educating the differences. I'm actually unsure of the origin of the handles but I know brand U dosen't list them so I sell them.

To the best of our knowledge, the aftermarket handles sold by AA, SM, Pelican, etc. all come from the same factory overseas. We looked at a pair a few years ago, but were unimpressed and decided against adding them to our catalog.
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post Jul 15 2019, 12:10 PM
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QUOTE(UROpartsman @ Jul 15 2019, 02:04 PM) *

QUOTE(Mikey914 @ Jul 7 2019, 12:50 PM) *

Yeah as more Chinese stuff enters the market it's a matter of educating the differences. I'm actually unsure of the origin of the handles but I know brand U dosen't list them so I sell them.

To the best of our knowledge, the aftermarket handles sold by AA, SM, Pelican, etc. all come from the same factory overseas. We looked at a pair a few years ago, but were unimpressed and decided against adding them to our catalog.

You base your decisions on quality? Oh ,come on. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif)
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^ Lol, yes actually. What other reason could it have possibly been?
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post Jul 15 2019, 01:31 PM
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You base your decisions on quality? Oh ,come on. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif)


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QUOTE(Matty900 @ Jul 6 2019, 04:07 PM) *

Hi Pete,
That is a part we stock, not one that we make. They are a good reproduction part that is way less hassle than trying to re chome original parts. We have sold quite a few and I am not aware of anyone having any issues with them.
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Where can i buy these rubber door handles?
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post Jul 16 2019, 07:27 PM
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When you say it can be repaired, are you talking about the round pivot holes of the main body? Or something else?



The picture shows how I repair the crappy little mounting tab that breaks off.
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post Jul 17 2019, 01:33 PM
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When you say it can be repaired, are you talking about the round pivot holes of the main body? Or something else?

The picture shows how I repair the crappy little mounting tab that breaks off.



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post Jul 17 2019, 07:10 PM
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They are here


https://900designs-container.zoeysite.com/p...for-porsche-914

https://900designs-container.zoeysite.com/d...for-porsche-914
And ours come with the 914Rubber cam and gaskets


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QUOTE(Dragoa914-6 @ Jul 15 2019, 10:50 PM) *

QUOTE(Matty900 @ Jul 6 2019, 04:07 PM) *

Hi Pete,
That is a part we stock, not one that we make. They are a good reproduction part that is way less hassle than trying to re chome original parts. We have sold quite a few and I am not aware of anyone having any issues with them.
Cheers,
Matt

Where can i buy these rubber door handles?

See above
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post Jul 17 2019, 07:32 PM
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Why are you confused? Here is a pic of a broken mounting tab.


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post Jul 17 2019, 07:37 PM
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Get it? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)

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Now it fixed..

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My doors get a lot of use and I've been through several door handles in the past 5 years - all flapper related failures, specifically, the "lifters" that run along both sides that operate the plastic actuator. Tired of getting a year or so out of a $40-$50, 50 yr old part, I went with one of these for $92.

I'm a fan of these handles. I like the fit and finish and found the price reasonable. Thanks to 914rubber for making these available.

As others have mentioned though, it's not a perfect fit, but I didn't find the required modification too bad.

In all the pictures below, the OEM handle is photographed 1st, with the aftermarket handle 2nd. The lock cylinder didn't fit quite as flush in the aftermarket handle. It was pretty close though, so I didn't worry about it:

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On to the lock cylinder. It is indeed too long. When you install the lock and tighten the screw on the end of the lock actuator, it binds and wont allow you to turn the key in the lock. I took some measurements and found this recess in the aftermarket lock to be about .012 deeper than the OEM lock:

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I worked the edge down on a flat surface with some emory cloth. In a few minutes, I was where I needed to be:

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Installation was smooth after that. When my passenger side handle breaks, I will probably go this route again.
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post Oct 16 2019, 08:50 PM
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QUOTE(URY914 @ Jul 9 2019, 06:10 PM) *

QUOTE(Mikey914 @ Jul 9 2019, 05:15 AM) *

I think a good place to start is a flapper repair kit. It solves a problem and is a step toward makin a complete unit.

I’ll post up more as this comes together.

Mark



I think your right. The lock/main body can be repaired.

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Thinking on this after just rereading this, I think someone should make just the flapper part from a loss wax prosses casting in brass. You can work out the perfect size and the tooling would be very easy using the original part. It will take someone gifted in casting and then finishing of the brass parts to work out the increase in size for shrinkage

So much stronger that the original part.


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Brass is too soft. We are working on these.
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