S3 door handles and latches
Posted: Fri May 08, 2020 1:26 pm
I'm having a problem with trying to get a pair of NOS door handles to fit my current
latch. The bottom door handle is the one from the car. It works fine, the latch works
fine but I'm wondering why someone would bend the bolt (blue circle), from the handle, that pushes
on the tab of the latch? The wear mark on the latch show it to be right at the outer edge(green
circle).
Also, why is the locking mechanism extension pieces different (red circle)? Every one I've seen for
sale show what my NOS handle has, ie, a rounded extension piece and the current handle
has a small angle piece that looks like it was brazed on . The NOS piece does NOT want
to fit the latch.
So, do I have a modified handle, re: the angle piece for the locking mechanism? Or,
is my latch incorrect?
latch. The bottom door handle is the one from the car. It works fine, the latch works
fine but I'm wondering why someone would bend the bolt (blue circle), from the handle, that pushes
on the tab of the latch? The wear mark on the latch show it to be right at the outer edge(green
circle).
Also, why is the locking mechanism extension pieces different (red circle)? Every one I've seen for
sale show what my NOS handle has, ie, a rounded extension piece and the current handle
has a small angle piece that looks like it was brazed on . The NOS piece does NOT want
to fit the latch.
So, do I have a modified handle, re: the angle piece for the locking mechanism? Or,
is my latch incorrect?