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buildinga55 · 07-22-2009, 09:36 PM

My 48 has the refrigerator type outside door handle, I like the later pushbutton style better. What do I need to change it and will the new parts mount to the same holes that hold the old unit?

dwcsr · 07-22-2009, 11:24 PM

You need later model doors.

buildinga55 · 07-23-2009, 09:16 AM

Thanks, guess I will stick with the ole frig door handles.

jjjmm56 · 07-23-2009, 04:21 PM

you can put any style handles off any year car if you want. Just make sure you cut out the handle mount out of the doner car. I used mitsubiti handles

BlueJeep · 07-23-2009, 04:40 PM

So what all is different between the two? I believe I read where you have to have the pushbutton style to do bear claw latches, but those didn't come on doors with 1 piece windows. I can't imagine that they're different enough to warrant changing the whole door...but I don't know enough about it yet.

bretcopsey · 07-24-2009, 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by BlueJeep

So what all is different between the two? I believe I read where you have to have the pushbutton style to do bear claw latches, but those didn't come on doors with 1 piece windows. I can't imagine that they're different enough to warrant changing the whole door...but I don't know enough about it yet.

If you do a search I think you will find a thread where bear claws were made to work with the pull down style handles.

Did the search for you. Deep within this build thread (around page 7-8):
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=212753

you'll find a link to this:
http://www.southernrods.com/categori...duct-1304.html

07-22-2009, 09:36 PM	#1
buildinga55 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 258	Outside Door Handle question My 48 has the refrigerator type outside door handle, I like the later pushbutton style better. What do I need to change it and will the new parts mount to the same holes that hold the old unit?

07-22-2009, 11:24 PM	#2
dwcsr Hollister Road Co. Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Houston Posts: 6,134	Re: Outside Door Handle question You need later model doors.

07-23-2009, 09:16 AM	#3
buildinga55 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 258	Re: Outside Door Handle question Thanks, guess I will stick with the ole frig door handles.

07-23-2009, 04:21 PM	#4
jjjmm56 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: kissimmee Florida Posts: 494	Re: Outside Door Handle question you can put any style handles off any year car if you want. Just make sure you cut out the handle mount out of the doner car. I used mitsubiti handles

07-23-2009, 04:40 PM	#5
BlueJeep Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Waukee, Iowa Posts: 1,608	Re: Outside Door Handle question So what all is different between the two? I believe I read where you have to have the pushbutton style to do bear claw latches, but those didn't come on doors with 1 piece windows. I can't imagine that they're different enough to warrant changing the whole door...but I don't know enough about it yet. __________________ build threads: 86 Suburban 88 Jeep 6.0 swap 49 Chevy truck 54 Chevy wagon 86 Suburban lowered 4/6 54 Chevy wagon 49 Chevy/s10 mix 88 Jeep Wrangler rockcrawler



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