Drivers side door lock help please!

djnee Officially Full-On Dubber

341 posts · joined Mar 2009 · 20 Jul 2009, 10:51 am

#724948

Hi all!

OK...just received a new drivers side door handle, have taken the old one off the car and have just spotted that they differ internally.
I have tried to get the new one to fit but the extra bit in the newer one prevents it.
Any suggestions?

If at all possible i was going to use the old handle and drop the newer push button & barrel in it. Is this an option here or have i just got the totally wrong handle? Our car is a 67

Thanks guys 🙂

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djnee Officially Full-On Dubber

341 posts · joined Mar 2009 · 20 Jul 2009, 3:06 pm

#724977

Just in case any other newbies come across this....

Problem solved!

Turns out our 67 has 60 - 64 doors fitted, hence the difference in the lock.

When the right part arrives i'd still like to know if i can swap the push button from the new one into the old one though (german made / better chrome).....if anyone knows the answer to that it would be appreciated!

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68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 20 Jul 2009, 4:29 pm

#724985

djnee wrote:Just in case any other newbies come across this....

Problem solved!

Turns out our 67 has 60 - 64 doors fitted, hence the difference in the lock.

When the right part arrives i'd still like to know if i can swap the push button from the new one into the old one though (german made / better chrome).....if anyone knows the answer to that it would be appreciated!

I thought ALL Beetles made with the square push button were the same... Australian beetles that is...
German 67 beetles had a round push button....
One year only...

Keep looking...
plenty of used door handles out there... hundreds of them

LEE

- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---

djnee Officially Full-On Dubber

341 posts · joined Mar 2009 · 20 Jul 2009, 5:49 pm

#725003

68AutoBug wrote:I thought ALL Beetles made with the square push button were the same...

Tell me about it Lee!

All sorted now though!

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