Hey Scott. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. My wife had decided she was stronger than the ice in the last storm we had in Dallas and was determined to get her door open. Ripped the handle off. Door still didn't open. Hurt herself in the process. Having you mention the size of the socket helped save me time. Called my son, he came over with the right size, and he helped me take out the old and wiggle the new one back in. You were right on with two people making it easier. Thanks again.
Thanks so much for posting this instructional video....I could not have done this without your information and the comments from others who have done the installation. The 6mm x 16mm metric screws worked perfectly. To remove the rod from the yellow plastic, I used a wide blade screwdriver between the plastic and the bend in the rod, twisted the screwdriver to pry them apart and it came off easily.
Scott, you saved me a bunch or time and hassle buddy, I truly admire your kindness of going thorough the hard work of recording this and sharing it with us, you were right, that linkage separation was the hardest part, i had to saw the plastic hole to remove it (on the old one). Thank you so very much & may God bless you, Merry Christmas and happy Holidays!
Thanks so much for posting this. It took me right at two hours to complete as I went from the computer, then out to the car, one step at a time. I know it would've been twice the time, had this video not been available. As "non-mechanical" as I am, info. like this is very valuable to me. And you're right....that bottom bolt was a bugger. :-) Trickiest part of the entire job.
Thanks Scott! I live in Trinidad and have a right hand drive 1997 Camry (Gracia). Your video really helped me get through what could have been a very hard task. Luckily the original bolts worked on the aftermarket handle I bought. Thanks Again!
Very good video. I should have watched it all the way through before starting. I ended up using the same screws and they seemed to work OK on the handle that I bought from Advanced Auto, although I did have a slight problem in that if I tighten the top left screw fully, the handle casing does not sit flush with the door. I have no idea why that is the case. Again, thanks for taking the time to make the video and make all our lives easier.
Thank you very much! I'm getting ready to replace my door handle on my 01 Camry. Very Very Helpful! I would have torn the whole door apart and not realized that the screws were different. By the way, ebay has the door handle for around $10 including shipping. You can go to autozone and buy touch up paint for your exact car and sand and paint to match your color. THANK YOU AGAIN!!! Great video!
This video was very helpful. I have just two suggestions: In my car their was a small circular piece of plastic covering a rather large hole that will give you easy access to the upper left bolt. With a 5" extension on a socket wrench I was able to get in their easily. Also, there's a black piece of plastic that houses the rods to open the door, and lock/unlock the doors. I found that by removing this (I had to break it off), I was able to get easy access to the lower right bolt. Good luck.
I must commend you on this video. It was very informative. So much so that I don't even want to tackle this one LOL. I'm more of a computer man myself. Thanks for the information, I think I'm going to pay someone to do it for me LOL.
To keep from losing screws, tie a long piece of strong thread around the bolt at the very base of the bolt (against the head). If you drop the bolt into the car, you will be able to fish it out with the thread. This little trick has saved me a lot of agony when working in tight places...
Get a drill bit that's larger than the socket needed to tighten the bolt, and drill a hole in the sheet-metal directly over where the nut would be. What you are accomplishing is making an 'access hole' so a socket wrench can get down to the nut. No fuss, no muss.
Thanks for the video. I wouldn't have tackled this otherwise. Dealer quoted me $231. and I did it for $25. with a new color matched part I found on amazon.
Good video ... right on money on all aspects.. a suggestion, a small adjustable wrench on the hard to reach bolt will do the trick. another thing, had to break the plastic yellow thing holding the bent rod on the old handle with a hammer and screwdriver to remove it...if someone has a better way lemme know. besides that, try to have plenty of time on hand before you attempt this,,, certainly not easy but doable of course. and dont forget the metric threaded bolts.
@geeayevette I agree, mine did not have the tape covering the access hole, I did not have near the trouble with the passenger side door handle for what ever reason.
Hi, Next time you should pull the nut that hold the key lock to the door handle first and the way to do that is from the outside of the door, then you connect the rode to the platic rod holder in the handle, all these while you are out side, then slide the door handle in its place , it requrie a lettle downword push, then you will have only the two easy accssible nut the scrow from inside with the long 10mm scott. I replaced mine in less than 5 min. Good luck
@bhpnbr4444 I used a soldering iron to melt the plastic piece from the door handle holding the rod in place. The solution is a little "brute force", but I wasn't having any luck with pliers or hammer.
Very good video. I should have watched it all the way through before starting. I ended up using the same screws and they seemed to work OK on the handle that I bought from Advanced Auto, although I did have a slight problem in that if I tighten the top left screw fully, the handle casing does not sit flush with the door. I have no idea why that is the case. Again, thanks for taking the time to make the video and make all our lives easier.
Hey Scott. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. My wife had decided she was stronger than the ice in the last storm we had in Dallas and was determined to get her door open. Ripped the handle off. Door still didn't open. Hurt herself in the process. Having you mention the size of the socket helped save me time. Called my son, he came over with the right size, and he helped me take out the old and wiggle the new one back in. You were right on with two people making it easier. Thanks again.
Thanks so much for posting this instructional video....I could not have done this without your information and the comments from others who have done the installation. The 6mm x 16mm metric screws worked perfectly. To remove the rod from the yellow plastic, I used a wide blade screwdriver between the plastic and the bend in the rod, twisted the screwdriver to pry them apart and it came off easily.
Scott, you saved me a bunch or time and hassle buddy, I truly admire your kindness of going thorough the hard work of recording this and sharing it with us, you were right, that linkage separation was the hardest part, i had to saw the plastic hole to remove it (on the old one). Thank you so very much & may God bless you, Merry Christmas and happy Holidays!
Thanks so much for posting this. It took me right at two hours to complete as I went from the computer, then out to the car, one step at a time. I know it would've been twice the time, had this video not been available. As "non-mechanical" as I am, info. like this is very valuable to me. And you're right....that bottom bolt was a bugger. :-) Trickiest part of the entire job.
Thanks Scott! I live in Trinidad and have a right hand drive 1997 Camry (Gracia). Your video really helped me get through what could have been a very hard task. Luckily the original bolts worked on the aftermarket handle I bought. Thanks Again!
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. I would not have even begun to attempt this repair without your video. The step-by-step directions really helped!!!
Very good video. I should have watched it all the way through before starting. I ended up using the same screws and they seemed to work OK on the handle that I bought from Advanced Auto, although I did have a slight problem in that if I tighten the top left screw fully, the handle casing does not sit flush with the door. I have no idea why that is the case.
Again, thanks for taking the time to make the video and make all our lives easier.
Thank you very much! I'm getting ready to replace my door handle on my 01 Camry. Very Very Helpful! I would have torn the whole door apart and not realized that the screws were different. By the way, ebay has the door handle for around $10 including shipping. You can go to autozone and buy touch up paint for your exact car and sand and paint to match your color. THANK YOU AGAIN!!! Great video!
Good tips - thanks for the video.
thanks for sharing video. It has been helpful.
I cold not have found a more perfect video. Thank you so much for making this. WHY did they not make an access hole for the 3rd screw!?
Thanks for posting. You helped me.
Offered valuable info, thank you.
My problem is only the $8 retaining rod clip; what a pain......
Tins
Offered valuable info, thank you.
My problem is only the $8 retaining rod clip; what a pain......
Tins '97 Camry LE
This video was very helpful. I have just two suggestions: In my car their was a small circular piece of plastic covering a rather large hole that will give you easy access to the upper left bolt. With a 5" extension on a socket wrench I was able to get in their easily. Also, there's a black piece of plastic that houses the rods to open the door, and lock/unlock the doors. I found that by removing this (I had to break it off), I was able to get easy access to the lower right bolt. Good luck.
I must commend you on this video. It was very informative. So much so that I don't even want to tackle this one LOL. I'm more of a computer man myself. Thanks for the information, I think I'm going to pay someone to do it for me LOL.
To keep from losing screws, tie a long piece of strong thread around the bolt at the very base of the bolt (against the head). If you drop the bolt into the car, you will be able to fish it out with the thread. This little trick has saved me a lot of agony when working in tight places...
i enjoyed sharing glad it helped someone
Get a drill bit that's larger than the socket needed to tighten the bolt, and drill a hole in the sheet-metal directly over where the nut would be. What you are accomplishing is making an 'access hole' so a socket wrench can get down to the nut. No fuss, no muss.
Thanks for the video. I wouldn't have tackled this otherwise. Dealer quoted me $231. and I did it for $25. with a new color matched part I found on amazon.
There is a hole, covered by a clear sticker with a white circle in the middle, take that off and you have direct access to the screws
Good video ... right on money on all aspects.. a suggestion, a small adjustable wrench on the hard to reach bolt will do the trick. another thing, had to break the plastic yellow thing holding the bent rod on the old handle with a hammer and screwdriver to remove it...if someone has a better way lemme know. besides that, try to have plenty of time on hand before you attempt this,,, certainly not easy but doable of course. and dont forget the metric threaded bolts.
Scott - Thank you
The video was awesome.
@geeayevette
I agree, mine did not have the tape covering the access hole, I did not have near the trouble with the passenger side door handle for what ever reason.
@Reactiv12 Good input
Hi, Next time you should pull the nut that hold the key lock to the door handle first and the way to do that is from the outside of the door, then you connect the rode to the platic rod holder in the handle, all these while you are out side, then slide the door handle in its place , it requrie a lettle downword push, then you will have only the two easy accssible nut the scrow from inside with the long 10mm scott. I replaced mine in less than 5 min. Good luck
Hey, how can u pop the door handle from the other side if the whole handle broke off? or it doesn't matter?
@bhpnbr4444 I used a soldering iron to melt the plastic piece from the door handle holding the rod in place. The solution is a little "brute force", but I wasn't having any luck with pliers or hammer.
It's a great car, but the door handles obviously were made not strong enough, since it appears they break a lot, as mine did.
not sure but it should be very similar
Very good video. I should have watched it all the way through before starting. I ended up using the same screws and they seemed to work OK on the handle that I bought from Advanced Auto, although I did have a slight problem in that if I tighten the top left screw fully, the handle casing does not sit flush with the door. I have no idea why that is the case.
Again, thanks for taking the time to make the video and make all our lives easier.