Shoutout to all, and a door handle question...
 

Hey, all fellow "Xers"! Haven't been around much lately, due to work and remodeling, but caught up today again. My passenger side door handle is feeling quite spongy as of lately, wondered if anybody could help me out with what part I need before it actually breaks. I think I remember seeing "door handle carrier"? Opens fine from the inside, but the outside is quite soft. Any help would be appreciated. Just wanted to give everybody a shout out, gives me good feeling knowing whats happening with all the fellow enthusiasts out there! Keep the "X faith"! :thumbup: Oh, BTW, I do love posting pics!! Just a couple shots out the front door...
http://www.xoutpost.com/members/mam4...4-img-0176.jpghttp://www.xoutpost.com/members/mam4...3-img-0175.jpg

Yup, usually the outer door handle carrier about to give.

The "outside door handle fix" thread will give you lots of good info to diy.

Nice looking X!

Part 51218243615 (Carrier, outside door handle, front left) found in: FRONT DOOR CONTROL/DOOR LOCK
Part 51218243616 (Carrier, outside door handle,front right) found in: FRONT DOOR CONTROL/DOOR LOCK
Part 51228243635 (Carrier, outside door handle, rear left) found in: Closing system, door, rear
Part 51228243636 (Carrier, outside door handle, rear right) found in: Closing system, door, rear


I'm doing my fourth one here soon. They've gone in order, clockwise, lol! Passenger front, passenger rear, driver rear, now driver front!

^I started with the front driver's side, going to do the front passenger one this week...the circle begins!

Hey Matt your Estoril is looking gorgeous as always!

I actually only did my passenger front carrier so far in the 2.5 years I've owned the X, it still gets sticky sometimes (I didn't buy an OE part, but a higher quality aftermarket or so I thought), but the other 3 are holding tough.

Thanks, RB!

Thanks for all the replies, this is next on my DIY list...

Nice looking 4.6!

Thanks, I admire yours as well!!

The OE drivers side carrier I replaced last spring already went kaput. So out of spite I bought a URO brand carrier on Amazon for a replacement.

SSOOO??? OE is not necessarily better?