i ordered a passengerside door handle off for a suburban. its the YE9 package (trim is color matched). i checked out the 2 handles front and second door dimentions and they look to be the same, along with their mounting points. there is a difference in the mechanics though. the rod assy that is attached to the handle will have to be switched over. this will be best described as see picture when i post it.
the handle should be in around wed or so. so i guess i will have something to do when i get off work, yeaay.
clint

 

so you are only goin to change the passenger side handle???

 

FYI rear door handles will not work, because thats what i did at first ,the 3 pins are not the some

 

reh he heally? they sure did look the same. well i had to re order the handle apearly when a not so famaliar person looks up a part in the GM program i was bound to mis read something. turns out i did, i ordered the back door (cargo area) handle totaly different - looked cable operated. so i ordered the correct one.
i should be getting them in thursday or firday..
clint

 

Got damn!! slownlow was only 1/3 correct. i think i need to re do the pin that holds the handle to the bezel if so i will take picutres of the modifications i did. i will try to explain it:
short 2 of the 3 studs fit perfectly. the stud that didnt go in a hole was near the old key cylinder. i needed to file in a grove right under the 3rd hole (closest to the old lock cylinder location. if you want to do this same swap you will know where to file/make grove so the handle will sit centered in the hole. i will probally put a spider washer on there so it has more to grab on to. if i do, i will take a picture since most people scan through to look a pictures anyway.
so i used a passenger side - suburban rear side door handle. i swaped over the stock textured handle and the metal lever + spring that was on the stock bezel.

in my opinion all red just looked plain. BUT witht he black handle it just looks sexy plus it accecents all the black horizontal lines that already exists. such as the bed rails, side step, window moldings/tint, and bed cover and the mirrors!

without further adu:



i had a 2nd shot but with the lighting and apature setting i couldnt get a decent shot... need more VR
clint

 

score, i rebuilt the driverside door handle and installed it today! man i like it. i think im going to wash/wax/claybar the truck this weekend after working on my buds 76 nova. just got a 5.3 strapped in
i should be able to get some pictures in this weekend too. it turns out the tahoe handles were a few dollars cheaper, so i just got those. 36 bucks my cost with tax hell yeah!
clint