Interior Car Door Handles & Window Crank Handles

The easiest way to enter and exit a vehicle is through the side doors. To get fresh air while driving, travel through the restaurant drive-thru, or pay tolls, windows need a way to go up and down. Drivers and passengers control doors and windows using door handles and window crank handles. As a component of safety, It is also important that interior car door handles and window cranks operate properly so that you do not become trapped inside.

Adding custom door or car window crank handles, such as chrome, billet, or polished aluminum, helps to accent and put the finishing touch with a nice accent to your leather, vinyl, or cloth door panels making it look either more modern or classic. These can be chosen to more closely match your shifter, steering wheel, or other metal pieces in the passenger compartment helping make your vehicle more different and to stand out from the rest at a car show, race, or event.

For nearly every automotive application, door handles are designed to be replaced, should the handle or button become broken or not working. For the do-it-yourselfer, the being able to replace them depends on one's skills, knowledge, tools, and ability.

The steps to remove and install car door handles exterior or interior can change, depending on the year, make, and model of the vehicle. In most cases, the first thing to do is open the door and remove the door interior panel along with the mechanical and electrical components. This allows you to gain access to the inside of the door, where the car door handles interior mounting point is located as well as where it is attached to the linkage that operates the door latch. Once the handle mounting hardware is accessible, it can be disconnected from the door and actuating rods, allowing the handle to be removed either from the outside or inside of the door. Installation is in the opposite order of removal.

The replacement cost of a car interior door handle can run from under $10 to over $250, depending on the year, make, and model of the car or truck as well as the type of material it is made from (such as plastic or luxury smooth billet aluminum with black anodized finish). The labor to repair interior door handles car and trucks use is dependent on the amount of time required for your specific vehicle as well as the hourly rate that the repair shop charges.