2010 Toyota RAV4 Door Handle Replacement

[@dencioz55555]

Thanks on your video. The only thing i’m having a hard time was lining up the torx screw on the side of the door. It took me two hours to figure it out and the best way to do it is remove the torx screw so you can see if the hole is lining up. Other than that, everything went well.

[@acet7]

I'm glad it was helpful, thanks for watching ☺️

[@paullenarczyk6177]

I can't speak for what came from Amazon but the one handle with the skewed screw is intended for the front doors while the one perpendicular to the face of the door is intended for the rear doors. The entire thing can be completed (tested and verified by myself) without removing the door water protection membrane.

[@acet7]

good to know, post a video of your method. It might help some people.

[@paullenarczyk6177]

@@acet7 OK so this does not happen on-line very often, but I have to apologize and eat some crow. I tried doing it my way without the door panel being taken off. I still argue that it's doable but I've failed. In my attempt I've dislodged the outside door handle from the locking mechanism. I've ended up doing it your way (more-or-less) the second time around in order to fix the problem. So in short I think if someone is very careful they can do it my way but it's such a pain, it's just easier to do it your way. My apologies for the preemptive comment before.

[@acet7]

@@paullenarczyk6177 Thanks for the honest update, at least you saved money by doing it yourself so thats a good thing :)

[@Sowabob]

Here’s a simpler way to replace the exterior handles: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6Gqe5iQr9GAmM0