Chisel Opens External Car Door Handles for Repair, Part-swapping, and Painting.

This is the video I wish existed but could not find. How to open an external car door handle for repair, part-swapping, and painting. You can do more with your old handle than just throwing it in the garbage. But you need to know this trick: the 1/4-inch chisel. On my 2013 chevy volt, the keyless entry button failed after 8 years. It should only cost a few dollars to replace the worn out switch, but if you take it to the dealer to repair, they will charge $300. It costs $100 for a new part and $50 for new paint if you do it yourself. But you can do it for just $50 if you follow this video and just get a new part and swap the external handle cover from your old one onto the new one, and you get perfectly matching paint without painting, paying or waiting. It applies to many brands of cars, since they all make quite similar external car door handles, they snap together with no glue, but are quite strong, however getting them back apart is not easy without knowing this trick.

[@hiteshkumarjisoria4343]

Amazing finding sir it helped me as well for my kia stinger... Thank you

[@jeffstagg]

Thanks so much for the info. My front drivers door smart key button did not work. Bought a new handle. Swapped the cover from old to new and voila. It works now!! The 2013 Hyundai Elantra GT has a small screw in the back to take off. Need a small torx screwdriver. T6 I believe it was. It only held on with screw and small tabs on left and right side of handle. 😊😊

[@Ali-fk7cn]

Helps big time, thank you.. if anyone see this video and my comment need to do the same thing with exterior handle of kia Sportage MK4, it is the same deal but the builtin clippers are on the sides of the handle not on the tip, and try to use a plastic tool to pop it open because metal can hurt the handle

[@galtbarber2640]

I hope this will help people fixing their external car door handles that have keyless entry buttons. Better than throwing them in the trash and you can save time and money. 1/4" chisel does the trick.

[@HatakeKakashiKSA]

I have a Kia sportage 2016 gt line and was facing the same issue trying to replace a broken button just removed two star screws and popped it open (from the button side) just the way you did and it was really easy thanks to you =)

[@dekorokone]

Thanks a million

[@NikhilPatildriving]

Thanks

[@PSPECtuningchannel]

Will this work on 2021 venza