Mazda 3 - Exterior Door Handle Replacement

[@emmanuelkottakis3884]

Thanks for the video, but when it ended I felt so dizzy by the camera movement and I decided to leave it broken.

[@sebastianst1532]

Hey my door handle was just somehow disconnected in Mazda 2 2007 and I'm missing small spring overthere... What I should do now? Continue to striping door and trying to find spring? Or going scrap cars and trying get there? Or just buy?

[@karandashtochilkin]

Hi, 1. The spring is magnetizable - so if you try to dig it - you can try drop a strong magnet (like from harddrive) on a wire down the door and pull it back. 2. Here are some pictures of my parts leftovers with the spring (note that the red part handle is the broken part - no ears to hold the metal latch). drive.google.com/drive/folders/1jlJiNOt9gGMrDm5U3jDnUoGeC4M6gYqY?usp=sharing 3. The spring usually falls off - if one or both of the plastic ears break. Check that, because if yes - then you need to buy the new handle. 4. If the plastic ears are fine - I don't think the metal latch will hold in place without the spring, but you can try. Also the door handle probably rattles without the spring.

[@dennishaton4216]

Thx for the info!!

[@julioalay7004]

Thanks for the video

[@augustojose883]

I need to know how to remove the internal handle of this vehicle, I only need to remove that piece to paint it. how could I remove it?

[@karandashtochilkin]

Maybe this will help ? kzbin.info/www/bejne/naaxp6KPfpySoac&ab_channel=JakePayne

[@augustojose883]

@@karandashtochilkin thank you so much

[@cadaverpussy22]

my driver side handle feels different when I open the door, like it is ALMOST broken. It kind of feels loose like it is going to break. I'm not sure which piece to replace...any suggestions?

[@karandashtochilkin]

First of all, there is a spring, that returns the door handle back when you pull it to open. So if you don't feel the spring anymore, so probably that spring flew away, but the handle is still functioning. I had it on all 4 doors for years. Another thing is that one of the 2 plastic ears is broken. So when the second ear will break, the handle will fall out. I had it with one door handle, trying to open it in the morning, so I left with a handle in my hand - and it did not fell off somewhere while driving. If you want to fix it in advance - then I would disassemble the door handle to see exactly what is going on there, and then order the needed part if it is needed. That is what I did, driving without a door handle for a week or so, not a big deal ;)

[@cadaverpussy22]

@@karandashtochilkin Thanks for the prompt response! I'm not sure what stage I am in, but i think i will keep using it until the handle falls out! if it ain't broke...don't fix it! Maybe I can take a video and email it to you and you could help with a diagnosis?

[@karandashtochilkin]

@@cadaverpussy22 Sure, send it :)

[@cadaverpussy22]

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[@karandashtochilkin]

@@cadaverpussy22 that is the spring only, so it can work still for years.

[@maniagokm3186]

Excellent thanks.