FYI, I was able to install late style inner door handles (release) on an early car door panel with just a little exacto knife trimming on the rear side. These look so much better than the decaying plastic-look of the early ones.

 

Pictures????

 

 

There's not much to see. Just a late model pull release on an early door. I'll take a picture....

 

im curious too!

 

I was going to post some photos but I'm over my photo quota (1 GB). I can't figure out how to remove photos from old threads of mine.....

 

just use imageshack.us or photobucket

 

O.K. let's try this....

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u...A/P1010001.jpg
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u...A/P1010002.jpg

 

another good looking update is late model door pockets

 

 

This would be a cool thread.....what post 85.5 parts update the early interior.....
Then exterior.
What minor fitting is required (cutting, hole drilling etc..)

 

 

sweet! what did you have to trim off? I have an early brown interior car too and my door handles and pockets are in rough shape....

 

Looks good!

 

For the first one I took the door panel off, bolted on the new pull and put the panel back on. The panel binds on the round part of the pull (the aft end). I had to trim away maybe 3/16 behind the handle radius to gain enough clearance (enough so the handle can work freely). Then put the exterior cover and done. With the second one, I found that it can be done without removing the door panel - you just have to trim before trying to install the new handle in order to gain access to the lower mount screw.