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85.5 and script door handles?

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Old 01-08-2008, 07:03 PM
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Question 85.5 and script door handles?

Has anyone done this? I though for sure it could be done, but I called a shop near me that works on Porsche and was told continuously that it couldnt be done and some kind of mechanism wouldnt fit. is this true? I thought most 944 handles were interchangable?
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Find a new shop. It's been done countless times.
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I have them on my early 85 so it is certainly possible, I don't think the early lock cylinders will fit so you will have to re-key the ones from the later handles...but shouldn't an 85.5 already have the late handles?
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Mine has the same handles as my 87 did, but these handles are strange, where the script should be its a strange woodgrain pattern almost.
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I have them on my 83.
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Originally Posted by obx_944
Mine has the same handles as my 87 did, but these handles are strange, where the script should be its a strange woodgrain pattern almost.
Those are just early 944/924 handles. They will swap out to script handles just fine.
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I have a set of the script handles on my '90 S2. As KuHL said, time to find a new shop....
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I have script handles on my 87S, speaking of which... one just broke in the cold weather, so if anyone is selling a script drivers door handle let me know...



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