Cheap Driver outside door handle HELP!

[Spanman702]

well it was freaking freezing one night when i came outa work and when i went to open my door the plastic part of the door handle ripped off. I didnt even pull that hard, it just must of been brittle. Anyways, cant find one in lunar mist for a 2000 toyota camry le v6. Cheapest i found was dealer and it was 124.03 and thats ridiculous. Anyone have any ideas or have one? i need one pretty fast i epoxied the old one to see if it will work.
Thanks alot my email is spanman702@aim.com

[wtftoy]

I KNOW! Gen 4 seem to have some weak ass handles. I broke my driver side the same way.

I bought one from ebay. My car color is metallic beige, but the handle is lighter than the rest of my car, hahah. Was around USD 35-40.

[sbushnak]

Search here:
http://www.car-parts.com

[eddie926]

I just replaced the drivers side handle on my '95LE. Bought it at the dealer. Color matched perfectly, but the part was like $80.

[ycartf]

I am not sure what color that is you are needing, but I bought a beige one from this person on eBay (onlinewholesaleparts) when my wife's handle flew off. It was about $28 shipped and fit great. The only thing I had to modify was going to Lowe's and buying three bolts that would hold it on as the factory bolts did not fit it (only about $1)

[eddie926]

Originally Posted by eddie926

I just replaced the drivers side handle on my '95LE. Bought it at the dealer. Color matched perfectly, but the part was like $80.

I should have added that the reason I bought it at the dealer was because I had just bought new interior door handles off eBay, and they did not match the color of my factory handles. That was ok though, because I was replacing all 4 interiors.

I bought the exterior at the dealer because I wanted to make sure the color matched my car, and I didn't want to have to mess with trying to paint it after I got it.

If you look for them on eBay, and look at the comments in the seller feedback area for the sellers that have them, you may be able to get a feel from people that have bought them whether or not the color matched. Just a thought.

[joandjo]

I bought it from ebay, $19.45 +S/H. The color matched perfectly.

[95cammy]

LOL.
I have the same prob! I have a 95 LE. My handle is like only small enough to where a finger can open the door. lol.
I need a hunter green handle. Or all silver. lol..

[djb2]

I bought unpainted ones from a FleaBay vendor and painted them with a Duplicolor rattle can.
My guess is that the FleaBay auctions for painted ones are painted the same way -- with rattle cans from the local store.
You'll have a better chance of matching if you do it yourself.

The aftermarket handles seem to flex more than the originals, but they haven't broken.

[Spanman702]

Well i tried to epoxy my door handle and just not pull on it real hard, it worked for a few weeks, but i moved back to college and the day i moved in i ripped it off again. Any one know where i can get one? I looked on ebay and cant find a painted one and all the junk yards in my area and a few other websites. Its a 2000 Toyta Camry LE v6 Lunar Mist Metallica 1C8 is the paint code and i cant find one anywhere.
Any Suggestions would help Thanks!

[eddie926]

There are a bunch on eBay, just maybe not your color. If you don't want to pay dealer price, maybe just get one off eBay and then color match it as good as you can with paint from the dealership or Duplicolor. Some auto paint supply places are able to color match paint and put it in a spray can. You might look into that.