[T3] Question about door handle key set

[Mike Fisher]

I'm 'not going for it' Keith!

On Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 9:28 AM, Keith Park <topnotch at nycap.rr.com> wrote:
> I know I was able to flip my handles R for L, but I believe I took out the
> lock or mechanism or something to do it.
>
> Keith
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org
> [mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of Jim Adney
> Sent: Friday, November 11, 2011 11:54 AM
> To: type3 at vwtype3.org
> Subject: Re: [T3] Question about door handle key set
>
> On 11 Nov 2011 at 11:29, Bobsnotch at aol.com wrote:
>
>>
>> In a message dated 11/11/2011 9:46:49 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
>> jadney at vwtype3.org writes:
>>
>> On 10  Nov 2011 at 18:49, Bobsnotch at aol.com wrote:
>>
>> > Yes, it's removable.  However, you'll need a t-3 only outside door
>> handle.
>>
>> I thought  the handle itself was the same as on a Beetle? The little
>> release pin on  the end of the lock cylinder, however, is Type 3
>> specific.
>
>> If I remember right, the inside part of the handle (the working parts),
> are
>>  longer, and deeper set. The beetle handle will fit the door, but it won't
>
>> operate the mechanism. This makes it a T-3 only part. I think a big part
> of
>> it,  is due to the thickness of our doors, versus the bug door.
>
> I think you're describing the little pin that reaches in from the
> lock cylinder to engage the locking mechanism in the door. IIRC, that
> pin is shorter for the Beetle door (and may be the same for L & R)
> while the Type 3 pin is longer and is "handed," requiring different
> parts for L & R. And yes, this is because the Type 3 door is thicker.
>
> I think the handle itself, with only the trigger, is the same, but I
> can't prove this because it looks like VW never sold that part by
> itself: It isn't called out separately in the microfilm. Seems odd,
> because all the other parts are separately available.
>
> Nevertheless, the handles I have all came from Type 3s.  ;-)
>
> Just a '68 handle, without lock cylinder, would be cheap.
>
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