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[Nick W]

My sister dropped her kitten off on her way to work this morning, to go to the vet for an examination. I'm taking it with ours to save some time. And I've had enough of wiring her broken catbox together, so I made a couple of new latches for it when we got home. And this time, the vet put the correct cat in the correct box so I didn't unload the wrong cat(they're virtually identical) at the right house this time


So, Deb arrived to collect the box on her way past, and presented me with a broken door handle off her car. A quick look on Ebay turned up several used passenger side ones, but no OS. I've ordered a new one for each side from a Chinese supplier for £11, ETA at least a fortnight.


Which means I've got to patch up the broken handle in the meantime. I think some 6mm aluminium plate, 3 or 4 screws and some Araldite is tomorrow's side job. The main job is finishing the bathroom repair, which I've been dragging out because it involves two things I particularly hate: finish woodwork and tiling.

[STEMO]

My sister dropped her kitten off on her way to work this morning, to go to the vet for an examination. I'm taking it with ours to save some time. And I've had enough of wiring her broken catbox together, so I made a couple of new latches for it when we got home. And this time, the vet put the correct cat in the correct box so I didn't unload the wrong cat(they're virtually identical) at the right house this time


So, Deb arrived to collect the box on her way past, and presented me with a broken door handle off her car. A quick look on Ebay turned up several used passenger side ones, but no OS. I've ordered a new one for each side from a Chinese supplier for £11, ETA at least a fortnight.


Which means I've got to patch up the broken handle in the meantime. I think some 6mm aluminium plate, 3 or 4 screws and some Araldite is tomorrow's side job. The main job is finishing the bathroom repair, which I've been dragging out because it involves two things I particularly hate: finish woodwork and tiling.

Saves you getting bored 

[Nick W]

I did a quick and temporary repair on the handle with a small piece of 1.5mm thick stainless to bridge the broken parts, 3 M4 tapped holes and stainless screws(for looks because I had some) and a generous smear of cheap 2k epoxy under the plate and in the join. It's surprisingly rigid, and would probably do me for sometime, although I bet Deb can break it


When it arrives, the new handle will require disassembly of the door. Depending on how awkward that is I may, or may not, fit the passenger one.

[henryd]

I did a quick and temporary repair on the handle with a small piece of 1.5mm thick stainless to bridge the broken parts, 3 M4 tapped holes and stainless screws(for looks because I had some) and a generous smear of cheap 2k epoxy under the plate and in the join. It's surprisingly rigid, and would probably do me for sometime, although I bet Deb can break it


When it arrives, the new handle will require disassembly of the door. Depending on how awkward that is I may, or may not, fit the passenger one.

If the replacement is from China it may pay to "repair" the new one before fitting