My 1998 Accord's door handles kept snapping until I drilled a hole through them

Christopher Jenkins · 2026-10-11T07:50:03.964552+00:00

Both front door handles on my 98 Accord broke within 6 weeks of each other, and the replacement ones from the parts store snapped too. Turns out Honda used plastic that gets brittle with heat, so AZ sun just cooked them. I got fed up after the third one and drilled a 1/8 inch hole through the pivot arm, then ran a small bolt through it with a lock nut. That fix has held for over 2 years now and the doors open smooth as ever. Anyone else just give up on factory parts and build your own fix?

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