Exterior door handle replacement

2006 CHEVROLET COBALT
117,000 MILES
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TWAATCH651
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The exterior door handle of my car just broke off when i tried to open the door. I was wondering how hard it would be to replace to door handle myself. Or if i should just save my time and take it to a mechanic. I know how to do some things on the car already. I have had the door panels off before to replace the speakers
Dec 1, 2011 at 5:13 AM
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You will need to remove the door panel to get the job done. Here are some guides and diagrams to help you get the job done.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/door-panel-removal

and

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/test-or-change-electric-power-door-locks


Please let us know if you need anything else to get the problem fixed.

Cheers, Ken
Sep 19, 2017 at 12:55 PM
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