Oh, poop.

[SilberUrS6]

Grabbed the driver's side door handle of my car, squeezed, and it went "pop", as in a broken trigger. Poop.

Looks like I get to do some shopping!

Before I go all nuts and break my interior door panel, anybody got any nifty advice or gotcha warnings for me?

[tirwin]

It's been a while since I did that but I seem to recall there is a pin on an arm that rotates when you squeeze the trigger of the door handle. That is mostly likely the culprit. It either came loose or broke. If you have to get a new handle or mechanism, you'll either need to switch tumblers or re-key the cylinder yourself or call Tony Euganeo.

[porsche930dude]

you can replace just the trigger. I did it one time. Cant remember how hard it was but I think it wanst bad at all. the hard part was finding a cheap trigger. somebody with a cnc should be making these that dont come with the porsche tax

[911obgyn]

When My door trigger broke several years ago I searched the 911 junkyard and found a whole bunch of broken door triggers. I searched on line and found a guy who was machining them and black anodizing them somewhere in Minnesota I think. he also made snowmobile parts. It took a couple of weeks because he made small batches and was out. If I remember correctly it took me a day to get the handle out clean the door out put the pin in lube up everything and reinstall,l I put new window tracks and a new vapor barrier in while I was in there I also lubed the regulator. lots of while your in there stuff.

[sugarwood]

You can find a repro trigger for $79 (EPS)

[Ronnie's.930]

Originally Posted by SilberUrS6

Grabbed the driver's side door handle of my car, squeezed, and it went "pop", as in a broken trigger.

Eric, yer Popeye arm strikes again, I see!

[gshiwota]

Originally Posted by sugarwood

You can find a repro trigger for $79 (EPS)

Here's where I got mine. I replaced my trigger a few years back and I don't remember it being too difficult. It's a bit tedious as you'll need to pull the door card and remove the door handle. Once off, replacement was straightforward. The replacement trigger is a nice quality unit and is CNC not cast like the originals. They feel a bit more substantial than the OEM unit.

Porsche 911 Door Handles

[TheSt|G]

Use some Wurth HHS-K in the future to prevent this.

[OsoMoore]

Easy fix, you get to learn how the handle works. Use trash bag to re-seal the door when you put it back together (replacing the plastic liner you will need to tear out). I used black duct tape to seal the trash bag so the tape isn't noticeable.

Plan for a few hours sitting on the driveway, lining screws up in a row.

[SilberUrS6]

Originally Posted by TheSt|G

Use some Wurth HHS-K in the future to prevent this.

Use it, how?

[SilberUrS6]

Originally Posted by 911obgyn

When My door trigger broke several years ago I searched the 911 junkyard and found a whole bunch of broken door triggers. I searched on line and found a guy who was machining them and black anodizing them somewhere in Minnesota I think. he also made snowmobile parts. It took a couple of weeks because he made small batches and was out. If I remember correctly it took me a day to get the handle out clean the door out put the pin in lube up everything and reinstall,l I put new window tracks and a new vapor barrier in while I was in there I also lubed the regulator. lots of while your in there stuff.

That was going to be my next question. What kind of lube did you use for the handle? How about the window regulator/tracks?

[Jfporco]

Same thing happened to me a month or two back. I purchased the repro non-OEM part from our host ($150 I think). When it arrived, I decided to just Switch out the trigger and the spring (it was a different configuration than Porsche). No one is going to verify whether the internal parts are original or not on my daily driver. Easy.

Anyway, whole job took about 2 hours with most of that being door panel take-off and reassembly (I've been inside the door multiple times). It was a Piece of cake, and I got to keep the original door handle, lock and gaskets. The repo is good quality and now I have a spare door handle if the original breakes in a decade or two.

I lubed the hinge with bearing grease (very lightly).
As Porsche repairs go, this was an easy job.
Cheers,