This was, by far, the most clear video I found on how to do this repair and made it possible for me to do the repair. Many, many thanks to dial2fast. I ran into a few things I ran into that may make your repair easier: 1) I recommend putting a towel, rags, etc. inside the door frame whenever you are installing or removing bolts. I had a mounting bracket bolt go into the lock assembly and had to use a magnet to get it out. The small screw that holds the flip switch in place fell down somewhere in the assembly and was not visible or retrievable. If I had towels in place they would have fallen onto that instead of into the assembly. 2) When you reinstall the bracket, be careful that the rod that connects to the lock cylinder is not between the bracket and the door. It is easy for it to get into there. 3) I couldn't easily push the lock cylinder back in place. The grease was not an issue, the issue is that it is a tight fit between the mounting bracket and the door handle assembly. After being frustrated for about twenty minutes, I found a tip on another video that provided success. What worked for me was that I did not put the bolts in the mounting bracket. That gave me some flexibility/wiggle room The cylinder clicked right into place. Then I installed the bolts and the mounting plate.
This helped me a lot. Granted my process was a bit different cause I went to a pick and pull to get a handle. For instance when I was getting the door handle off of the juck car, when I finally got the handle away from the door, I didn't have to pop the pin out (because I wanted it as well). For that final removal step I merely had to unscrew it from the metal arm. When reinstalling I just had to screw it back on, put the handle back in the door, bracket, key cylinder, plugs, door panel, more plugs and done. Having done many door handles before, they never went this smooth. A lot of your techniques will translate over to many other cars. Overall I think this is the best video on the subject I've ever seen.
I didn't have one of those pic tools to remove the cylinder but once i was able to see where it was i was able to work a long thin flat head under it with some fiddling and popped it off... hope that helps anyone that's doing this. Other than that, yes this tutorial is absolutely perfect, no bs, no unnecessary talking just all the way in and all the way back out. Good stuff !!!
currently doing this. that final rod at 5:45 was a pain to remove. ended up breaking the plastic part on the door handle to free it. then removed that soft plastic that's stuck on the rod with pliers. Just finished doing this job. Video helped a lot. I messed up and installed the lock cylinder before putting on the bracket. Had to remove everything including the clip on the door handle. Follow exactly and you shouldn't have issues.
if i remove the handle, tighten the nut on the rod itself and then reassemble, will that adjust the door handle? mine works but feels worn out, and i think i can make it feel new again
@@vivihominem171 honestly, if the door opens and closes, I'd leave it alone. When I did this, it was for my mom's car. Since then, she noticed that the door and the lock doesn't engage correctly. Happens intermittently. Haven't revisited since it's minor. Not sure what I did wrong.
Excellent video. I was able to replace my door handle this morning and it only took me a little over an hour as a relatively inexperienced guy when it comes to car maintenance. Thank you!
This video was incredibly informative and helpful! My original door handle finally gave in after 24 years and replaced it easily with the help of this video.
Just wanted to thank you very very very much for the wonderful tutorial video of how to install the outside front driver's side door handle. Very very nicely done Sir. Now I could show my 17 year old son the same video and get busy installing his door handle for his 1999 Honda Accord outside front left door handle. Great video Sir. Thanks again.
Yesterday I uploaded a tutorial video on how to replace a used left front door handle on a 2002 accord. Not as good as yours but I tried my best@@dial2fast
At this moment I changed to my accord 2.4 that same piece of the video but on the passenger side 👍🏻 I had done it before 👍🏻 and I'm not a mechanic but I try to learn for myself to do some repairs.
Im a car painter great job...unfortunately im struggling with a broken wrist but excellent job...my snap on pick is tje compound itsjust a 90 degree an i couldnt get that lock cylynder clip..furious...i got my but kicked at the junk yard...u think honda has enuf stuff hooked to their door handle...nice an the honda one come colormatched with the tormenting clip in place...that was nice to know...also bonus...thank you mucho.....im fixing my car i gave pop...hit n run...peace excellent presentation
This looks pretty seamless, but my only concern is that my 02 accord is a coupe. Should it be the exact same process or will it be a little bit different?
What did you do to get the lock cylinder to snap back in place? I noticed you wiggled it around a bit then the clip changed to you pushing it in like it’s nothing.
The installation of the lock cylinder is as shown in the video. I explained to leave the metal clip installed on the door handle 6:35. Then when you get to installing the lock cylinder, just put it straight in as shown at 7:41. That metal clip is spring loaded, so when you push the lock cylinder in, it will go in one way and will not come back out.
@@dial2fast thanks for the reply I was able to get it in. My only problem now is the rod connected to the handle keeps slipping out when I pull the handle from the outside. Do you have any suggestions on getting this stay in?
At 8:08 that rod got out of whatever hole it was in & I can't find where it goes. Anyone have any idea? The rod that holds the lock cylinder. PLEASE HELP 🙏
the lock actuator will only affect locking and unlocking. A broken door handle means even if its unlocked and you grab the handle the door still won't open.
Trying to actually remove my lock but I've been struggling with that climp you remove with your pick and hook tool. Crazy that that one thing is in the way of something so simple.
I took the clip out of the new handle and had a hard time trying to put it back in. Now I see I could of just left it and snapped the cylinder in lol. I guess I did it the hard way
Keep in mind those that have the OEM security system, remove the wire from the holding position a quarter of the way down/ rear of the door panel. If you do not, you will break the prongs. Which I might add, is what Honda did. I had to order a new upper panel with cost $$ since it is leather padded. I own the 1999 Honda Accord EX V6, 4Dr Sedan. Those pain in the butt circular screw cap covers underneath the interior door pull. Still available through Honda, but overpriced. So, it's eBay I go for replacements.
This was, by far, the most clear video I found on how to do this repair and made it possible for me to do the repair. Many, many thanks to dial2fast. I ran into a few things I ran into that may make your repair easier:
1) I recommend putting a towel, rags, etc. inside the door frame whenever you are installing or removing bolts. I had a mounting bracket bolt go into the lock assembly and had to use a magnet to get it out. The small screw that holds the flip switch in place fell down somewhere in the assembly and was not visible or retrievable. If I had towels in place they would have fallen onto that instead of into the assembly.
2) When you reinstall the bracket, be careful that the rod that connects to the lock cylinder is not between the bracket and the door. It is easy for it to get into there.
3) I couldn't easily push the lock cylinder back in place. The grease was not an issue, the issue is that it is a tight fit between the mounting bracket and the door handle assembly. After being frustrated for about twenty minutes, I found a tip on another video that provided success. What worked for me was that I did not put the bolts in the mounting bracket. That gave me some flexibility/wiggle room The cylinder clicked right into place. Then I installed the bolts and the mounting plate.
Best video so far!! Walked me through while I was at the salvage yard pulling parts. GREAT JOB!
Exactly what I’m doing right now haha
I'm going tomorrow
This helped me a lot. Granted my process was a bit different cause I went to a pick and pull to get a handle. For instance when I was getting the door handle off of the juck car, when I finally got the handle away from the door, I didn't have to pop the pin out (because I wanted it as well). For that final removal step I merely had to unscrew it from the metal arm. When reinstalling I just had to screw it back on, put the handle back in the door, bracket, key cylinder, plugs, door panel, more plugs and done. Having done many door handles before, they never went this smooth. A lot of your techniques will translate over to many other cars. Overall I think this is the best video on the subject I've ever seen.
I didn't have one of those pic tools to remove the cylinder but once i was able to see where it was i was able to work a long thin flat head under it with some fiddling and popped it off... hope that helps anyone that's doing this.
Other than that, yes this tutorial is absolutely perfect, no bs, no unnecessary talking just all the way in and all the way back out. Good stuff !!!
Thanks for including all the difficulties and details of replacing this handle - excellent camera work and descriptions!
Glad you found the video helpful. Cheers!
currently doing this. that final rod at 5:45 was a pain to remove. ended up breaking the plastic part on the door handle to free it. then removed that soft plastic that's stuck on the rod with pliers.
Just finished doing this job. Video helped a lot. I messed up and installed the lock cylinder before putting on the bracket. Had to remove everything including the clip on the door handle. Follow exactly and you shouldn't have issues.
if i remove the handle, tighten the nut on the rod itself and then reassemble, will that adjust the door handle? mine works but feels worn out, and i think i can make it feel new again
@@vivihominem171 honestly, if the door opens and closes, I'd leave it alone. When I did this, it was for my mom's car. Since then, she noticed that the door and the lock doesn't engage correctly. Happens intermittently. Haven't revisited since it's minor. Not sure what I did wrong.
Excellent video. I was able to replace my door handle this morning and it only took me a little over an hour as a relatively inexperienced guy when it comes to car maintenance. Thank you!
Enjoyed your video. Detailed and straight to the point. Great editing. Thank You!
Thanks for your comment!
This video was incredibly informative and helpful! My original door handle finally gave in after 24 years and replaced it easily with the help of this video.
Just wanted to thank you very very very much for the wonderful tutorial video of how to install the outside front driver's side door handle. Very very nicely done Sir. Now I could show my 17 year old son the same video and get busy installing his door handle for his 1999 Honda Accord outside front left door handle. Great video Sir. Thanks again.
Thanks for your comment. Happy to have helped!!
The *ONLY* video that showed me what I needed to know!
Well done! Excellent video.
amazing detailed instructions . thnx . now im confident i can finnally fix this issue i being having for 7 months
Glad my video is helpful. Have a great week!
Thanks for the great content. Helped me to perform the repair myself. Detailed and informative.
Thanks for sharing your experience!
The best how-to video! Fast and Easy!
Glad it helped!
Yesterday I uploaded a tutorial video on how to replace a used left front door handle on a 2002 accord. Not as good as yours but I tried my best@@dial2fast
This is the account that listed the video tutorial for 2002 accord
ruclips.net/video/dmGrHW_KMW0/видео.html
Great instructional video on getting the door handle replaced. Keep it up.
Thanks!!
Thanks a ton a brotha. Was kicking my butt before I watched your video
Very nice presentation clear and easy to follow. Thanks for a nice how to video.
Thanks for your comment!
Excellent explanation. You saved me 100 the mechanic was charging Ng me for labor. I spent 25 on the part on amazon
Thanks Man couldn’t have done without you
You help me alot with your video,thank's so much.God bless you!👍👍👍👍
Thanks for your comment!
Thank you very much for this video, very much appreciated it 👍🏼
Excellent instruction! Perfect lighting. Thanks
Both my back doors handles are broken this helps a lot thank you
Very helpful. Especially for the clip for the lock cylinder.
your video helped me a lot, thank you
At this moment I changed to my accord 2.4 that same piece of the video but on the passenger side 👍🏻 I had done it before 👍🏻 and I'm not a mechanic but I try to learn for myself to do some repairs.
Thank you for helping us God bless you and protect you ❤😊
Quick question is it the same process as the passager side for the door handle
Thanks..good details 👍🏻👍🏻
Excellent video thanks I have a slightly different model/handle Accord CL1 but the idea is roughly the same thank you
Excelente trabajo gracias por compartir esta información
Good video. You can manually twist the handle and keep the plastic retaining clip in place. You came in clutch at the junkyard.
good job
Im a car painter great job...unfortunately im struggling with a broken wrist but excellent job...my snap on pick is tje compound itsjust a 90 degree an i couldnt get that lock cylynder clip..furious...i got my but kicked at the junk yard...u think honda has enuf stuff hooked to their door handle...nice an the honda one come colormatched with the tormenting clip in place...that was nice to know...also bonus...thank you mucho.....im fixing my car i gave pop...hit n run...peace excellent presentation
This looks pretty seamless, but my only concern is that my 02 accord is a coupe. Should it be the exact same process or will it be a little bit different?
Wow so much work for this ..
thank you for youre service
Excellent video, thanks for your effort.
It was very helpful thank you
you rock, earned a click of the ol subscribe button
Thank you very much!!!!👍👍👍
Straight forward video man. Thanks for the walkthrough made it much easier.
Thanks i really needed this video
I replaced the handle worked for a day and stopped working. Do you think its probably the lock mechanism or latch assembly clips?
Perfect. Thanks!
Do u need to put the clip back in the lock?
Muy útil gracias 🙏 amigo
Great video!! Thank you so much!!
Hi is there anyway to get inside the cylinder lock ? I got a piece of plastic stuck inside so my key can’t get through and unlock the door.
Hi, any idea where to have this repaired? My mechanic can't right now. Where's a fair price??
I'm in Ellis County Texas
Thank you
great video bud.
Thanks a lot 🎉
Muy bueno. Gracias cool thanks
I have a 2000 Honda Accord SE.. my back passanger door behind the driver seat will not open from the outside..do you have a video to show thank you..
Welp I’ll get on it tomorrow, thanks soo much!!
Can someone please tell me the size of that screw in the lock cylinder I dropped mind taking it out.i would greatly appreciate it thank you m🙏🏽🤦🏽
Do sedan handles for the coupe? I can only find sedan replacement handles.
Honda saved $1 on production!
El clip va.primero que la lata ? Como es amigo
Thank you very much.
Appreciate the vid
thank you king
Thank you, i did it!
Perfect
Excellent video! Is it the same on a 2 door coupe?
No. Access is far more difficult.
Thank you
My driver's door won't open from inside or outside so is it the handle or the lock actuator
Awesome video. Thank you so much. This vehicle is in mint condition.
Thanks for your comment!
What did you do to get the lock cylinder to snap back in place? I noticed you wiggled it around a bit then the clip changed to you pushing it in like it’s nothing.
The installation of the lock cylinder is as shown in the video. I explained to leave the metal clip installed on the door handle 6:35. Then when you get to installing the lock cylinder, just put it straight in as shown at 7:41. That metal clip is spring loaded, so when you push the lock cylinder in, it will go in one way and will not come back out.
@@dial2fast thanks for the reply I was able to get it in. My only problem now is the rod connected to the handle keeps slipping out when I pull the handle from the outside. Do you have any suggestions on getting this stay in?
Same process for the passenger doors in the back?
There will one less step bc they don’t have the lock on the back ones passenger yes should be
Where did you get that part from ?
That was purchased direct from a Honda dealer.
If u were to do this without stopping for the tutorial how long would this process take?
Great bib but ended up losing the lock cylinder screw and 1 of the handle bracket bolts
At 8:08 that rod got out of whatever hole it was in & I can't find where it goes. Anyone have any idea? The rod that holds the lock cylinder. PLEASE HELP 🙏
Handle is no longer available from Honda US or Honda Japan. Gotta go aftermarket and get it painted (since the only color it comes in is black).
How do I know if it's the handle or the lock actuator
the lock actuator will only affect locking and unlocking. A broken door handle means even if its unlocked and you grab the handle the door still won't open.
No lo tienes en español buen video
At 5:35 for the last step the door handles screw off instead of taking clip off
Alarm wont stop going off now
Trying to actually remove my lock but I've been struggling with that climp you remove with your pick and hook tool. Crazy that that one thing is in the way of something so simple.
Hey thats my commuter car.
I took the clip out of the new handle and had a hard time trying to put it back in. Now I see I could of just left it and snapped the cylinder in lol. I guess I did it the hard way
Keep in mind those that have the OEM security system, remove the wire from the holding position a quarter of the way down/ rear of the door panel. If you do not, you will break the prongs. Which I might add, is what Honda did. I had to order a new upper panel with cost $$ since it is leather padded.
I own the 1999 Honda Accord EX V6, 4Dr Sedan.
Those pain in the butt circular screw cap covers underneath the interior door pull. Still available through Honda, but overpriced. So, it's eBay I go for replacements.
The inside handle is not broken because I see the plastic hook that holds the rod is still intacked
Man no matter how much pressure i use that lock cylinder does not wanna cick back into place
0:04 Your Van blew by
if it was only just that easy
buy yourself a pick tool, dont waste your time with a fork and linesman
U forgot to put the clip back on lock
The new handle comes with a new clip on it already. He said it and showed it on the video.
I el seguro k le kitaste ala chapa nunca salio cuando lo pusiste
well... have to do this AGAIN. no kidding this is a problem. twice now. so annoying
oh - and they're not cheap either...
$10
Can you do mine lol
Hi, any idea where to have this repaired? My mechanic can't right now. Where's a fair price??
I'm in Ellis County Texas
Thank you