1993 Camry Door Handle Starting to Break

I had a 93 Camry LE that the front passenger door handle broke. I ordered it from some dealer on the internet that advertised 25% off internet orders. It was color matched, and I just let the local Firestone dealer install it for about $50

I stopped by the Toyota dealer and they want $118 for the handle. I looked on the internet and the price is between $15 to $28. The only problem is that the only color is black. Do you recall where you purchased your handle. I need or would like to have the color taupe or dark gray. Thank you,

Sorry, I don't remember which one, I tried to do an internet search and didn't see anything that sparked my memory. I want to think the dealer was in New Jersey.

See the following exchange:

pws Oct 11 2006, 10:15 pm Newsgroups: alt.autos.toyota.camry From: pws Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 05:15:53 GMT Local: Wed, Oct 11 2006 10:15 pm Subject: Re: '94 Camry - Another Broken Door handle Questi> Check AutoZone's free online repair guide on how to remove the door

I finally got around to replacing the door handle. The most difficult part by far was removing the door panel. Toyota really wants it to stay on there. :-)

It is a little tight to work in there once you have the panel off, but not bad. I definitely preferred to give up about 1.5 hours of my time rather than give the dealership $138.00.

Thanks again,

Pat

pestocat wrote:

The black one needs to be painted. So the final cost may not be an advantage. There are internet based Toyota parts dealers. I don't use them (or needed them), but you can google for these.