I was about to spend 200 dollars repairing both sides and here you came, may the lord bless ya I’m headed to Home Depot

@andrewbrit71

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Ndonyi 22, good to hear from you - and I hope this solution works out well! And if you happen to find a better way to solve this issue, please don't hesitate to let me know. All the very best to you!

@texasroadman8257

3 жыл бұрын

@@andrewbrit71 sure will sir 🙏🏿

@cookmaster3626

3 жыл бұрын

@@texasroadman8257 - How did it work. I am abouyt to start on the same lines will appreciate a prompt reply since this week end i have to fix it. Thanks from another fellow texan from Dallas tx

Thank you SO MUCH for this informative video! Both of my handles broke off,? and Toyota wanted $500.00 to replace them! This is totally perfect and saved me their $$$ Estimate! You nailed it!

@andrewbrit71

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Antonette. Really appreciate your comment, and hope everything works out well for you. All the very best with your DIY projects!

@kc9kel

Жыл бұрын

Toyota wanted WHAT??!! gimme their number, I'm happy to call and give them what-for...

Houston Texas say thanks so much

@andrewbrit71

Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much, albert! (And sorry for my late response.) Glad I could be of help with the idea, and all the very best with your DIY projects!

Just fixed the driver side door handle, thanks so much!

@andrewbrit71

Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much, Emmanuel! (And sorry for my late response.) Glad I could be of help with the idea, and all the very best with your DIY projects!

This was an amazing hack. I have two handles on my ‘01 Camry that broke but unfortunately I only kept one of the face plates. I got the passenger door fixed :) Works great and was very easy. THANK YOU!!

@andrewbrit71

3 жыл бұрын

Hi H, thanks very much for your comment, and I'm glad this solution worked out well for you. All the very best!

I did the same thing some time ago. The only difference is I used a rivet gun and a metal bracket in the inside In place of the PVC. I then riveted the face plate to the metal. For those who want to use the PVC method and live in colder climates I would suggest using 2 part epoxy resin. Crazy glue will not hold long but epoxy will. My handle is going on 9 years now with the rivet method. I think the epoxy will hold just as long as long as you mix it correctly

@cookmaster3626

3 жыл бұрын

If you wont mind can you tell waht kinf rivet u used a Pop rivet?. I was thinking of drilling and using a #2-56 or 4-40 Flat head screw. Is it easy to drill ?- Appreciate your prompt response as this is my week end project

Wow! This is a great fix. I guess I wasted a lot of time replacing the handles on my Camry.

@andrewbrit71

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Handy Hudsonite, I'm sure your handle replacements were a great solution - and an excellent investment in this incredible vehicle! Our '99 Camry was approaching 300k miles when I shot this video, and so it seems that any long-term, long-lasting repairs are always a good idea in a car that just keeps going! Thanks for reaching out, and all the very best with your DIY projects!

Good thing to do even before the handle breaks-it's easier to do when it's not broken. So do both at the same time.

It’s a big help for me on my 2000 Toyota Camry 👍🏾👍🏾

@andrewbrit71

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Dj! Really appreciate your comment, and hope everything works out well for you. All the very best with your DIY projects!

I appreciate you doing this

@andrewbrit71

3 ай бұрын

Hi @Javantbeezy. Sorry for not seeing your comment (and for my very delayed response), however I did want to say "thanks very much" for your feedback - and all the very best with your DIY projects! Let me know how this solution works out for you... if you try it. Cheers!

Very helpful video if the handle broke off in one piece. Unfortunately, the driver's side front door of my 1998 Camry broke off in pieces and i cannot do the fix that you did. Yah, taking off the door panel from the inside and replacing the handle that way is what I will have to do hopefully on my own after seeing some YT videos. My Camry is almost 26 years old and only has 141K miles on it. The engine leaks oil but the car still drives well. Not sure how much longer I will keep it since the engine repair will cost more than what the car is worth. I am 70 and this car is the BEST car I have ever owned! Cheers from New Mexico! 😎

@joenebus7317

9 ай бұрын

Go to a junk yard with a saw and cutting tools & pick up the missing/broken piece from another vehicle

@andrewbrit71

3 ай бұрын

Hi @DougCeleste. Sorry for my very delayed response, however I did want to say "thanks" for your feedback. Yes, this solution wouldn't work well if the original handle shattered into pieces - the result of poor manufacturer design and choice of material (i.e. plastic) for the handle unit itself, unfortunately. That said, at 141k miles I would think your Camry has a LOT of life and joyful journeying left in it - with maintenance and care. *Glad to hear the way you feel about it too! All the very best with your Camry!

@DougCeleste

3 ай бұрын

@@andrewbrit71 Thanks for your reply, Andrew, from the UK! I have a British neighbor next door here in Albuquerque, NM. and other British friends in California and in Liverpool. Yes, Toyota did a VERY poor design with this car handle and it being plastic. I remember a part of it breaking off on Easter Sunday in 2012, just 14.5 years after I bought the car. Getting it replaced is VERY hard and not something I think I will do. I use needle nose pliers to move the handle so I can get inside the car on the driver's side front door. The car still runs well but leaks some oil. Probably a gasket issue on the engine but a fix that probably will cost much more than what the car is worth and that is why I have not gotten it repaired. Anyhow, cheers to you in the UK! 😎

I was debating on the lines you showed in this video using a L shaped metal bracket and gluing it and wasn't sure how well it would hold up. After seeing your video gave some confidence and going to try it. Last 2 months i was managing to open from outside with some extra effort but now have to fix it because it failed safety inspection and forced to fix it. if it holds up for even a few weeks till i get inspected i will be happy for now. Thanks for your idea sir. Much easier than messing with replacement.

@andrewbrit71

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, cook master. Really appreciate your thoughts here, and hope everything works out well for you. (*Once repaired, my tip would be to go easy when opening the repaired door. Nothing can really beat a new replacement part.) All the very best with your DIY projects!

Darn wish we had see this to fix your door handle!

Just fixed my 2000 Camry with this issue. Awesome, Worked perfectly. I used the Gorilla epoxy instead.

@andrewbrit71

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much, John! (And sorry for my late response.) Glad I could be of help with the idea - and great improvement using the epoxy! All the very best with your DIY projects!

It takes quite a bit less time to replace the unit. It's like 5 screws and 2 bolts between remove the door panel and the latch

Awesome thanks

@andrewbrit71

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Tomcathat. Really appreciate your comment, and all the very best with your DIY projects!

Great fix - wish I had thought of this approach. My method is arguably simpler but a bit hillbilly. Drill two holes in what remains of the bracket. Install a loop of string.

@andrewbrit71

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much, Christopher! (And sorry for my late response.) How did your creative solution hold up? All the very best with your DIY projects!

@JoseDiaz-rd9fh

2 жыл бұрын

I did the same thing and put picture wire. It's my doordash car so I am certainly not going to invest a lot of money in it

Mid doing the full job. I’m doing this on the next handle that breaks😑😑

thank you so much I could easily take it off and go through all the BS it's not too hard just very time consuming. but I didn't want to, this is beautiful!! thank you, guess I'll go to a junk yard and rip one off so I have a handle. because when I got my 2000 Camry it was already gone. now if only I can find the replacement speaker covers for the back with the clips, so I can break them and just clip in the new ones after I drill or grind down the old screws. but sadly I still have to pull the door panels off for the front doors I only have one rear speaker. lol ( if you have any easy speaker replacement for the front door ones please let me know) also got to replace the struts guy got new ones but there trash, so AutoZone seems to be the cheapest for good struts . KYB Struts 156 for front. and 144 for rear. tie rods both inter and outer are shot both sides, both control arms, and replacing Ball Joints while I'm at it, Stabilizer Links, Front Sway Bar Links, rear lateral links one adjustable and other non adjustable going to do all 4 but I dread it because of the gas tank. dude really must had not took care of car, but it's camry and they are wonderful will drive 500.000 miles without a problem if you take care of them. I already got this www.ebay.com/itm/113595391223 all the parts I need for the front end but the struts, going to get front two first, because I'm broke then buy the back rear lateral links and back struts after that. so much to do plus need two new tires. lol got two new front but it rubs the frame when turning so try to take short turns the best I can, dude wreaked it :/ so much to do and so little money on disability :( but at least there nothing to big if it was I couldn't do it, hard one a cripple like me with one leg when I get on the ground I'm a turtle, it's so hard to get up but upright I do ok. anyway thank you for this great video.

@andrewbrit71

2 жыл бұрын

Glad to be of help, Gerald. It's not the permanent professional fix for this issue of course, however as our cars get older we sometimes just need solid 'workaround' repairs. Thanks for checking in, and all the very best with your DIY projects!

@geraldcortez826

2 жыл бұрын

@@andrewbrit71 only thing bad I don't have a face plate guy I got the car from probably threw it away. but oh well the comer molding will be fine, lately I been opening it by lifting up the broke ends, a bit of trouble but works, but did cut myself once so much easier to do this. thanks again.

@kc9kel

Жыл бұрын

Hola. hey I hear you, s'tough "surviving" on disability income. very. you have to give up fast cars, expensive women, your condo, flights to Rio... oh, wait, that was a previous life... 😛 but seriously, yes, whatever you can fix, fixit. I've learned how to replace mirrors, door latches, windshield nozzles, window regulators... but struts and anything underneath the car, I dunno, I don't have jackstands or a garage or tools to speak of. kYB struts? better than Monroe (had these, they died, why people think they're OK is beYOND me...). Be nice if folks would include a, hmm Price List so we can tell how much replacement parts cost... Gerald, you may have but one leg but you've got a great spirit and facile mind. Take best care, dude. (mumbling to self...KYB..huh..)

Thanks but…. my handle broke into 3 pieces. You’re right about being difficult to replace. However. When one doesn’t know any better and orders a new handle (which was about $14 tax included) I wound up cutting the metal out of the way from the interior of the door. You know…..Toyota could have raised the price of the vehicle by 5 cents and used metal. I would have paid the extra nickel. Older cars never had to replace door handles. Some car designer got a $500,000 bonus for saving Toyota that nickel.

@andrewbrit71

3 ай бұрын

Hi @berniesmith6466, you're absolutely right! A very poor design and choice of material for the door handle - particularly considering it's one of the most frequently used components on the vehicle. (Still love that Camry model though!) All the very best with your vehicle!

@berniesmith6466

3 ай бұрын

@@andrewbrit71 Thank you for your reply. If you're ever in Florida and want to purchase a property, I am a real estate agent. and a sale from you would mean I could buy a new car.

How well does the fix hold up to cold weather?

@andrewbrit71

3 ай бұрын

Hi @JStorm13, great question! The adhesive I used is more 'brittle' - with little or no flexibility, and this can be problematic in colder/ icy weather conditions. That said, I compensated by intentionally opening the door more gently. Bottom line: The adhesive should hold, however if you happen to grab the handle and pull hard (perhaps without thinking), it may snap off unfortunately. Hope this helps, and all the very best with your vehicle... and future DIY projects!

How well does this hold up in cold weather?

@andrewbrit71

3 жыл бұрын

Hi just b godly, we live in a warmer state - which means our winters rarely dip below freezing, so I don't know how the adhesive might perform in sub-zero conditions? This solution has worked well for us, however you may need to use a different type of adhesive since superglue tends to be brittle. Hope this helps, and all the very best with your DIY projects! (Really like your username by the way!) Blessings to you.

can you sand the L bracket so it has more of a flush look to the door handle?

@andrewbrit71

3 ай бұрын

Hi @ZE308AC. First of all, sorry to have missed your question - and for my very delayed response. I'm sure you could sand down the bracket, however I used 3/4" or 1" wide molding which fit perfectly inside the door handle, and was flush - as you can see (hopefully) in the video. Thanks very much for your question, and all the very best with your DIY projects! Cheers!

What size is that PVC corner molding?

@andrewbrit71

3 жыл бұрын

Hi FriedFrudda, sorry for the delay in my response. I believe it was a piece of 3/4" corner molding, however (to be sure) I would suggest taking your door handle plate into Home Depot or Lowes and seeing if that size of molding fits behind the plate without being visible. Hope that helps, and all the very best with your DIY projects!

@sigglass2183

3 жыл бұрын

@@andrewbrit71 It was already taken care of but thank you for the recommendation.

but how wide is the moulding?.. 3'' long.. but how WIDE?

@andrewbrit71

3 ай бұрын

Hi @rrmoh, my apologies for the delayed response. I don't have the vehicle any longer (sadly) - the result of loaning it to someone who collided with another vehicle at an intersection - though I believe the molding was either 3/4" or 1" wide: Sufficient to fit underneath the door handle casing, and adhere to the flat surface area. Hope that helps - and all the very best with your vehicle!

My friend where can I find the white pice

@andrewbrit71

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Josue Majano, thanks for your questions. You will need to buy a larger piece (perhaps 12") from a hardware store - perhaps Home Depot or Lowes, then cut it to fit. Hope this helps. All the very best with your DIY projects!

Where are you getting the molding?

@andrewbrit71

4 жыл бұрын

Hi postcaptain57, thanks for your question. The plastic corner molding I used came from Home Depot - but I would think you can get it at most DIY stores. Hope this helps - and all the very best with your DIY jobs!

@postcaptain57

4 жыл бұрын

@@andrewbrit71 Thank you sir. I am a retired military pencil pusher with little mechanical skill but I often benefit from utube. In this case it was my fault. My wife and I watched a few times and it seemed the moulding you had was cut out small. I was looking to buy 3 inches long. But after I asked you the question I watched it (alone!!) and I saw the big strip of common corner molding you cut it from. I am notorious for making things more complicated than they are. Makes for a good writer and a damn bad mechanic. But my wife has a 21 yr old camry that looks like this one with the same exact problem and I am convinced I can fix it now. Thanks for the info and I love the Union Jack!!

@cookmaster3626

3 жыл бұрын

@@postcaptain57 - Did it work for you using the same Glue and molding and how is it holding up. I wanted to get it fixed so will pass safety inspection- Thanks in advance for your comments

Hi thanks for the video, my only concern is, is that going to stay put with it being exposed to the elements of rain, sleet, heat etc. When I broke mine today, I looked up easy fixes but everything was telling me that I'm probably just have to replace. Is this repair still holding?? Especially since you constantly pull on a door handle and overtime I would think that glue isn't gonna hold any period of time. If you could let me know if yours is still holding I'll give this a try. Thanks

@andrewbrit71

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Joe Love, great to hear from you - and thanks for your question! I actually repaired at least 2 of our '99 Camry handles using this method, and because I understood the repair (and went gently on the driver's side handle as I opened the door), the solution lasted very well indeed. My children, on the other hand, were not so careful, and after 4-5 months of hard tugging I needed to re-repair the passenger side door handle. In one other response here, I talked a little about the exterior 'elements' and heat/ cold... "We live in a warmer state - which means our winters rarely dip below freezing, so I don't know how the adhesive might perform in sub-zero conditions? This solution has worked well for us, however you may need to use a different type of adhesive since superglue tends to be brittle." So, the truth is I can't really say how this particular repair-solution may hold up in different climates and conditions long-term, and so the reality is you might find yourself needing to redo the repair - or even replacing the handle unit. That said, if you treat the handle gently as you open it, I have found this repair-solution to be a fairly good and lasting one. Hope this helps - and all the very best to you!

@joelove1987

3 жыл бұрын

@@andrewbrit71 thanks for responding I think I'm just gonna leave it as it is. There's still enough handle to open the door albeit its little harder & annoying when its raining etc & it looks a little crappier now🤣🤣. This car definitely is a workhorse, I have 99 xle model and it's been a great car so far. I wish Toyota still made them like they did in the 90s. She has 266k on her and still going, hoping to hit 300k

Did anyone do what this guy did? How is it holding up? Did you end up having to reglue it? Is there a best type of glue to use? Is there better glue for cold and hot temperatures?

@andrewbrit71

3 ай бұрын

Hi @moderaterevolution504. Great question! From my reply above... "The adhesive I used is more 'brittle' - with little or no flexibility, and this can be problematic in colder/ icy weather conditions. That said, I compensated by intentionally opening the door more gently. Bottom line: The adhesive should hold, however if you happen to grab the handle and pull hard (perhaps without thinking), it may snap off unfortunately." Hope this helps, and all the very best with your vehicle... and future DIY projects!

@moderaterevolution504

3 ай бұрын

@@andrewbrit71 Yeah only lasts a couple months, but its better then nothing.

@andrewbrit71

3 ай бұрын

Sorry to hear that. My repair lasted significantly longer (a couple of years), however it's fair to say this solution probably has a limited life expectancy - and is dependent upon the usage and demands placed on the handle. (An epoxy may work better perhaps?) Thanks again for writing, and all the very best!

@moderaterevolution504

3 ай бұрын

@@andrewbrit71 Yeah mine was not quite sophisticated as yours. I would need to sand down and get a fully flat surface on the plastic, and im sure it would work better which is what ill do on the next time it falls off.