Dear All,
I've seen that this thread is pretty old, however, I hope to receive some useful answers to my problem. I have a 2002 Volvo V40 and my external door handle broke on the driver side. Now I managed to purchase a new handle, however, it seems to be pretty hard to replace it personally, although I am not a clumsy one. This video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYbGYsBSeUA is pretty good, but it shows the replacement of the passenger side only, which is quite different from the driver side, for two reasons: 1. the driver side also has the key lock installed, and 2. there is a long, vertically placed metallic plate in the way in the inside of the door, the bottom side of which is permanently fixed to the door (i.e. not with a screw or bolt). Could anyone help me with a useful guide as to how to change the external handle on the driver side? Obviously a video guide would be the best, but I couldn't find any on the internet. Any help would be highly appreciated!!
Thanks in advance!
Andras