2001 Toyota Camry Door Handle Replacement

How to replace 2001 Toyota Camry Door Handle

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• Camry door handle replacement
• door handle replacement
• Camry door handle
• door handle problem
• camry door handle problem
• 2001
• camry
• door
• handle

[Reactiv12]

To keep from losing screws, tie a long piece of strong thread around the bolt at the very base of the bolt (against the head). If you drop the bolt into the car, you will be able to fish it out with the thread. This little trick has saved me a lot of agony when working in tight places...

[Danbury210]

@Reactiv12 Good input

[geeayevette]

Get a drill bit that's larger than the socket needed to tighten the bolt, and drill a hole in the sheet-metal directly over where the nut would be. What you are accomplishing is making an 'access hole' so a socket wrench can get down to the nut. No fuss, no muss.

[Danbury210]

@geeayevette

I agree, mine did not have the tape covering the access hole, I did not have near the trouble with the passenger side door handle for what ever reason.

[Danbury210]

not sure but it should be very similar

[Danbury210]

i enjoyed sharing glad it helped someone

[kramneg2]

@donaldshade I bought 6mm x 16mm machine screws, but they seemed too long, so I bought shorter 6mm x 10mm machine screws also. Those are the ones I used. 6mm x 8mm or even 6mm x 6mm screws would probably been even better and still long enough.

[JerryfromMinisoda]

Thanks for the video. I wouldn't have tackled this otherwise. Dealer quoted me $231. and I did it for $25. with a new color matched part I found on amazon.

[Lebbz]

Danbury how much does it cost at a shop to have this done? I recently bought the handle.

[maxxbrown22]

There is a hole, covered by a clear sticker with a white circle in the middle, take that off and you have direct access to the screws



[TheValMaier]

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. I would not have even begun to attempt this repair without your video. The step-by-step directions really helped!!!

[donaldshade]

Thanks so much for posting this instructional video....I could not have done this without your information and the comments from others who have done the installation. The 6mm x 16mm metric screws worked perfectly. To remove the rod from the yellow plastic, I used a wide blade screwdriver between the plastic and the bend in the rod, twisted the screwdriver to pry them apart and it came off easily.

[hinkamperj]

"That bottom screw was a booger bear"!!!

[mar0364]

Thanks you just saved me a bunch O money.