Fiat 500 Door Handle Fix

Replacing the outer door handle hinge on a fiat 500.

Fiat 500 door handle fix.

When my 500 s passenger handle came away from the door the car was only 6 months old i rarely had anyone as a passenger so the door was used verly little. Chrome outer door hinge handle repair kit os or ns genuine oe 51964555 fit for fiat 500 abarth 500 alfa romeo 147 alfa romeo gt new. All i found in the discussion forums was about buying a new handle or having a dealer replace it but then i looked outside the us where our cars are more prevalent. Fiat 500 outer door handle hinge kit 51964555 fiat 500 outer door handle broken or loose.

Fiat 500 hinge replacement kit 51964555 fiat have introduced a parts kit 51964555 to repair the hinge on the fiat 500 rather than replace the handle. This how to is on the right hand front door. It s basically the same for the passenger side. You can buy a door handle.

So the driver s side door handle on my wife s 500c broke and i found out it s a fairly common issue. You will need a set of plastic trim removal tools for the job so as not to damage the parts you re removing. You can either remove the whole door handle to make the process easier but it takes longer we ve taken the quicker route. I give you some tips and tricks along the way too.

If just the hinge part of the handle has broken you can now replace just the hinge rather than buying the whole handle. 4 3 out of 5 stars 21 11 79. Have just had my door handle replaced on my 30 month old 500 local dealer has said its a common fault also fiat refused to cover the repair because the whole thing broke in the door. I make a couple of mista.