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Ive heard of this swap being done.. however I noticed that the lock cylinders between them are different.. any one on here done this swap or can shed some light on how they made the handles work?
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My 98 has the handles from my 89 in the doors.
I just used the plastic surround from the 98.
Been that way for the last 4 years....
What did you do about the lock cylinders being upside down?
Could someone please explain?? I never realized they were any different
IIRC, I swapped the 98 tumbler and lever into the 89 housing.
I'm ditching the whole lock tumbler assembly soon for a set of suburban rear door handles (courtesy of Mr Michael Hurd, thank again).
Lock tumblers and rods are just another invitation for some low life to try popping the door open with a screwdriver. I'm RKE, so that's how I will unlock them anyways. Dead battery worries are handled by exterior jump posts in the form of a warm QD coupler. Loosing the RKE is handled by a "knock to open" option on my alarm/remote start:
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my 95 tumbler is too large and gets stuck in the old style handle
Lock tumblers and rods are just another invitation for some low life to try popping the door open with a screwdriver.