Kodiak/Topkick Exterior Door Handles

[someotherguy]

Just remember if you get these Topkick/Kodiak/3500HD handles, you need the rods that go with them too. The two short rods that go to the latch/lock mechanism are very different with these handles.

Richard

 

[JollyGreen]

Just remember if you get these Topkick/Kodiak/3500HD handles, you need the rods that go with them too. The two short rods that go to the latch/lock mechanism are very different with these handles.

Richard

Are they better than the pieces of **** that come from the factory?

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[someotherguy]

They're freaking monsters actually, but for some reason I can't see them looking good on anything but a dually.

Problem with being really strong, is if some ******* tries to break into your door the usual way by prying behind the handle, the base of these handles cover more of the hole in the door (there's some overlap) so as they fail to make headway...and go nuts trying to pry behind the handle, eventually breaking it...they will generally destroy the freaking door, too:

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Richard

 

[hzemall]

Anyone that has done this swap, do you need to buy all the parts on the list on the first page or will some of them still work?

Got the handles, just need some parts.....

Thanks

 

[98MNChevy]

Anyone that has done this swap, do you need to buy all the parts on the list on the first page or will some of them still work?

Got the handles, just need some parts.....

Thanks

You will need the rods. If you didn't break the metal clasps taking your old handles off, you can reuse those.


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[GMC Burbalade]

You need everything on the list. The clips are the plastic ones, not the metal ones. I've got links to everything in my thread.

 

[88GMCtruck]

They're freaking monsters actually, but for some reason I can't see them looking good on anything but a dually.

Problem with being really strong, is if some ******* tries to break into your door the usual way by prying behind the handle, the base of these handles cover more of the hole in the door (there's some overlap) so as they fail to make headway...and go nuts trying to pry behind the handle, eventually breaking it...they will generally destroy the freaking door, too:

Richard

I can agree they look right at home on a dually. I liked them on my extended long SRW as well but they were a little more out of place. I never put them on my 88, i think they are too much for that truck.

Build/function though is above and beyond the other handles.

 

[domcan1000]

Just curious, has anyone tried to chrome these to make them look something like the older style c10 handles? I really like the look and feel of those old handles and I feel like this might be a really cool look to the OBS trucks but I'm not completely sure yet whether I will like it or not..I'm going to play with photoshop and see what I can come up with but I was wondering if anyone else might have thought about it in that way? I saw a picture of a truck that had them two toned on another forum...

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[ray_z71]

Reviving and old thread....sorry. I'm a fairly new GMT400 owner so all of this is still new to me.

If anyone has a source for the rods I'd be willing to pay you for your time and effort to get them for me. I already have the driver side rod that goes between the handle and the latch. I just the the other three at this point.

Edit: I think those two tone handles look awesome on a white truck.

 

[95k1500]

Updating this old thread. As some others here have mentioned in other posts, GM has discontinued the following part numbers:
#15558837
#15558838
#15647188
#15619623
#15619622

I called around today and had a few dealers who could see available stock nation-wide. Nada.
So it looks like salvage yard searching from here....