Peter, I have new handles from Germany in stock.  From my > www.frankcondelli.com < webpage  > Door handle, slide door, outer, w/key, '80 ~'84, 251 843 704  - $99.95 

On 2011-10-13, at 9:00 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote:

> I just finished installing this, sooo much better! Thanks Al.
> http://nextchapter.kraikerphoto.com/2011/10/tale-of-escutcheon.html
> 
> Now, does anyone have a handle for an '82 slider? Looks like I need to =
> replace mine as I don't think the crack can be repaired (shown in the =
> photos in that blog entry).

Cheers,    

Frank Condelli
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
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