VW T5 Door handles pull out too far

How to remove and correctly install the door handles on a VW T5, with just a T20 Torx driver and a coat hanger.

[dogchopz]

One of few no nonsense videos on here that doesn’t have skull splitting music and gets right to the point! Your tip worked perfectly.

Thanks

[huwrhys]

Thanks so much for that instructional video, I followed it step by step and after almost 4 years of having a dodgy door handle it’s now fixed!

It only took me 10 mins of fiddling with the self made coat hanger hook to get the little black catch inside the door.

You’ve saved me (&others) so much time and money by teaching this little trick.
Thanks and happy motoring,
Huw

[jakehancock]

Mate, you are a legend!! So happy people like you exist! Just putting this like this out there to help whoever may be in need! You probably just saved me a few hundred dollars at the mechanic!!!

[barry]

Absolute brilliant tutorial, ours has
been broken for over a year, all fixed, many thanks

[onaraggatip]

You sir, are an absolute legend! My passenger door handle was playing up after I fitted a new complete door. Thought I’d missed something deep inside the door associated with the lock actuator. Came across your video and boom……..fixed in 5 minutes without having to remove the door card.
Thank you, you’re a star!! 👌

[PaulThomson-yh]

Very helpful, thank you. One thing that caught me out is that I had wound back the torx screw a little too far. The mechanism then interferes with the pull on the handle, so be sure to refit the lock mechanism before trying the handle.

[NealyLL]

Thanks mate, been ‘dealing’ with that handle opening too far and having to ouch back in for too long. All sorted now.
Big thanks 👌👍

[jimmywilson]

Brilliant sir....Fixed mine today in ten minutes. I only had to move the cable outwards by a couple of notches to get the proper tension back. No coat hangers required. JW Scotland

[michaelo.]

Many thanks! You made my day! Your hints worked pretty well and that sucking door handle issue at my van is gone! Awesome video! Crisp, clear sound, no anoying music, no "like my channel"! Great!

[rrevolution]

Thank you. Repaired my door handle in 10minutes. Saved the vacation

[martyncatlow]

Hey - for someone who really struggles with all things mechanical - this sorted me out. Nice one !

[petertillberg]

Thank you. Fixed my car yesterday. Peter from Sweden.

[brendanmorneereblen]

I wish to thank you so much for this video instruction I have repaired my car today simply because I saw your video thank you

[simman]

Cheers mate just sorted passenger door been like this for ten years. Van had been resprayed before I got it handles taken of obs!!! Need to do drivers door and all as should be.🤣😁👍👍👍

[TheBigfatmatt]

Cheers buddy, you just saved me a trip to the garage, not fun, especially with Xmas 2.5 weeks away, thanks again,
You got a new subscriber 👍

[trops]

Thanks dude sorted mine thanks to the video…… made your gadget and 💣 sorted after 6 yrs 👍🏾😎

[capterke]

Thank you so much for this video. I was about to go insane trying to reinstall my door handles after having them painted.👍👊

[dant]

Awesome just re fitted my handles. Correctly after painting a few months back 😂

[pascalb]

Brilliant! Exactly what I was looking for. Thanks a lot 👍

[samgibson]

New to VW V5 life and this helped me perfectly..! Thanks ☺