I'd like to replace my broken plastic tailgate handle on my 2000 Ranger (stepside bed), can I use the metal handle on LMC? They list both the plastic and metal handles at $14.95...and I'd rather have the black painted metal over the black crappy plastic.
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Plastic tailgate handle broke, metal replacement?
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Check ebay before LMC.
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my mom's 03 had the plastic one.
my bro's 00 had the metal one, so its weird that your 00 has a plastic one, anyway the metal one from 93-00 will fit fine. i replaced the broken one on the 03 with a 93-00 metal one and works fine.
my bro's 00 had the metal one, so its weird that your 00 has a plastic one, anyway the metal one from 93-00 will fit fine. i replaced the broken one on the 03 with a 93-00 metal one and works fine.
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yea get a metal one from ebay. thats what i did. im very happy with it 
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LMC charges 15 for theirs. That is where I got mine.
I got the black metal one from LMC, installed it last night. It works great. It is physically a little smaller for the handle portion so it does look different. I'm ok with it though, it is a MUCH stronger piece than the plastic that it replaced.
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I never had a plastic handle before. All my trucks have had the metal ones.......Ford put a crap plastic handle on a truck? How cheap of Ford. I learned something today..... lol
Starting in 1998 I think is when they switched to the crappy plastic one.
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