97 ford ranger exterior door handle

[robmedina]

I have 2 questions-

THE SCENARIO-
I just changed out my drivers door handle with one I got from autopartswarehouse.com. I got the new one in and got the actuator to work (unlock the door) and put the door panel back on. Closed the door opened it, closed the door and opened it a second time and SNAP- the door handle broke. I had to take it off and put the original one back on.

Question#1- Does anyone know where I can get a door handle that is equivalent to the OEM ford door handle?


Question#2- I changed the door weather stripping (the one that goes all the way around the door opening (on the body) and it is harder to close and open my doors- is there a way to fix that?

Thanks so much for your answers- Happy Holidays!
Rob

 

[robmedina]

Thanks for the help but I figured it out.