# Nissan Note 2016 , Taking off external door handles

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/nissan-note-2016-taking-off-external-door-handles/179348>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [September 14, 2021, 3:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/nissan-note-2016-taking-off-external-door-handles/179348 "2021-09-14T03:15:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![andrew\_nz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ea5d25/32.png) [@andrew\_nz](https://community.cartalk.com/u/andrew_nz)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2021, 3:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/nissan-note-2016-taking-off-external-door-handles/179348/1 "2021-09-14T03:15:48Z")

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Hi I recently brought a 2016 Nissan Note and there’s dozens of deep scratches under the outside door handles, I want to remove them and fix that. The screw holding the door handle in from the side won’t budge and I understand I need to disengage the lock using the the levers inside the door. I have the inside panel’s off but I cant see the levers properly and don’t know exactly what to do. Does anyone have advice or experience regarding this issue?

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2021, 3:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/nissan-note-2016-taking-off-external-door-handles/179348/2 "2021-09-14T03:28:33Z")

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[![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/6/0/6011009d9cfe111df12338f02769d254568f8ddd.jpeg "How to Remove Front Outside Door Handle 12-19 Nissan Versa") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4_Olp-YMwQ)

Tester

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**Author:** ![andrew\_nz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ea5d25/32.png) [@andrew\_nz](https://community.cartalk.com/u/andrew_nz)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2021, 4:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/nissan-note-2016-taking-off-external-door-handles/179348/3 "2021-09-14T04:15:55Z")

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Thanks I did see that video, the levers seem very different to mine.

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**Author:** ![Barkydog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/barkydog/32/2470_2.png) [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2021, 4:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/nissan-note-2016-taking-off-external-door-handles/179348/4 "2021-09-14T04:33:40Z")

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Personally I would deal with it and not worry about removing the door handles.

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2021, 12:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/nissan-note-2016-taking-off-external-door-handles/179348/5 "2021-09-14T12:45:28Z")

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Why go to the trouble? Get a stool, a microfiber cloth, your finger, some polishing compound and get to work. You ight need an old toothbrush to clean the excess polish out of the cracks.

Far more hassle to remove the handle and maybe break something.