# Someone RIPPED OFF my driver side CAR DOOR HANDLE **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** hyundai, damage, doors, repair\ **Created:** [December 21, 2009, 12:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/someone-ripped-off-my-driver-side-car-door-handle/41064 "2009-12-21T00:35:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![runrunasfastasyoucan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/51bf81/32.png) [@runrunasfastasyoucan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/runrunasfastasyoucan)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2009, 12:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/someone-ripped-off-my-driver-side-car-door-handle/41064/1 "2009-12-21T00:35:53Z")
I stayed in all weekend to avoid the snow storm but my car got damaged anyways. A family friend dug out my car from a HUGE snow bank then (which was very nice) but then ripped the door handle right off (not so nice). I can’t afford to have it properly fixed my question is: Can I use Mighty Putty ( As seen on TV stuff from Billy Mays ) to fix it? Do you think the mighty putty will hold up? (the goal here really is to prevent from embarrassing myself on some date) - please help! christina ---
**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:** [December 21, 2009, 12:56am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/someone-ripped-off-my-driver-side-car-door-handle/41064/2 "2009-12-21T00:56:36Z")
No. If the outer door handle got ripped off, the inner door panel has to be removed to replace it. Tester ---
**Author:** ![runrunasfastasyoucan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/51bf81/32.png) [@runrunasfastasyoucan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/runrunasfastasyoucan)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2009, 12:58am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/someone-ripped-off-my-driver-side-car-door-handle/41064/3 "2009-12-21T00:58:32Z")
even if some of the plastic that holds the handle to the door is exposed? (thats the point in which i was hoping to use some sort of adhesive ) ---
**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:** [December 21, 2009, 1:18am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/someone-ripped-off-my-driver-side-car-door-handle/41064/4 "2009-12-21T01:18:12Z")
There’s no short cut fix. if you want it repaired correctly the inner door panel has to come off. Tester ---
**Author:** ![runrunasfastasyoucan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/51bf81/32.png) [@runrunasfastasyoucan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/runrunasfastasyoucan)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2009, 1:21am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/someone-ripped-off-my-driver-side-car-door-handle/41064/5 "2009-12-21T01:21:58Z")
thanks, you saved me at least the money to buy the putty that wouldn’t have worked anyways. i’ll just go and hunt for someone i know that can take a panel on and off ---
**Author:** ![americar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/americar/32/42_2.png) [@americar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/americar)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2009, 1:48am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/someone-ripped-off-my-driver-side-car-door-handle/41064/6 "2009-12-21T01:48:57Z")
A good online source of replacement side mirrors is [http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/catalog.php](http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/catalog.php) A replacement mirror assembly will be black so is your mirror is the color of the car you will either have to live with a black on or have a body shop paint it. The mirror assembly may cost around $50.00 ---
**Author:** ![runrunasfastasyoucan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/51bf81/32.png) [@runrunasfastasyoucan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/runrunasfastasyoucan)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2009, 1:52am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/someone-ripped-off-my-driver-side-car-door-handle/41064/7 "2009-12-21T01:52:21Z")
wiat, why do i have to buy a mirror? the replacement of the handle requires replacement of the mirror? ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2009, 1:57am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/someone-ripped-off-my-driver-side-car-door-handle/41064/8 "2009-12-21T01:57:20Z")
It seems to me that your friend should replace the door handle at his expense. We dug 3 cars out from under the snow and no one lost a door handle. I have a hard time imagining how the handle could be torn off without extremely poor judgement or just plain not caring. ---
**Author:** ![runrunasfastasyoucan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/51bf81/32.png) [@runrunasfastasyoucan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/runrunasfastasyoucan)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2009, 1:59am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/someone-ripped-off-my-driver-side-car-door-handle/41064/9 "2009-12-21T01:59:46Z")
yea…i’ve never even heard of someone doing this before. and now I’m just having a hard time finding handle that is the right color.