Shark Door Handle Mechanism Replacement

It’s great to have a C3 door that opens from the inside again!

Text and images by Tom Benford

   The door handle mechanisms on C3s are made of pot metal and, consequently, are brittle and prone to failure with protracted use. Not surprisingly, the driver's side mechanism usually fails first, since it gets the lion's share of use. When this occurs, it has to be replaced. We obtained a new door