Honda Civic Exterior Door Handle

Car exterior doors are composed of several components that aid in its efficient function. One of these essential parts is exterior door handle which makes opening and closing even more convenient for the occupants. A car’s exterior door handle is a decorative and aerodynamic piece that you pull from outside to release the door’s hook from the vehicle frame latch. There are different forms of exterior door handles, though the area where it’s mounted remains consistent with most types of vehicles. The common types of exterior door handles which are used are Push button type, Lift Back type, and Pull type. The handles are mounted on the exterior of the vehicle's doors and are attached to the door latch mechanism, which locks and secures the doors shut. In older cars, exterior door handles were made from heavy metal and steel and looked more like a house door handle. In new model cars, much of what you see is made of lighter metals and plastics. In order to save weight, reduce cost and improve safety, car door handles are usually made of plastics such as PBT, fiber-reinforced PA, or ABS. These plastic parts then need to be painted to achieve an optimal look and feel. Some exterior door handles are chrome plated to make it look attractive. These handles are even painted as the color of the body. Small and colorful LED lights are even installed at the back of the exterior handle to make it look unique and attractive in the dark. As tough as the car's exterior door handle may appear, they are still susceptible to damage. Exterior door handles are subjected to a number of mechanical and environmental stresses. They are constantly exposed to humidity, UV light and widely varying temperatures. They also undergo physical stresses, and the effects of perspiration and dirt. Since they frequently come into contact with you and the passengers, scratches are hard to prevent. The exterior door handle on car doors fail when the handles come loose or when the doors are either hard to open or will not open at all. An exterior door handle may not last lifetime and can get damaged with any of the reasons like accidents, light gauge metals, cheap plastic, rusting, wear and tear, etc. Some damages are repairable but some are not so you may need to replace exterior door handle at least once in the car lifespan.

The exterior door handles are the handles responsible for opening the doors from the outside of the vehicle so that passengers may enter the vehicle. The handles are mounted on the exterior of the vehicle's doors for easy access.

When the driver or the passenger opens the door from outside, the drive or the passenger has to pull the exterior door handle towards him. The exterior handle is attached to the door latch with the help of a cable or a rod. The door cable or the rod activates the door latch lock thus unlocking the door.

The handles are mounted on the exterior of the vehicle's doors for easy access.