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jerseydrew Enthusiast

jerseydrew

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does anyone else think they are in the worst possible location? i am a bigger guy and have to lean over to get my hand half way down the door to grab the damn handle. would it have been that hard to install the damn thing higher on the door? is there anything that can be done for this?

C. Charles Hahn Senior Enthusiast

C. Charles Hahn

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The base GMT900 truck handles are in roughly the same place they were in on ALL GMT800s.... so :tear:

 

As mentioned, the up-level/SUV interior has them located higher on the door.

huero626 Senior Enthusiast

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Upgrade to a SLT or LTZ. Problem solved. Their door handles are sitting on high like giraffe poonanny.

 

 

Yeah that is the only thing you can do, or swap some LTZ door panels into the truck.

Jnk Enthusiast

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I am a fat ass and have no problem with the door handle. Don't remember it ever being an issue. You must take "big guy" to a whole other level. :tear:

Jeff08 Enthusiast

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Upgrade to a SLT or LTZ. Problem solved. Their door handles are sitting on high like giraffe poonanny.

 

I'm doing this to mine and have several problems. The extended cab has the seat belt recoil bolted to the floor at the back end. This requires a cut out in the door panel. I have cut the section out of my original panel and melted it into the new door panel. Another problem is the window switch on the the pickups is different and will not fit into the panel. I purchased the correct switch and the connections were wrong. So I had to cut apart the switch bevels and glue them back together. And the last big problem is that the cable that connects the handle to the latch is about 15" to short to reach the new location, you can't buy the cable alone and have to buy the hole latch assembly. Another small issue is the interior panel at the mirror locations does not match the contour of the new panels so you have buy new ones.

OL_FAITHFUL Enthusiast

OL_FAITHFUL

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Upgrade to a SLT or LTZ. Problem solved. Their door handles are sitting on high like giraffe poonanny.

 

I'm doing this to mine and have several problems. The extended cab has the seat belt recoil bolted to the floor at the back end. This requires a cut out in the door panel. I have cut the section out of my original panel and melted it into the new door panel. Another problem is the window switch on the the pickups is different and will not fit into the panel. I purchased the correct switch and the connections were wrong. So I had to cut apart the switch bevels and glue them back together. And the last big problem is that the cable that connects the handle to the latch is about 15" to short to reach the new location, you can't buy the cable alone and have to buy the hole latch assembly. Another small issue is the interior panel at the mirror locations does not match the contour of the new panels so you have buy new ones.

 

 

Hell man, I just meant upgrade his truck. :tear:

jdubya Enthusiast

jdubya

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Upgrade to a SLT or LTZ. Problem solved. Their door handles are sitting on high like giraffe poonanny.

 

I'm doing this to mine and have several problems. The extended cab has the seat belt recoil bolted to the floor at the back end. This requires a cut out in the door panel. I have cut the section out of my original panel and melted it into the new door panel. Another problem is the window switch on the the pickups is different and will not fit into the panel. I purchased the correct switch and the connections were wrong. So I had to cut apart the switch bevels and glue them back together. And the last big problem is that the cable that connects the handle to the latch is about 15" to short to reach the new location, you can't buy the cable alone and have to buy the hole latch assembly. Another small issue is the interior panel at the mirror locations does not match the contour of the new panels so you have buy new ones.

 

 

I would have traded the thing in before I got into all of this... Good Luck

Savagecanuck1 Enthusiast

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I did notice the low handle when I was buying my truck.I ended up with an LTZ so I have since forgotton about it.It should be higher though,why they make 2 differant kinds in the trucks is a mystery too me as this just adds to the engineering costs

cev103 Enthusiast

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They moved the location of the door handles forward on the 2010's (non SLT/LTZ)

cev103 Enthusiast

cev103

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They moved the location of the door handles forward on the 2010's (non SLT/LTZ)

 

 

Any pics?

 

 

a friend of mine just bought a 2010, next time I see him I'll take some pics. There is a noticable difference on the interior door panel

huero626 Senior Enthusiast

huero626

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They moved the location of the door handles forward on the 2010's (non SLT/LTZ)

 

 

Any pics?

 

 

a friend of mine just bought a 2010, next time I see him I'll take some pics. There is a noticable difference on the interior door panel

 

 

 

I was test driving a 2010 with 6.2l and 6 speed automatic, but it was an LTZ and the interior looked exactly the same as my V-Max.

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