Ordered new handle, it came. No screws or bracket. original one is "melded/melted" on. How do i remove old and mount new, without breaking anything?

 

Any melded in part is exactly that, melded in. Usually it is the accessory trim. You mention the handle. Nothing is melted on the handle. Further description and/or/and photos will help us help you.

IndyDurango

 

agreed a picture is worth 100000000000 words on a screen

 

Please post a picture?

 

Sorry for delay gentlemen. Will get pic up ASAP. Thanks for your quick interest/responses. Might be a couple days. Work sucks.

 

Hope this helps, I outlined the "melded/melted" areas where it attaches to the panel.

 

would you mind explaining to us WHY you are changing it?

 

The retaining clip on the back, that holds the end of the release mechanism rod, snapped off and the door can only be opened from the outside. The broken part can be seen at the bottom of the mechanism.

 

welli would imagine you could cut the spots indicated in the first picture off where they mate with the rest of the door panel and then 2 part epoxy the new piece back onto the door, but personally i would have just whipped out the 2-part and epoxied the rod onto the handle where the clip broke

 

can't eppoxy the rod to the handle where it broke. 1st it doesn't reach that far anymore and 2nd it has to be able to pivot. Thought about the cutting of the "welds" and epoxy/glue too but if i remove the weld spots then there won't be much, if anything, to epoxy it to.