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Originally Posted by greddy91
This is great info. Please clarify for me though... Were you saying the driver side front and rear door handles were interchangable? That didn't even dawn on me if so.
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That is correct. You can swap the front and rear. SO, if you can live with the CA not working on one of the handles, you can swap them (that's what I did). However, if you do so, I recommend you leave the power cable disconnected once you do. This is to prevent the handle from drawing power constantly (that's why they get warm/hot and drain the battery). This doesn't always happen but it can. Mine were not working for a couple of years and never had issues until one of the dead ones started doing it recently, out of nowhere.
Leaving the power cable disconnected will will cause a setback, however. If you decide to replace the handle eventually, you'll likely have to take the door panel off to locate the cable as it will fall into the door. I really didn't find a way to secure the cable for easy access later but I didn't really try hard either. Didn't really plan on replacing them with working ones.
ALSO, be careful not to lose the bolt once you unscrew the handle. If it comes out it will get into the door...just more work trying to get it out (pulling door panel).