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Hi All,
I'm probably asking for the impossable, But can anyone tell me if I can replace my 52 door handles [push button] with 51 turn down handles??

Seox, can be done. do you want the vent windows in your door glass, or one solid piece of glass.
it would probably be easier to get the right doors. the 50 had turn handle, one piece glass, the 51 turn handle and vent, 52 push and vent windows.( i think the 51 info is right i'll check ) it depends which combination you want. doing surgery is a lot harder than just swapping doors.

Hi Fox, I already cut out the vent windows,and installed electric windows.
I thought it would be a simple matter of using one handle hole and filling the other.
I like the looks of the turn dowm handle better

Thanks for your reply, Jerry

Fox J, what can you tell me about the one-piece door glass? I'd like to eliminate the vent window assembly. Is there a pattern out there somewhere to cut the one-piece glass to the right size? The vent post has a glass guide/channel; what supports/guides the front of the glass when the vent window post is gone? Thanks in advance. BTW, where is Breton? I used to live in Edmonton.

My 2 cents, the turn down handles are a pain in the a$$. probbly why GM did away with them in 52. I think what you want to do is more trouble than its worth.

Bo Ti
I'm not to sure about the channel. good question, i should look next time i'm back out on the farm. going to school, so i'm in edmonton. no time to work on my baby. Breton is about an hour southeast. anyway, there probably is'nt a channel there. why would there be no need for it right. the one piece door glass insides may also be different. in a truck builder mag i had, they did the same to a **** ,(cut out the vent window) and one problem they had was with the door hinges. because of the lots of room below the vent window the hinges were larger and were mounted a little differently. mind you it was a **** . i haven't seen any pattern out there, i think most people just try it themselves (with advice from fellow bolters) it depends what combo you of glass and door handles you want. i have heard also that the turn are a pain in the [censored]. they don't work as well as the push. it might be easier to put push buttons into a non- vent door, than to cut out the vent. there was a topic on this in the Hipo forum. i don't know how to set up links so. Hipo, the 6th page, 50 glass with 51-53 handles. the date on it was April 08 2002. Hope this can help your questions maybe.