lead counter weights on door handles

[johanaxelson]

Have any of you seen this before? Is there a purpose except for a harder return of the handle?

 

[deQuincey]

Have any of you seen this before? Is there a purpose except for a harder return of the handle?

i have never seing those in person

 

[Arde]

I am on the wrong side of the door to see, but I assume the concept is that if you use springs they eventually age or break, if you use weights gravity never fails.

 

[Sven]

Yes, I have these lead pieces on my coupe ('72). I assume they help move the handle back to the return position. There should be a layer of felt on the flat surface of the lead piece.

 

[johanaxelson]

Thanks all, I guess it is just one more of those random things they did to the coupes. Mine is a 74 btw so it is over different years

 

[w. chen]

yes, i heard a crash a year or so ago, and couldn't figure out what it was when i fished it out behind the door panel. but the outside door handle still feels the same and springs back normally. thanks for the info bit.

 

[Peter Coomaraswamy]

I left the felt off mine when I put it together (lazy me) but I found that the door closed and latched with less slamming with the weight on there. Of course it could be just my magination...

 

[deQuincey]

anyone has a spare set of two of these ?

 

[deQuincey]

i can not find a spare

hi

it seems that i am unable to find a spare part of these lead counterweights

but i have a block of lead so i am able to reproduce them

i need at least a drawing with some dimensions on it

anyone can help ?

regards