That's weird my door doesn't have the center bar with the screw mines a 98 btw also look different.

 

My plastic clip and rod were broken in my 95. I was able to fix the rod by using a piece of metal to remake the forked end, and then "pin" it to what was left of the forked part of the rod. I've never liked the idea of plastic holding metal together. So I used a 10/32 die and threaded the end where the plastic clip goes. Then made a brass bushing to take up the space between the rod and the hole in the door handle. used a part that I make a work ( basicly a cylinder with 10/32 threads on the inside.) to bolt the rod to the handle. I've got pics but don't think I can post from my BlackBerry.

 

There is a metal piece dangling and it comes in contact with the window.

 

hmm well i hope thats the issue with mines then, cause i have both of those symptoms above, ill look into it tomorow, thanks for the info and thanks to the o.p. for this thread,

 

thank you b1ackhawk for that post. helped a lot. i just recently fixed it today. now i just need to replace the handle that broke in half for the inside door handle.

 

New member here and already used a couple of the DIYs This forum is amazing!

Ok so on topic now, my passenger door had this door handle problem and when I took off the door panel I notice I am missing the ROD! It is nowhere to be found! Is there any place I can order another rod or something else I could use? Sorry I didnt feel like going thru 11 pages of posts. Thanks in advance!

 

Finally happened on my '92 SC400 with 208K miles-- Driver door wouldn't open with outside latch. I have this car almost 19 years (since new) and I knew the door latch was on the list of typical problems.

I bought the part (P/N P/N 69293-12040 at my local Toyota dealer for $3.65 and got on with it. Repair was just as described by the original poster (page 1 post 1 with pictures). My rod from door handle down to latch assy was badly bent because I had lowered the window, but straightened it out and all is well. As a note the part I got was much yellower than what looks like white nylon/delrin on earlier posts suggesting the glass fill has been increased to toughen it up.

Thanks for the input. Club Lexus never lets me down!

 

jus got mine today, i called toyota out here in las vegas and they didnt have it in stock. so i went to lexus, and holy ****!!!!! they charged me 8bucks!!! i had no choice but to get it.

 

john ur the man thank u so much u save much aggrevation and and saved time iam gettin to this asap thank u i will change it

 

Thank you so much my door handle broke today and its been driving me crazy! hahha

 

This just happened yesterday on the passenger door. So whats the part number for it again? Sorry I saw a couple different numbers on here and got confused lol

 

Passenger side 69293-12030. Drivers side 69293-12040.

DO NOT ROLL YOUR WINDOW. The rod pictured is hanging freely now and when the window attemps to roll down the rod is in the way and will get damaged. My rod had bent luckly it wasn't to bad I had bent the rod back into the position it needed to be.

Thanks club lexus never fail me

 

I bought the plastic clip from the toyota dealer and tried putting it in. Unfortunately the rod came off I guess im gonna try the gorilla glue..

 

^ try zip tie it's better.. well glue is good if you dont mess up but if you do then gg

my ziptie lasted me about 7 months.. it broke due to the extreme heat but not bad for a cheap fix

 

Wat do you mean mess up? now im nervous to do it lol the glue does sound better though if you say the zip tie was only temporary