Bright-Bar entrance door handle

[Don Jaksa]

I got this to install on my coach


Is it supposed to be a Herculean task to insert the Lucite
into the chrome handles?


The bench grinder seems to be the only choice

Anyone have experience putting this together?

 

[bdub]

Try it with frozen Lucite and heated hot chrome. Not hot enough to melt the Lucite though. ;-)

 

[LarryW]

Well, mine slid together with just a little umph.

 

[Don Jaksa]

On careful examination it appears that when the lucite rod was heated to form into the handle, it resulted in slightly flattened rounded ends.

I tried to take pictures but could not get a good image.

Using a micrometer the opening is 1" and the Lucite rod shows is 1/16" wider on one side on both ends, obviously where they applied pressure to form the bend

If I tried to insert the rod as-as the mount would eventually crack...unless the flatness does not extend beyond the tip

I'm going to round the ends and try that

By using a file and sanding block I was able to round the flattened out to round again.

They fit nice and snug now

I guess it wasn't that hard


First fitting

 

[Carl Stouffer]

I guess you just got lucky. I didn't have that problem with the original Lucite handle or a replacement I installed years later.

 

[RvRev2]

That's mighty good lookin'.

 

[Don Jaksa]

Okay, Count me into the RAGUSA door handle club

I just have to wire it to the porch light

I heck of a lot easier to install then the screen door

Night-mode...Does it attract predators?


I might add a blue GEL or something, the white seems...

I'm glad it's not RED

 

[Don Jaksa]

With the McIntosh blue filter

 

[Carl Stouffer]

Looks good! I wired in a separate switch for mine and replaced the incandescent bulb with an LED. That way I can light it up when I'm not plugged in and use very little battery power.

 

[Don Jaksa]

Looks good! I wired in a separate switch for mine and replaced the incandescent bulb with an LED. That way I can light it up when I'm not plugged in and use very little battery power.

yeah, amber LED would match best