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Exterior Door Handles
Exterior Door Handles design listed for 1997–2001 Honda Prelude. Listed category: exterior. Verify dimensions, fitment and material suitability before printing.
- Make
- Honda
- Model
- Prelude
- Year range
- 1997–2001
- Submodel
- Not supplied
- Engine
- Not supplied
Source approval status: pending. Source flags do not certify fit, material suitability or safety for your vehicle.
License conditions, files, application and fit are reviewed before work is accepted.
Description
Quick update: Updated the models to reduce the area region where the previous design rubs. Mk4 has better tolerances for the door latch rod. The new version is labelled mk4 for driver side handles. Caveat: I don't plan to have these reprinted with the new design so YMMV. Some post processing (body fill and primer) is required to get them looking just right. Please fit test and sand as necessary.
Drop in replacement for a 1997-2001 (5th gen) Honda Prelude exterior door handles:
Driver's side: prelude_handle_drvr_mk4.stl
For the passenger side, mirror the part.
May require 4mm hinge pin replacement:
https://www.mcmaster.com/8920K16-8920K161/
And retaining rings for the new pin:
https://www.mcmaster.com/92133A105/
NOTE: the original hinge pins are reusable if you use pliers to carefully compress the peened end.
The door latch rod insert is also available here:
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5910053
They grey printed version is from Shapeways, printed in PA12GB, a glass bead filled nylon. The part seems very rigid and strong, there is no flex anywhere and the spring seats very well. This is currently installed on my car, but I haven't used it for too long.
Fitment it intended to be tight to account for various printing processes, so some sanding and other post-processing (like painting) may be required. The surface texture PA12GB is fairly rough, so a high build primer and top coat is necessary for the nicest looking finished part.
Source description, under the recorded CC-BY-4.0 license.
Print instructions
- Layer height: 0.2mm
- Infill: 70%
- Supports: As needed
Settings from the source; not independently tested by Orphaned Parts.
Print price estimates
Planning prices for one print, not a final quote. Defaults use a size allowance inferred from the part name, not a measured or sliced model. Filament suitability must be confirmed.
| Filament | USD / print | Application notes |
|---|---|---|
| PLA | $28.50 | Indoor prototypes; not a default material for hot vehicle interiors. |
| PETG | $29.00 | General-purpose candidate; heat and creep need review. |
| ASA | $32.50 | Candidate for UV exposure; verify temperature and geometry. |
| ABS | $31.50 | Enclosed printing; review application and dimensions. |
| TPU | $37.50 | Flexible designs only; not a substitute for rigid materials. |
| Nylon | $37.50 | Moisture, tolerances and application require review. |
| PA-CF | $42.50 | Filled nylon; abrasive filament and fit need review. |
Pricing assumptions and exclusions
USD: ($6 setup + $3 finishing + filament weight × assumed spool cost × 1.25 waste allowance + print hours × $2.50 × material time factor) ÷ 0.65. Rounded up to the next $0.50.
Assumed spool costs per kg: PLA $25, PETG $30, ASA $40, ABS $30, TPU $45, Nylon $65, PA-CF $95. Time factors: PLA/PETG 1.0, ASA/ABS 1.2, TPU 1.6, Nylon 1.4, PA-CF 1.5. These are proposed shop rates, not measured production costs.
Design work, test fitting, hardware, shipping and tax are additional where needed. Multi-file sets may need several prints. Use actual sliced weight and time when available. Final pricing is confirmed in writing.
All available source data
- Id
- 6d51a346-c837-4995-bf3b-9b3aa33e7946
- Part Name
- Exterior Door Handles
- Slug
- exterior-door-handles
- Category
- exterior
- Cswp Approval Status
- pending
- Download Status
- approved
- Make
- Honda
- Model
- Prelude
- Year
- 1997
- Year End
- 2001
- Submodel
- Not supplied
- Engine
- Not supplied
- Created At
- 2026-05-10T07:24:20.651803+00:00
- Origin
- aggregated
- Source
- thingiverse
- Source Url
- https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5917722
- Source Creator Url
- https://www.thingiverse.com/gd2155
- Cc License Code
- CC-BY-4.0
- Cc License Url
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- For Sale
- No
- Fulfillment Mode
- platform
- Manual Price Cents
- Not supplied
- Image Url
- https://r2-upload.3dcarparts.workers.dev/file/parts/6d51a346-c837-4995-bf3b-9b3aa33e7946/images/exterior-door-handles-1_1778397861723_xg2ma6.jpg
- Author
- gd2155
- Estimated Price Cents
- Not supplied
- HasMultipleModelFiles
- No
- ModelFileCount
- 0
- Download Count
- 0
- Detail Url
- https://3dcarparts.org/library/1997-2001/Honda/Prelude/exterior-door-handles
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