Realized something today when I went to grab the hatch handle to close the back hatch- (with something in my right hand) that there is only a right hand handle inside the hatch - the left driver side one is deleted out. Anyone know the GM part # for the Driver side?
Driver side hatch handle?
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I know I have read about this handle here before. For the life of me, I have never remembered to look for it, nor felt any need for one.
I've closed the hatch with that handle using my left hand on many occasions.
Living off a dirt road, touching the hatch with ones hand leaves finger prints galore. Using the handle keeps the car cleaner. My wife hasn't figured out why I always want to close the hatch for her.
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I have access to a repair manual, and it isn't listed unfortunately (the space is shown, but no part numbers for the handles. I was looking for the same thing a while back.
Might ask a parts dealer, but I have a feeling the part might only exist for right-hand drive vehicles. (aka Opel Ampera-e)
Might ask a parts dealer, but I have a feeling the part might only exist for right-hand drive vehicles. (aka Opel Ampera-e)
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To the best of my knowledge there are no Bolts anywhere that have a handle on the left side, so I assume there are no parts for it.
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Confirmed. I just went out and popped off the blank cover. The hole + cover on the driver side hatch door is bigger than the passenger side handle.
I was thinking of maybe 3d-printing something, but without any threaded screw holes behind the plate, you would be 100% tugging on the body panel alone to close the hatch. (the only thing behind the driver cover plate is body metal... not something you really want to mess with mechanically.
So, there might be some way to 3d print a new handle, but nothing easy.
It just seems weird that they would have space for the handle delete
thanks for checking it out - so not the same - interesting!
What is this door for?
So I just noticed this. What is this door giving access to on the left side of the lift gate? On the right side is a handle for pulling down the lift gate. Sux to be left hand dominate I guess.
www.chevybolt.org
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LMAO!!!!!!
That is a non issue. Simply follow these steps....make sure you are not under the hatch when doing these steps.
1.) Reach up with your left hand and rest your fingers on the OUTSIDE of the hatch...
2.) With a downward motion pull the hatch down.
3.) Now proceed to pull the hatch until it latches.
PROBLEM SOLVED!!!!
BTW Right handed people.....are ALWAYS RIGHT.
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Eh.. I live in Central Texas, and this is how you get dusty hands + children of the corn handprints all over your trunk lid.
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I am also interested in a pull-to-close handle for the left side of the hatch. It's not an issue of being left or right handed. It's just the way my car is parked in a way in my garage where it would be much easier to pull the hatch closed from the left hand side. (I can't easily get to the right-rear of the car with the garage door closed to use the existing grab handle).
I believe the Bolt has located the grab handle on the right hand side (for the North American market) since the curb side is on the right. And for safety reasons, it's better to be closing the hatch from the right side of the car, further away from traffic. Which brings up a question. Is this car sold in a market (like the UK) where driving is on the left side of the road? If so, I wonder if those units have a pull handle on the left hand side and parts could be found?
I believe the Bolt has located the grab handle on the right hand side (for the North American market) since the curb side is on the right. And for safety reasons, it's better to be closing the hatch from the right side of the car, further away from traffic. Which brings up a question. Is this car sold in a market (like the UK) where driving is on the left side of the road? If so, I wonder if those units have a pull handle on the left hand side and parts could be found?
That's a great question. Welcome to the forum. A quick google search revealed that there was never a right hand drive version for the Opel Ampera-e.
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