You may have seen these before, cheap replacement PTM handles on ebay:

For under $20 a piece I figured why not. Shipping was expensive. When they arrived I opened the box and found each one had something wrong with it. One was scratched, the other two had bad rubber seals. It took a couple e-mails and one phone call but today I got a FULL refund, including shipping, and I get to keep the handles. Not too bad, so many shoddy companies around it was nice to have one do something nice. Just wanted to share.

 

well i hate to sound cliche but well, ya get what ya pay for... lol

ive actually bought a few pieces from that seller, not for my truck but for friends who needed cheap aftermarket replacement stuff and i havent been disappointed yet...

 

Can you link us to the listing?

 

They've got their own eBay store, here's the ford handles they sell:
http://search.stores.ebay.com/Car-Pa...020616QQsofpZ0
Who knows, maybe I just got a bum load of parts. I agree with you, you do get what you pay for, just wanted to share my good experience with their customer service, but at the same time debunk their claim of "Brand New in the Box - Fit and Quality Guaranteed! Meets or exceeds OEM specifications."

 

man go to putco.com and find the best deal on the links on where to buy, i got all four full door handles and tailgate cover for 85 shipped.. all brand new not a scratch or anything on them

 

I was looking to buy full replacement handles to do them PTM, I'm rocking the Putco covers right now but think PTM would look better. I'm planning on buying some of the OEM 07 PTM handles after this little ebay adventure.

 

not too bad, i was actually just looking at buying those exact same handles hah. Good to know.

 

Maybe they are factory defect parts from Ford?

 

I started looking at these parts also. But I want originals LT handles.

 

I have a set of four factory door handles and the factory tailgate handle that I'm looking to get rid of. When I got my new truck last week, I had the dealer swap out the factory handles with the Lincoln Mark LT handles before I even drove the truck off the lot. The factory handles are wrapped in plastic and boxed up... they have literally never been used.

 

So the moral of the story is... you can get cheap junk handles for free on eBay.

 

What dealer was this?

 

I ordered a watch from Fossil and it came with a scratched face. They sent me a new one and said to keep the scratched one. Some companys customer service rocks.

 

Real Ford PTM door handles more pics in my gallery

 

Screw-Me -

It was Sawgrass Ford, but they did not do this for free! I had pre-ordered the set of five Lincoln door handles about a week before my truck was set to come in, that way the handles were there waiting at the parts department and they did the swap the same day my new truck came in. The set of five Lincoln handles cost me $450, plus another $350 for labor. I know it's pricey, but I did not want to drive the truck off the lot with those black handles.

RobNY -

Your handles look great!