Hello,

I need to change my rear right external door handle. I have purchased the exact year, colour and spec of the handle however the pins do not match. Could anyone shed light on this?
I have looked around and cannot find another handle with the exact same pin combination.

it’s a 2019 w205 with keyless go. Chrome handle trim.

can I take the “guts” out of the old handle and put into the new one?

Replacement handle

Old handle


part numbers are all exactly the same

 

Part number looks like A205 xxx xx xx

 

I think the car I have is the w205 facelift. Part numbers appear to be the same. Just connector pins are different.

if I took the old connector out of the old handle and swapped with the new handle, it should still work right?

 

Should work. I would be extra careful with the splicing of wires (watertight heat-shrink?) since this part is technically exposed to the elements.

 

The pins even appear to be different dimensions. Swapping the connector body wouldn't work.. You could solder the pigtail from old to new, but I personally don't like splices, it's another failure point. It's got to be the wrong handle part number...