New Bay Door Handles
Most of the bay door handles on our 2000 have “seen better days”. On our 2003, we had replaced them with Chrome Handles.
Those rectangular OEM Tri-Mark 030-0450 were discontinued a while back (all colors/finishes), but Tri-Mark has an updated design, the 030-1450 which per their website “Retrofits with most 030-0450 flush paddle handles”. These newer design handles “Containing the same proven mechanical details as previous with a modernized look” which “Offers updated styling”.
New P/N’s
Abby at TriMark needed photos of front, rear, and a closeup of the area near the lock cylinder for both locking and non-locking (LP bay) handles in order to ensure we got the correct parts.
For our 2000, for the 030-1450 series in low gloss black we needed P/N 20599-05 for the locking bays. For the non-locking bay (LP), it’s P/N 22679-07.
The entry door, per Lindsay at PTL, uses TriMark series 030-1400, p/n 22660-40. It’s the same rounded design as the 030-1450 series.
We were able to source the locking bay handle and the entry door handle online at BABS RV & Marine Supply at a good price with free shipping.
We can confirm the new bay handle design fits. It definitely has a nicer look to it (seems more flush with the door face.)
Installation
The first two doors required no tweaks to get the new handles to fit (both were the hinge-style doors); they fit right in or just required a little up and in push. The bus-style doors, however, needed minor cutout changes to allow them to fit.
The hinged doors all had a chamfer on the upper inside lip of the opening, which allowed the handle cams the needed room to push up and then swing the bottom in. None of the bus-style doors had this chamfer, so you had to add them (sand/file). On a couple, just the chamfer was needed, and a few also required a little sanding on the lower edge, say ~1/8”, so the bottom would easily swing in. I only did the outside edges, so the “C” clamp of the handle still had plenty of clamping area.
Anyway, it’s an easy enough job; the worst part is the repetition.
