Details

• Brand:

  

  

• SKU:

  BE5Z-5426684-A

• Positions: Front Right, Right, Rear Right, Front, Rear
• Other Names:

  Reinforcement, Exterior Door Handle Base, Handle Base

• Description:

  This genuine Ford handle base is the reinforcement bracket that mounts behind the exterior door handle on the passenger side, giving the handle mechanism a rigid anchor to the door structure. Ford catalogs it under base 5426684 as a Handle Base, also listed as Reinforcement, for the right-hand side. It fits 2006 through 2012 Ford Fusion, 2007 through 2012 Lincoln MKZ, the 2006 Lincoln Zephyr, and 2006 through 2011 Mercury Milan, and it supersedes the earlier 6E5Z-5426684-B and 7E5Z-5426684-A parts. The base carries the handle and its latch linkage, so when it cracks, warps, or its mounting points fatigue, the door handle can feel loose, sloppy, or fail to pull the latch reliably, leaving a door that is hard to open from outside or that no longer seats the handle flush. Buyers usually reach for this part after a handle assembly has torn free of its backing, after collision or attempted-entry damage, or when replacing an exterior handle and finding the original base broken. Fitting a fresh genuine base restores a solid, properly aligned mount so the handle operates crisply and sits correctly in the door skin. Installation typically requires removing the interior door trim panel and water shield to access the handle and base fasteners from inside the door; transfer the handle and linkage to the new base, align it to the factory locating points, and torque the fasteners so the handle returns to the correct height and travel. Confirm the passenger-side application before ordering, as the driver side uses its own mirror-image base.

• Replaces:

  6E5Z5426684A, 6E5Z5426684AA, 6E5Z5426684B, 7E5Z5426684A

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