Okay, so I went to eat yesterday and when I was getting in my car, there was a shiny, brand new Honda Odyssey parked next to me. The first thing I noticed was the cool, space aged, aerodynamic door handles...ON A MINIVAN!!!

I didn't think to take a picture, but I just found this one:



Which are (IMHO) much cooler looking than the US HCHII's door handles:



Which are boring and the same as the ones on the regular 8th gen Civics.
Surely, this is worth a little tiny bit of Cd and about .001 MPG, right?

Okay, now I will remove my tongue from my cheek and ask if anyone has thought of swapping door handles on their HCH?

Has anyone else seen the new ones on the Odyssey? Has anyone else thought what the heck?

'08 HCHII Silver (Arrived July 10th!)
'05 Honda Civic 7th Gen LX (Wife's DD)
'98 VW Jetta TDI

You need a hobby.

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The swap would be more than a trivial project. Unless you are, or know a sheet metal customizing guru, I wouldn't attempt it. The door skin has to be modified significantly to fit the sharp pointed shape of the Odyssey handles. It would look really cool if it was done correctly.

Matt in Moore Tafetta White 2008 HCHII

That's too bad. I'm a little surprised they aren't putting them on the 2009 HCH, per the pics that were posted last week.

And noflash...This is my hobby!

'08 HCHII Silver (Arrived July 10th!)
'05 Honda Civic 7th Gen LX (Wife's DD)
'98 VW Jetta TDI

I can't see that drag would be affected in any measurable way, but yes, they do look better. Good luck on the project, post some pics.

Don't be a slug! Use Assist! That's what it's for!

Well I'm quite happy with the HCH II door handles, and can't imagine any reason to change them.

1978 Plymouth Horizon - 165,527 miles, still the longest lasting
1985 Dodge Daytona - 62,500 miles and the transmission gave out
1991 Mazda Protoge - A very good car
1997 Ford Contour - This one saved my life in a driver side impact accident
2000 Pontiac Grand Am - I have a bulls eye painted somewhere, this one was rear-ended
2004 Civic Hybrid - My first Honda, My first Hybrid, ran 88,300 miles before the tax rebates came calling
2007 Civic Hybrid - Going strong and a joy to drive
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