shaving door handles, idk where to post this Options

[CelicaST_CALI]

ok i guess this could be in teh exterior or general but i put in in teh interior.Anyway,i really like the way our celicaslook without door handles.Will someone plz tell me the procedure .Or jsut tell me another thread with teh info.Thanks!!

[creis]

I know there have been posts about it, but the quick and simple is.

> remove handels weld in place to fill hole, prep and paint.
> install popper cylinders to pull the rod that pop the door (does what the hendel did but electrical) (also install cable lines and lever to pop door when cyinder does not work or power failure
> install remote system or buttons to activate cylinders.
> install popper springs in door cill where it has a good push point on the door. (the popper cylinders does not open the door just pops the latch, the rest
> call it a day.

This post has been edited by creis: Aug 10, 2007 - 2:51 AM

[CelicaST_CALI]

where can i buy one of these cylinders?

[creis]

you have a few optinos,

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/50LB-SHAVED...1QQcmdZViewItem

or buy parts separately and put em toghether. cartoys sells just the cylinders, and you can get the sping popers on ebay easy. best to go with a kit though. AutoLoc makes a decent kit but its a bit pricy. be cafefull of ebay knock offs, i went though a set of them real quick and had to get replacements. and its a huge pain aligning them to the right lenth when installing so be advised.

[CelicaST_CALI]

well how much are the kits?good kits

[RedIce]

The kit for sale on ebay looks similar to the one im trying to install.

http://www.autothisworld.com/Protocol/sear...=protocol+shave <--- this is mine.

this cost me £150

hopefully im gonna get mine on soon so ill put up a how to when im done.

im just tryin to figure the best place to put the solanoid . so far i think im gonna go with puttin it inside the door straight under the latch.

[CelicaST_CALI]

ya that sound right to me,also wat hapenbes if u lose the remote?is ther enay way to open teh door manuely?

[RedIce]

with the kit i mentioned an most kits you get an overide button that u can hide outside your car. TVR's have them under the wing mirror!

or you can put them in your trunk asl ong as you dont de-lock this you can still open it an press the button an this way if you loose battery power you can still climb in your car to pop the hood to charge you battery.

otherwise you'll just have to smash the window to gain entry
try explaining that to cop that catches you in the act.....

[CelicaST_CALI]

wat happends if ur battery dies tehn u cant get in teh car and pop teh hood?,also when ur in teh car do u have to hit the remote to get out?

This post has been edited by CelicaST_CALI: Aug 10, 2007 - 4:36 AM

[RedIce]

read all my post!

u still use your original internal handles to get out unless you wanna shave these too then yes you will have to use the remote to get out!

[CelicaST_CALI]

well dont u disasemble the current door latch?Becasue it will stop the door from opening?also wat if ur battery dies?

[RedIce]

the internal and external handles hook up seperatly (2 different ways) so u hook up the kit to the external way so u can shave the handle and keep the internal handle working. but u can also install the kit in a way that u could still use all handles anyway.

if your battery dies.... aslong as you have not de-locked your trunk you could climb through in to your car to pop the hood to replace the battery

[CelicaST_CALI]

o ok im reading all these how-to articles on line and i jsut figured how these work,i though the cylinder like poked out from teh door into the body of teh car,now i see that the weight of teh cylinder opens teh latch.How does the cylinder com bac up after it dropes to open teh latch?plz tell me how it operates if im wrong.

[RedIce]

can u post the how to's?

if what your refering to as the cylinder is the solanoid then this works with elctromagnets which pulls a cylindrical piece into itself when the electicity passes through it (when you press the button on the remote). this in turn does what your handle does. when the electricity stops the cylindrical centre piece pops back out agen on a spring ready to go agen.

when your door is unlocked by the solanoid a spring (door popper) pushes your door open

thats the best explanation i can give without pics.

[creis]

so far i think im gonna go with puttin it inside the door straight under the latch

thats where mine went, easyest place is straght down.

you loose battery power you can still climb in your car to pop the hood to charge you battery.

done that more times then i care to say

How does the cylinder com bac up after it dropes to open teh latch?plz tell me how it operates if im wrong.

there is enough pull on the latch to pull the peaces in the cylinder back apart, also its electromagnetic so when the power stops it no longer has a hold on it.

exactly what redice has said, fyi, if you do a search i'm sure you'll find a bunch of my old posts when I was doing the install.

for the record i dont recommend shaving the door handels if its your daily driver, its very hard to align the cable from the cylinder to the lever correctly so that it has enough slack to start the down motion but still pull it all the way down and over time enough pulls will ware it out. additionaly if anything gets lose it can be a pain redoing, and yeah getting locked out of the car or having to climb in though the back really sux. and also on a below frezing day the poppers may not work regardless if the door is frozen shut.

This post has been edited by creis: Aug 10, 2007 - 5:53 AM

[CelicaST_CALI]

ok,

http://www.opelmodifications.com/shaveddoorhandles.htm

http://www.capriceshop.com/DORHANDL.HTM

http://www.baggedbirds.com/shaved%20doors.htm

http://www.s10forum.com/forum/f199/how-to-...handles-118835/

http://www.diynetwork.com/diy/shows_dtrk/e...6_44281,00.html

there u go,well i would use this as a diaily driver to schoola nd bac,so i would open teh door about 10 times a day,is that a problem?

This post has been edited by CelicaST_CALI: Aug 10, 2007 - 6:02 AM

[RedIce]

"there u go,well i would use this as a diaily driver to schoola nd bac,so i would open teh door about 10 times a day,is that a problem?"

from what creis says it will be.

im the same i use mine to work and back and when i go see my friends

[CelicaST_CALI]

well,i think it should be fine but ill find some more sorces.