shaved door kit

[240zguy]

hey has anyone ever instaled shaved door kits on any of there cars or seen any, if you have any pics or info on instaling them, plz post it here.

thnx

[240Zdragon72]

Try this website....

www.autoloc.com

Or do a google.com search for "shaved door kits"
You will not need a realy powerful popper. Z doors are not that heavy. Maybe a 50lb popper will do just fine. I am still doing some research on this. When I get my new door skins, I'm covering up the handle hole right away. Good luck:classic:

[240zguy]

yeah i was planing on going with auto loc but i was looking more for info on instaling them, thanks though, if you get photos and post them on here just post back so i can check them out. thanks

[240Zdragon72]

No problem, Bro

[TomoHawk]

I'm putting pushbutton door handles on my car.

[240zguy]

Hey 240Zdragon72
did you get your skins yet and finish your shaved doors? and do you have any pics?

[240Zdragon72]

No, Bro. I'm currently away on business for a while, but I will be back in a couple of months. :tapemouth Can't stand to be away from the car....umm, my wife and kids for so long. :nervous: My wife knows I play a lot. Hopefully I will have some time off to get these puppies done. I will post a step-by-step thread just for it. Cool? Thanks for getting back, though. Good looking out.

[jjohnson]

hey 240zguy,

I've recently bought the 7 channel shaved door handle kit with 35lbs solenoids...Once I get them on the 240 i will post for ya :D

[240zguy]

hope the installing gose good! also when you instal them do you need to remove the skin or can you install from the inside?

[phil]

there was a thing on a show called Trucks once where they showed how to install a shaved handle kit and it didn't really look all that difficult and it could pretty much be applie to any vehicle.

[240zguy]

Hey Phil I saw the same episode and I know they are universal but on there they left the door skin on in the instaling Im pretty sure, and I have a freind who instaled them on his old car and he had to remove the whole door skin on the outside so that was my question.

thanks
t2ul

[Fun_in_my_z]

That could be a cool idea...cant waight for the pics

[hls30.com]

What they did was to remove the recess for the door handle(it wasn't needed anymore) and cut and weld in a plate to fill the resulting hole, making the door skin complete and uniform, There is bno reason to remove the door skin, all of the mechanism is inside once the handle and keylock are removed.
Will

[waynekarnes]

well, doors are shaved. smoothed over ... was gonna surprise everyone with pix of slightly customized z, with a beautiful paint job ... friend of friend with body shop ... pay for material ... work on my z when nothing else going on ...
bought the door kits, body shop shaved door handles ... trial fit the kit ... all looks well. silent partner in body shop, sold interest to family friend of body shop owner. new owner says, unless i want to pay 70/hr ... i have no money ... my z has been evicted from body shop ... i get to figure out how to mount kits ... but, hard part is done ... doors are shaved and body work on doors complete ... more info to follow ... eventually ... LOL

[240Zdragon72]

I've recently bought the 7 channel shaved door handle kit with 35lbs solenoids...Once I get them on the 240 i will post for ya :D

Did you get yours through wizard? The company was on E-bay were I got mine. Trying to make #3 button open the hatch.

[waynekarnes]

hmmm, z is back in my driveway, having been evicted by the new owner of the body shop ... a friend was using his friend's shop ... doing the work on my car. silent partners sold the shop. he's running a custom motorcycle shop now.

my 50 % finished z is now a driveway queen.

regarding the door kits .. ...

mine is from summit ... has remote control and alarm ... the mechanics of it are simple ...

the solenoid comes mounted on a plate ... has 4 holes for mounting ... or using that automotive body glue stick it to the inside of the bottom of the door. connect the solenoid to the rod that opens the door.

with the exception of covering the holes/indent where the handles were, the installation appears to be quite easy ...

the one thing i did notice today, that i had not seen earlier ...

i was wondering what that spring was for, on the rod coming over to the interior door handle ... found out today ... the door kept popping open ...

as i see it ...

the interior handle pulls that rod towards the front of the door, releasing the wheel/latch on the door, wheel rolls, door opens.

when closing the door, there is a knob ( tab ) on the wheel that bumps into the striker on the body, causes the wheel to roll, another knob latches in place.

inside the door ... where the rod is pulled, it releases that wheel, when the rod moves back, i'm guessing, there is a pin that blocks the wheel from turning ...

if the rod doesn't move back towards the rear of the car ... pin will not block the wheel ... wheel rolls and the door will not stay closed ...

that spring on the rod ... well, i'm guessing that it is insurance that the rod moves towards the rear of the car, when the interior door handle is released.

so, now ... i have to figure out how to get that spring to spring, that way the door will stay shut ...