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| palmer_md |
 Jan 10 2011, 02:05 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 108 Joined: 15-November 10 From: Hermosa Beach, CA Member No.: 12,389 Region Association: Northern California  |
I'm trying to find out if anybody makes custom door handles for the 914. I have not come across any using the search function, but there are lots of results and reading entire threads is becoming tedious. Hopefully somebody can point me in the right direction if something exists.
I have had the driver side door handle break twice on me. Fortunately the passenger side door was functioning and I was able to get into the car without breaking windows or anything drastic. After the second time, I just removed the door handles from my car and I run without them. I'm not too worried about parking without locking the car, and most people can't figure out how to open the door right now even without the handle. For me its easy to just stick your thumb into the hole and push the button to open the door. Ever since I've been running this way I've been thinking about building a small plate the shape of the original door handle, but without any moving parts. Just a plate, and then a button in the middle that presses the button on the inside of the door. This would look better than it does right now, and get the same functionality. It could be even better if the button had a keylock that kept it from getting pressed. The door would essentially be unlocked, but the button could not be pressed to push the interior button. (is this making sense?) I did see that somebody uses electric actuators for the door, and this might be a good option as well. I just need to figure out how they open the door in the event of a dead battery. Hopefully somebody can point me to an already complete project, or maybe will stimulate some ideas for me to fabricate my own door handle. Thanks, Michael |
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| john rogers |
Jan 10 2011, 06:09 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,525 Joined: 4-March 03 From: Chula Vista CA Member No.: 391 |
You could do something like this which was on a race car that I saw in a race in Mexicali MX back in 2003. Note the young mechanic is getting the cordless drill ready to put in several sheet metal screws to hold the door tightly shut!
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| orange914 |
Jan 10 2011, 08:50 PM
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http://5starmediaworks.com/index.html Group: Members Posts: 3,371 Joined: 26-March 05 From: Ceres, California Member No.: 3,818 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(john rogers @ Jan 10 2011, 04:09 PM)  You could do something like this which was on a race car that I saw in a race in Mexicali MX back in 2003. Note the young mechanic is getting the cordless drill ready to put in several sheet metal screws to hold the door tightly shut! is that a fense striker 7 latch??? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
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palmer_md Custom Door Handles Jan 10 2011, 02:05 PM
SirAndy I wonder if a rear trunk lock could be modified to... Jan 10 2011, 02:10 PM Rand Here's what I did a few years ago.
http://www.... Jan 10 2011, 02:15 PM URY914 Broken door handles can be fixed ya know. Jan 10 2011, 02:51 PM
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Broken door handles can be fixed ya know.
I kno... Jan 10 2011, 03:05 PM underthetire Mine lasted 28 years, thats pretty good I think. Jan 10 2011, 03:06 PM Cap'n Krusty When you "service" your car, and not jus... Jan 10 2011, 03:13 PM rick 918-S
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