If you check out the street rod suppliers, they make a neat contact set.
With it, you do not have wires running between the door and the body, just
these contacts.
Just a thought.
Sid
>From: "Ken Pletcher" <pletch@home.com>
>Reply-To: "Ken Pletcher" <pletch@home.com>
>To: "Dan and Louise Yates" <yates@sk.sympatico.ca>, "roadsters list"
><datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
>Subject: Re: Shaved door handles
>Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2000 14:39:09 -0700
>
>I shaved my door handles but decided to go windowless and topless
>permanently. I kicked the idea around about the solenoids but I didn't want
>to run wires into the doors. Even though now I'm going to put speakers
>inside the doors.
> Ken
>DATSTER
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Dan and Louise Yates" <yates@sk.sympatico.ca>
>To: "roadsters list" <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Sunday, June 25, 2000 2:05 PM
>Subject: Shaved door handles
>
>
> > Anyone out there with an opinion on shaving the door handles on the
> > roadster? I kinda like the look and since I am welding in new rocker
>panels
> > I thought, well why not cut a few more patches of sheet metal and fill
>the
> > door handle holes as well. I have no experience with the little
>solenoids
> > that actuate the latch mechanism on the solenoid kits. The only obvious
> > drawback I can think of is having to run the electrics to the door but
>that
> > does not seem like an insurmountable problem. The other question that
>arises
> > is what do you do if the battery dies and the top is up?
> >
> >
>
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