no handles

[mattymartin]

hey team

has anybody got remote doors... OR lockable doors without doorhandles

would like a quote...

matty martin

[Harko]

Hey Matty ,Rego authorities will want a mechanically operateing way of opening your door and this can be acheived by an inside door lock button cut to fit into the door top on the outside of the glass - mirroring the inner button .
Flush mounted buttons in the door where your handles used to be or Ive heard of a cable exiting through the sill or floor with a pull handle , Or might I add ,anything you can dream up that will get you through the hoops of rego.
They look at it as if you were trapped in the vehicle and unconcious a bystander would need access - (I know , they could smash a window)
Cars you see without any mechanical device for opening the door are more than likely done after the car has been registered and they possibly have ways of getting the car through the inspections each year - provided the car gets inspected annually in their state.

I have flush buttons in an FC which is identical to EK / FB and mirrored lock buttons in a HZ if you have any Qs.

[mattymartin]

thanks harko,

first of all, i just wanted to clear some thing up... i'm sorry i didnt make it down to your place when i said i would come down... i just forgot as i had so much on at the time. i promise not to mess you around again...

now...
got any pics of the FC, as getting the car passed rego isnt a problem... i wouldnt mind a mechanical release but, i need to be able to lock it up...

what are my options... also how does this sort of work...

matty martin

[Blacky]

I have shaved the door handles and locks from my `64 Chev, I used the Harko method for the handles and have fitted a remote central locking unit for the door locking duties. It helps to have some way of connecting a battery from outside the car in case your battery dies and you cant get in .

[mattymartin]

any pic's blacky & or harko...

who usually does this job auto electrician, panel beater, mechanic... &what does it usually cost...

four doors

matty martin

[Smooth customs]

The buttons in Harko's FC are ones I make as kits, that the owner or who ever gets the job can fit.

I did a How To on there making and fitting in a Graffiti publications magazine over ten years ago and a similar feature was done in Street Machine a few years ago.

I have fitted buttons to two cars last year that were defected for not having external mechanical activation. One was stopped by an inspector on the road and defected, the other owner recieved a letter in the post requesting he present the car for inspection.

If the inspector wants to he can check who did the last inspection and they can be fined for passing a non roadworthy car.

The central locking can be used to lock the doors.

In the 70's I had a battery in the boot of one of my FJ's and it had an electric boot release. The battery went flat and I had to crawl under the car with jumper leads to connect to the starter and earth to give power to open the boot. My mate fitted a plate with two insulated terminals
under the back of the car where they could not be seen, in case it ever happened again.

[smooth]

Regards, Smooth

[Harko]

Ill post a pic of the flush mounted ones when I can Matty

[mattymartin]

thanks harko

that would be great as the pic that smooth put up, well...
isnt what i had in mind...

smoothcustoms
what are my options...

can i have a external release out of sight... for rta regs...

but can you explain more about "The central locking can be used to lock the doors"...

does this mean that i could have a system like harko's for opening & closing then use the central locking to lock the doors...

thanks
matty martn

[Harko]

Yep Matty central locking is set up as per normal , all you are doing is replacing the button so its less obvious ,flush mounted etc any way of opening the door you dream up can happen .
The first pic is a rear door FE - EK ,these are also bought as kits and fiddly to put in.
Second pic shows the hole for the internal button to fit in externally.
These go hand in hand with the central locking.
Twisting mirrors is also an option.
Sorry I cant do the job for you in the near futre.

[mattymartin]

hey harko,

i cant see the pic's

matty martin

[mattymartin]

hey harko

is this a panelbeaters job usually...

matty martin

[Smooth customs]

NO

Fitting these buttons is not hard.

It depends on the ability of the person doing the job to follow the instructions on how they are fitted. And a basic knowledge of welding.

That is evedent in the variety of cars that they have been fitted to over the last 20 years and are still working as they should.

But I have seen examples, where the instructions were not followed because the person doing the job knew a better way! and when they didnt work or turn out the way they expected the kit was blamed.

[mattymartin]

thanks for the pics harko,


smoothcustoms, did you say you sell the kits pictured in harkos pic... if so how much are they...

and do you have any other pic's of them...

is there anything bad about them...

if we forget the RTA for a moment do i need that hole on top in harkos second pic...

thanks
matty martin

[Harko]

The hole in the top is just a different alternative Matty , Its just a door handle/ opener button so you dont need both .

I should add I didnt install mine they were done by a mate who says they were fiddly to do Sooooo.
Two doors have buttons that stick in sometimes which could be instalation and its a little difficult to pull the door open once its popped because your pressure you are applying is actually pushing it closed.

Not bagging the product at all Smooth I love em and will have more in the futre just giving Matty a rundown on mine