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hsv_babe
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 Posted - 02 Sep 2010 : 6:08:38 PM
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Hey does anyone know if i brought a car with shaved door handles weather or not i would be able to put the door handles back in?
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I'd gladly push my holden than drive a bloody ford! |
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SWEET
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Mechknight73
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Posted - 02 Sep 2010 : 10:52:51 PM
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| When you mean shaved, do you mean as in "the car door opens with a solenoid, no door handles on the outside?" That depends on how he "covered up" the hole. |
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VNSVLE
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Posted - 03 Sep 2010 : 02:26:51 AM
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| Easiest way would be to get another set of doors and get them painted to match. Otherwise yes it is possible but as said above depending on how they were done could be easy could be hard. |
What's the difference between understeer and oversteer?
Understeer is when the driver is scared.
Oversteer is when the passenger is scared. |
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hsv_babe
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Posted - 03 Sep 2010 : 2:51:22 PM
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| Im not sure i can only tell by the pic that they are shaved. Its on a VX senator im looking at maybe buying, but i dont like the idea of having no door handles on the outside lol |
I'd gladly push my holden than drive a bloody ford! |
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VNSVLE
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Posted - 03 Sep 2010 : 3:53:18 PM
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| If they have done it properly there is usually some sort of fail safe in case your battery goes flat. |
What's the difference between understeer and oversteer?
Understeer is when the driver is scared.
Oversteer is when the passenger is scared. |
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VNSVLE
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Posted - 03 Sep 2010 : 3:54:29 PM
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| I would also look into the legality of shaved handles to in your state |
What's the difference between understeer and oversteer?
Understeer is when the driver is scared.
Oversteer is when the passenger is scared. |
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Mechknight73
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Posted - 03 Sep 2010 : 5:30:39 PM
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| In any state, I'd be VERY surprised if that's legal. I guess if you know someone who's a whiz with a mig welder, no problem. Either replace the whole door skin, or the doors themselves. Whichever costs you less. |
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hsv_babe
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Posted - 03 Sep 2010 : 6:05:58 PM
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| Replacing door skins wont work they the external handles lol but i'll look into it |
I'd gladly push my holden than drive a bloody ford! |
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Mechknight73
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Posted - 03 Sep 2010 : 6:36:56 PM
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| That's what I meant; you can still buy VX door skins (external metal) new, if you want to do it that way |
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Mechknight73
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Posted - 04 Sep 2010 : 2:38:37 PM
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| Another thing that occurred to me, is just how they covered up the hole. If you're lucky, they did it with body filler and/or fibreglass; that would mean simply sanding it down to get the hole back. When you get this car, take off the interior door trims, and shine a torch up where the handles should be; on VN-Z doors, they're all flush fit, so there's a recessed lip of about 4mm.If you can see where the handle should be, you have the perfect template for the hole. If they haven't, make some measurements of another VT/X door, and ask someone good with a mig if they can weld that recessed piece in for you. |
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hsv_babe
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Posted - 05 Sep 2010 : 12:44:55 PM
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| Awesome guys thanks. Still looking into buying it just wanted to no this stuff before i decided, as its a lot of money!!! |
I'd gladly push my holden than drive a bloody ford! |
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Mechknight73
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Posted - 05 Sep 2010 : 1:04:17 PM
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| Just make good friends with a panelbeater, and it's not quite so much money to put the doors back to normal lol |
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VNGRPA
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Posted - 06 Apr 2011 : 6:28:36 PM
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| i like the idea of shaved door handles and I'm thinking of doing it to my car but i have no idea of the law factor, you would think it would be illegl as everything seems to be illegal these days |
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Mechknight73
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Posted - 07 Apr 2011 : 5:28:02 PM
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| The only reason why it's illegal is the safety factor. For example, if you're in a crash, and they need to get you out fast, they want to be able to just open the door in the usual way. If nobody knows what and where the failsafe is, then you might end up barbequed by the time they get the door open |
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