shaved handles

has anyone shaved their door handles, if so what's it like. anydraw backs besides getting locked out when your battery goes flat.
Picts would be nice to.

i know that travis118 shaved his door handles, if he pops on maybe he will post some pics for ya

be sure not to shave your hatch lock so you have a way to get in. you need door poppers. travis just shaved his as audi mentioned. i'll send him the link. maybe t-diddy will grace us with a reply :jump:

heres a pic
this one is super shaved.. looks naked to me

it looks like a futuristic car like that.....i kinda like it but i dont know if i would be happy if the battery died.......how do they work?

YOU HAVE A SPARE BATTERY INSTALLED IN YOUR CAR OF "EMERGENCY PURPOSES"

that car is 'super' photochopped...hehe...

yeah, you definitely need a backup..but the hatch is good enough backup..its different if you're in a truck or a sedan or something... if that's the case, then you'd maybe want some type of manual pull hidden somewhere...or somewhere to hook a 9volt battery up to pop em..

I never thought of the battery going dead....maybe i shouldnt shave the rear lock like Ami suggests...


gunmen01

Hey all. yes as mentioned i do have my door handles shaved. I love it, it looks soo smooth with them not there. Yes dont shave your hatch lock...i have only had my door handles shaved for about 2 months and i have had to crawl in throu my hatch a dozen timeas already. The reason for that is i dont have my popper installed yet, once they are in that wont be a problem anymore. As for the battery dieing...im not too worried about it cause i have a good optima battery with new cables i made and nothing in my car draws power when turned off. If however it does die i'll just have to crawl in through the hatch. here are 2 pics of my car with no door handles.

http://www.travis118.com/nohandle1.jpg
http://www.travis118.com/nohandle2.jpg

edit: ohh and yes that is red/purple primer on my door. i have not repainted my doors yet...coming this spring.

:eek2: I love that pic that dirtydx posted. thats super sweet and super low! i wish mine went that low hehe

can you guys explain me how do shaved door handles work?
how do you open the door????

you dont open the door... u go through a window:sun: hehe but seriously now, i think its a button u hit on a remote on your key ring and it pops the door open... i think lol, i dont have shaved handles but i think thats how it works, guys with shaved handles can explain it better

I have a button on my remote that pops the doors and or the hatch. As for my battery going dead I installed a cable with a handle that is hidden on my car that I can pull and it will open the door

you install an acuator that when you push a button on a remote (similar to a car alarm remote) it releases the door latch. Then you need door poppers so when the latch is release the popper pushes the door open like an inch. and since you dont have any handles you dont need to worry about locking your doors.... so they usually take out the locking mechanism.

what made you change from your old front bumper to your ww rs kit? i think the old bumper would have looked pretty good with the wings west rear and sides/door caps

http://www.travis118.com/high1.jpg

have you guys seen gone in 60 seconds, where they steal that old black car, I think it's a merc, but the one that blows flames out the exhaust. Watch it and see how they get into it, that's an option you can get for when your battery dies.

Lookin' good travis... maybe I'll end up shaving mine at some point... as of now, I'm planning on doing the rear sedan handle swap after I get a keyless entry setup. Got way tooo many projects to work on for my hatch and the bastard doesn't even run hahaha... first things first.

Where exactly do you mount the door poppers? Do they go in the jam by the latch-strike?

your car is so fucking clean!!!!

Originally posted by alarmed&dangerous
. locked out when your battery goes flat.


Never had a problem with my battery going flat so.......I'd shave my handles why not.......

Originally posted by kicker1_solo
have you guys seen gone in 60 seconds, where they steal that old black car, I think it's a merc, but the one that blows flames out the exhaust. Watch it and see how they get into it, that's an option you can get for when your battery dies.

I know what you mean. That is my favorite movie. But I knew about those types of door poppers way before I even got into cars. One of my dads friend had a custom truck that had them, but he had his on his bed. It was one of those real old trucks were the top of the bed curls out and down, just had it hidin under there.