Shaved Handles - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

BigPete · 03-12-2004, 03:41 PM

Anyone shaved their handles? What kind of solenoids (popppers)? How much weight must they be able to push? What about the electrical work? What about a manual release on the door?

Vedder1029 · 03-12-2004, 03:55 PM

I shaved all 4 of mine..... i used AutoLoc solenoids for the front 2 doors. 50lb. I bought the remote kit and it comes with 2 remotes for your keychain and it comes with 2 manual poppers (under car). i think i paid 250 for all of it. it works well, just dont get the solenoids wet!

z168 · 03-12-2004, 06:42 PM

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Originally posted by Vedder1029
I shaved all 4 of mine..... i used AutoLoc solenoids for the front 2 doors. 50lb. I bought the remote kit and it comes with 2 remotes for your keychain and it comes with 2 manual poppers (under car). i think i paid 250 for all of it. it works well, just dont get the solenoids wet!

pics dude

luisitol · 03-13-2004, 12:01 AM

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Originally posted by Vedder1029
I shaved all 4 of mine..... i used AutoLoc solenoids for the front 2 doors. 50lb. I bought the remote kit and it comes with 2 remotes for your keychain and it comes with 2 manual poppers (under car). i think i paid 250 for all of it. it works well, just dont get the solenoids wet!

so no solenoids for the back?

Vedder1029 · 03-13-2004, 10:17 AM

no soleniods in the back, just the front.....

can anyone host pics??

luisitol · 03-13-2004, 10:24 AM

to actually shave the handles did you jsut the moff and fill them in or did you buy a kit with "skins" that fit right in?

grapefury · 03-13-2004, 10:34 AM

think it'd look weird if i only did the front 2?.. but doing all 4 is kinda pricy..

Vedder1029 · 03-13-2004, 10:41 AM

I cut metal into the shape of the hole left behind after taking the handle out.... i bent the metal a little to get the little curve and welded it over the whole. then after lots of bodywork it was perfect.

I didnt think i needed to get 4 solenoids, yes its a little expensive, and its a lot cheaper to just reach behind the seat and open up the back doors. so i only got 2 but i shaved all 4.

luisitol · 03-13-2004, 10:57 AM

yea i hear ya on gettign 4 solenoids.

so have the 50lb solenoids suited you well?

BigPete · 03-13-2004, 03:09 PM

I asked a friend who said they were nothing but a nightmare. You can't open the door if you're on a hill; sometimes the poppers don't get the door open. I don't know if this is the case, but what are common problems with the poppers?

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just dont get the solenoids wet!

why?

Vedder1029 · 03-14-2004, 01:18 PM

I've really had no problems with the 50lb solenoids..... they are perfect for any door over 35 pounds..... i had a few problems when it would rain and get really cold out. They would freeze up and not pull the latch down inside the door, so i had to wait a day or 2 for them to work again.....

If you get them wet they can rust inside the pulling mechanism and never work again.

By the way.... the solenoid and a popper are 2 different things....

The solenoid is the electrical device that pulls the latch down inside the door and the popper is just a spring that pushes the door off the hinge when the latch is pulled down.

daileydub · 04-13-2004, 04:51 PM

I have seen some shaved kits on ebay for 4 Door cars 45 lb poppers around $200 doesnt seem to bad.

CamNub · 04-13-2004, 08:29 PM

These things kind of suck cause if your thing runs out of batteries...your screwed..

So all u ppl who have this feature, do you have butterfly doors? (doors that open like a birds wings or do you have the lambo/ferrarri ones that open up?) Or...do you have just open to the side?

BigPete · 04-13-2004, 09:13 PM

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These things kind of suck cause if your thing runs out of batteries...your screwed..

I think that's why most people install a manual release.

SmokingTires · 04-13-2004, 11:15 PM

I can host the pics if you need.