Better door handle/lock solution?
- Thread starter George Blake
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blk00z28
Forced to by choice
Re: Better door handle/lock solution?
DAMN, that sucks dude. I think about this alot when I'm out in the truck and have to part it somewhere. And I even park way out in the back away from everyone. But I know if I came up on someone their gonna think twice about doing it again when my 9mm's pointed at their head.
I too take my chip out as well while at the mall or something.
DAMN, that sucks dude. I think about this alot when I'm out in the truck and have to part it somewhere. And I even park way out in the back away from everyone. But I know if I came up on someone their gonna think twice about doing it again when my 9mm's pointed at their head.
I too take my chip out as well while at the mall or something.
BigBadSmoosh
Picking fights on I-65 since 2013
Re: Better door handle/lock solution?
I simply don't park my truck anywhere except car shows and meets.
I simply don't park my truck anywhere except car shows and meets.
George Blake
DONATING MEMBER
Re: Better door handle/lock solution?
That may just be the most economic fix. Just shaving the door locks. Be a lot less body work too.
That may just be the most economic fix. Just shaving the door locks. Be a lot less body work too.
nitrodrip
New member
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Merk is right on the tint thing for the windows ... if you have ever gone to a junkyard and the doors are locked or crushed and you try to break the glass with something ... it's a b*tch with the tint. I have hit tinted glass HARD with a 5 pound hand sledge just to watch it bounce off
You get some funny looks too ....
Later, Shane
Merk said:
Merk is right on the tint thing for the windows ... if you have ever gone to a junkyard and the doors are locked or crushed and you try to break the glass with something ... it's a b*tch with the tint. I have hit tinted glass HARD with a 5 pound hand sledge just to watch it bounce off
You get some funny looks too ....
Later, Shane
Syborg Twin Turbo
Syborg Twin Turbo
Re: Better door handle/lock solution?
you can buy a shave kit from these guy's
http://www.suicidedoors.com/S10DoorHandleandKeyholeFillers1982-93.php
George Blake said:
you can buy a shave kit from these guy's
http://www.suicidedoors.com/S10DoorHandleandKeyholeFillers1982-93.php
warmpancakes
New member
Re: Better door handle/lock solution?
sucidedoors stuff dont fit I have a gas filler door that is a fancy coaster, The metal is too thick compared to the original and it takes to much heat to weld it do the doors warp. I jusnked a seat of doors because of this. Thats just my opinion. Just get some junk fenbder form a local body shop and make your own.
sucidedoors stuff dont fit I have a gas filler door that is a fancy coaster, The metal is too thick compared to the original and it takes to much heat to weld it do the doors warp. I jusnked a seat of doors because of this. Thats just my opinion. Just get some junk fenbder form a local body shop and make your own.
Mephisto
These trucks are cursed
Re: Better door handle/lock solution?
after this is done, how the hell do you get the doors open if the battery dies? my truck sits for weeks at a time without being driven... and i keep the doors locked. almost everytime the battery is dead, and i have to use the key to get in. just a thought...
secondly... after being on this forum for 5 years, i've noticed something... 90% of the people that post about break ins and attempted thefts, all have typhoons! wtf? i also notice that the people that have at least some knowledge of cars... all know what a typhoon is, and when you say syclone... they look puzzled and say oh was that the chevy version? or yeah but that one didnt have the turbo in it right? its almost incentive to strip the decals off... you might weed out some of the dipshit theives that'll think its just a blazer with a body kit... who knows... i like the look of shaved doors, but the functionality/hassle/bs at the track just isnt worth it to me. just my :2cents:
btw, how do you shave the lock on the tailgate of a ty?
HotRodV6 said:
after this is done, how the hell do you get the doors open if the battery dies? my truck sits for weeks at a time without being driven... and i keep the doors locked. almost everytime the battery is dead, and i have to use the key to get in. just a thought...
secondly... after being on this forum for 5 years, i've noticed something... 90% of the people that post about break ins and attempted thefts, all have typhoons! wtf? i also notice that the people that have at least some knowledge of cars... all know what a typhoon is, and when you say syclone... they look puzzled and say oh was that the chevy version? or yeah but that one didnt have the turbo in it right? its almost incentive to strip the decals off... you might weed out some of the dipshit theives that'll think its just a blazer with a body kit... who knows... i like the look of shaved doors, but the functionality/hassle/bs at the track just isnt worth it to me. just my :2cents:
btw, how do you shave the lock on the tailgate of a ty?
Ian Turgeon
Cascading Inspiration
Re: Better door handle/lock solution?
usually kits have a cable pull that you hide somewhere to allow you to get in.
usually kits have a cable pull that you hide somewhere to allow you to get in.
MRKING
New Parts for Old Trucks
Re: Better door handle/lock solution?
A "6 foot bike brake cable" is the best back up in case of battery problems IMO . It fishes through the door boot easily and its no effort to pull the end to pop your door open .I've used that for 10-15 installs and never a problem once .
A "6 foot bike brake cable" is the best back up in case of battery problems IMO . It fishes through the door boot easily and its no effort to pull the end to pop your door open .I've used that for 10-15 installs and never a problem once .
George Blake
DONATING MEMBER
Re: Better door handle/lock solution?
Punks around here have a unique way of taking out the windows. The problem is rampant and doesn't make a sound. :rant:
After talking to some people, it appears they weren't trying to break into it.....they were trying to steal it. Hense why they were "chiseling" around the door lock instead of just punching it in. There was no radio in it because mine had taken a dump. I will be pulling the chip out from now on and putting in a kill switch to shut off the fuel pump.
Punks around here have a unique way of taking out the windows. The problem is rampant and doesn't make a sound. :rant:
After talking to some people, it appears they weren't trying to break into it.....they were trying to steal it. Hense why they were "chiseling" around the door lock instead of just punching it in. There was no radio in it because mine had taken a dump. I will be pulling the chip out from now on and putting in a kill switch to shut off the fuel pump.
Joey Allen
MUNCHKIN
Re: Better door handle/lock solution?
Theives are like the pond scum, got no respect for them. The sad thing is that our Ty's are really easy to get into without any damage at all, but most people don't realize how to. A cool way to prevent theft would be if you had a remote door lock hooked to a solenoid with somekind of current break to the battery. So each time you locked the doors with the remote it wouldn't start, but I agree the column lock, is bulky but the best.
Theives are like the pond scum, got no respect for them. The sad thing is that our Ty's are really easy to get into without any damage at all, but most people don't realize how to. A cool way to prevent theft would be if you had a remote door lock hooked to a solenoid with somekind of current break to the battery. So each time you locked the doors with the remote it wouldn't start, but I agree the column lock, is bulky but the best.