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10-27-2003, 07:47 PM

I saw this Gen5 Civic today, it had a shaved trunk and door handels it was sexy. I was wondering how you'd go about shaving door handels? And since there would be no hand access to get into the car, you'd get in thru an alarm pushing the door open or...?

*pdiggitydogg* · 10-27-2003, 07:57 PM

they but sheets of metal over the handle's holes and gaps
its pretty pointless and troublesome for a daily driven car

and you use actuators to pop the doors open for you once the handles are gone

10-27-2003, 07:58 PM

Pointless maybe. But it looks sexy, real sexy and about how much does this cost?

pimpinprelude · 10-27-2003, 08:17 PM

phuuuu screw metal... if you do that then you have to get somebody to weld them on.. sand the welds down.. and body fill the reast of the mess... just take a hammer and beat the crap out of the handles until that come off.. go get some fiberglass or bondo and slap that junk in there...

Shaved &/or Laid · 10-28-2003, 12:43 AM

AWESOEM then it can fall apart and look shitty like my friends accord.

dude im a minitrucker at heart. Use metal. If possible, use NO body filler at all. I say sahve just the handles. Teh tails are fine, but you COULD shave the trim around the plate and get a frenched box.

thermal · 10-28-2003, 02:00 AM

It uses remote solenoid actuators and a door popper. My buddy has it on his Celica. To top it off, the celica has lambo style opening door.... Pretty cool stuff for a show piece.

Shaved &/or Laid · 10-30-2003, 04:01 PM

just paint yours body color. shaving is for trucks and classics.

autocrossthugg · 10-30-2003, 06:03 PM

shaving is for your face not for door handles. jmho. don't do it unles it's a show car, a daily driver would just be a pain in the arse.

Shaved &/or Laid · 10-31-2003, 08:04 AM

*high five *

Shaved &/or Laid · 10-31-2003, 08:05 AM

i know this guy shawn with a daily 97 coupe and he took the door handles off the BACK doors of a 4 door, and put them on his two doors so he wouldnt have keyholes. but this guy has the nicest civic i have ever seen in my life.

G-M-W · 10-31-2003, 09:18 AM

that would be cool...the no key hole....i would concider doing that, but shaving is kinda lame

autocrossthugg · 10-31-2003, 02:37 PM

The no key hole sounds good to me too. That way thieves could not pick the lock. I use an alarm with keyless entry, so that would be nice. It would suck to get stuck with a dead battery.

nonovurbizniz · 11-01-2003, 04:38 PM

Just about NO thief would pick the lock... most case cars before trying anything so the door handle thing doesn't really do much..

if you do it so you remove the rods inside the door it makes it harder to slim jim... but again... thieves will generally just break a window anyway...

Shaving is kinda silly imo... but it's just an opinion... if you like it get it done right with metal by a shop that does it a LOT and that you can inspect the work done to someone elses car first...

Don't do it ghetto or you will DESTROY the resale value of your car and it will look like a pos in a matter of months at most a year.

10-27-2003, 07:47 PM	#1
CivicPryde94 Posts: n/a	Shaved door handels? I saw this Gen5 Civic today, it had a shaved trunk and door handels it was sexy. I was wondering how you'd go about shaving door handels? And since there would be no hand access to get into the car, you'd get in thru an alarm pushing the door open or...?

10-28-2003, 12:43 AM	#5
Shaved &/or Laid 4th Gear Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Nashville Age: 38 Posts: 853	AWESOEM then it can fall apart and look shitty like my friends accord. dude im a minitrucker at heart. Use metal. If possible, use NO body filler at all. I say sahve just the handles. Teh tails are fine, but you COULD shave the trim around the plate and get a frenched box. __________________ Doody Ej1 Yse.

10-28-2003, 02:00 AM	#6
thermal Banning Machine Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: My Garage, Va. Posts: 5,547	It uses remote solenoid actuators and a door popper. My buddy has it on his Celica. To top it off, the celica has lambo style opening door.... Pretty cool stuff for a show piece. __________________ Project Teg Visit the Turbo Forum

10-30-2003, 04:01 PM	#7
Shaved &/or Laid 4th Gear Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Nashville Age: 38 Posts: 853	just paint yours body color. shaving is for trucks and classics. __________________ Doody Ej1 Yse.

10-30-2003, 06:03 PM	#8
autocrossthugg 2nd Gear Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: McKinleyville CA. Age: 60 Posts: 205	shaving is for your face not for door handles. jmho. don't do it unles it's a show car, a daily driver would just be a pain in the arse. __________________ Ground Control Coil-overs Eibach springs Tokico Struts(Illumina front & HD rear) Suspension Techniques Anti-Sway Bars (f&r) SPC Camber Kits (f&r) Front Upper Strut Bar Rear Lower Bar Borbet Type B rims w/Falken Azenis for autocross Kosei K-1 rims w/Yokohama AVS-ES100 for street 3-point Sparco Harness

10-27-2003, 07:57 PM	#2
pdiggitydogg Yahoo Watashi wa kattaze! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Meanwhile, up in The D... Age: 41 Posts: 10,579	they but sheets of metal over the handle's holes and gaps its pretty pointless and troublesome for a daily driven car and you use actuators to pop the doors open for you once the handles are gone

10-27-2003, 07:58 PM	#3
CivicPryde94 Posts: n/a	Pointless maybe. But it looks sexy, real sexy and about how much does this cost?

10-27-2003, 08:17 PM	#4
pimpinprelude Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Atlanta Age: 37 Posts: 1,325	phuuuu screw metal... if you do that then you have to get somebody to weld them on.. sand the welds down.. and body fill the reast of the mess... just take a hammer and beat the crap out of the handles until that come off.. go get some fiberglass or bondo and slap that junk in there...

10-31-2003, 08:04 AM	#9
Shaved &/or Laid 4th Gear Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Nashville Age: 38 Posts: 853	high five __________________ Doody Ej1 Yse.

10-31-2003, 08:05 AM	#10
Shaved &/or Laid 4th Gear Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Nashville Age: 38 Posts: 853	i know this guy shawn with a daily 97 coupe and he took the door handles off the BACK doors of a 4 door, and put them on his two doors so he wouldnt have keyholes. but this guy has the nicest civic i have ever seen in my life. __________________ Doody Ej1 Yse.

10-31-2003, 09:18 AM	#11
G-M-W 2nd Gear Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Akron, OH Age: 41 Posts: 254	that would be cool...the no key hole....i would concider doing that, but shaving is kinda lame

10-31-2003, 02:37 PM	#12
autocrossthugg 2nd Gear Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: McKinleyville CA. Age: 60 Posts: 205	The no key hole sounds good to me too. That way thieves could not pick the lock. I use an alarm with keyless entry, so that would be nice. It would suck to get stuck with a dead battery. __________________ Ground Control Coil-overs Eibach springs Tokico Struts(Illumina front & HD rear) Suspension Techniques Anti-Sway Bars (f&r) SPC Camber Kits (f&r) Front Upper Strut Bar Rear Lower Bar Borbet Type B rims w/Falken Azenis for autocross Kosei K-1 rims w/Yokohama AVS-ES100 for street 3-point Sparco Harness

11-01-2003, 04:38 PM	#13
nonovurbizniz Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: ECUSA Age: 47 Posts: 2,693	Just about NO thief would pick the lock... most case cars before trying anything so the door handle thing doesn't really do much.. if you do it so you remove the rods inside the door it makes it harder to slim jim... but again... thieves will generally just break a window anyway... Shaving is kinda silly imo... but it's just an opinion... if you like it get it done right with metal by a shop that does it a LOT and that you can inspect the work done to someone elses car first... Don't do it ghetto or you will DESTROY the resale value of your car and it will look like a pos in a matter of months at most a year. __________________ I am an A$$hole... take anything I say to heart at YOUR OWN RISK...

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