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Title: Flush or shaved door locks Post by: MTsixspeed on December 10, 2009, 05:48:35 PM You know, those little knobs that poke up or down on the inside top of the doors. Has anyone done this? I think it looks much cleaner not to see them sticking up at all, so I just removed mine, but the hole is obviously still there.
Ideas, comments.... UPDATE: Project complete 12/11/09 Measure how much of the lock knob sticks up when in locked position, unscrew the locks and remove the grommets, cut the measured amount off the bottom, re-thread the hole, re-install locks and grommets. Unlocked: (http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk263/mtsixspeed/DSC00715.jpg) (http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk263/mtsixspeed/DSC00712.jpg) Locked: (http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk263/mtsixspeed/DSC00714.jpg) (http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk263/mtsixspeed/DSC00713.jpg) Title: Re: Flush or shaved door locks Post by: slipkord on December 10, 2009, 09:58:12 PM Cant you cut down the height of the knobs and make it flush with the top of the door when their in the down position? I've always wanted to do this too since they get in the way. Honda engineers, gotta love em.
Title: Re: Flush or shaved door locks Post by: timot_one on December 10, 2009, 10:02:32 PM You can cut them down and get them to sit flush when your doors are locked Chester the child molester style.
Title: Re: Flush or shaved door locks Post by: CrackerTeg on December 11, 2009, 11:10:38 AM Yup. I have the Chester Molestor lock knobs in mine. Took me all of 10 minutes with a handy dandy dremel.
Title: Re: Flush or shaved door locks Post by: MTsixspeed on December 11, 2009, 12:36:01 PM So, cut off the bottom. I had that idea, but I'm concerned about whether they're threaded all the way up because they would need to be. I will try this today.
Title: Re: Flush or shaved door locks Post by: CrackerTeg on December 11, 2009, 12:54:09 PM They're thread a decent way up. Besides, they're plastic so its not like the threaded rod can't re-thread the knobs anyway.
Title: Re: Flush or shaved door locks Post by: InFuMoUs on December 11, 2009, 08:32:39 PM I'm just curious, but would that pose as a safety risk by having it flush?
Title: Re: Flush or shaved door locks Post by: CrackerTeg on December 11, 2009, 08:49:42 PM Only if you constantly roll with your locks on and plan on driving into a lake. The same could be said about seat belts in the same situation.
Title: Re: Flush or shaved door locks Post by: b_beau_09 on December 11, 2009, 09:30:03 PM Quote from: "InFuMoUs" I'm just curious, but would that pose as a safety risk by having it flush? nah, some cars come like that from the factory.. I've seen jetta's with flush locks.. Title: Re: Flush or shaved door locks Post by: mnkyman on December 12, 2009, 12:25:22 AM Quote from: "b_beau_09" Quote from: "InFuMoUs" I'm just curious, but would that pose as a safety risk by having it flush? nah, some cars come like that from the factory.. I've seen jetta's with flush locks.. ya but with those cars, when you pull the handle in the front seats, it unlocks/opens the door at the same time (it's mechanical, not electrical) like mentioned above, the downside with cutting ours is that if you somehow lose the electrical system while in the car, you are fucked...i think i remember reading on another forum that someone was doing something in their car and had the doors locked or something along those lines and managed to kill the battery while sitting in the car (i'm not really sure how...), anyways, he ended up crawling out of the trunk Title: Re: Flush or shaved door locks Post by: timot_one on December 12, 2009, 08:48:10 AM At least we know we can get out of the trunk. It can be a safety issue though.
Sam, I thought you were dead. I guess finals are over? Welcome back! Title: Re: Flush or shaved door locks Post by: MTsixspeed on December 12, 2009, 10:22:02 AM I agree about the safety issues. I thought about all this before I hacked them down yesterday. I thought about how often you'd manually reach and unlock the door because you can't do that anymore. Oh well, I don't drive with the doors locked anyway, but I'm also confident I could get them unlocked manually if I ever had to. What I'd do is remove the plastic grommet that surrounds the lock and that would give enough space for my fingers.
Title: Re: Flush or shaved door locks Post by: CrackerTeg on December 12, 2009, 12:33:09 PM Looks good meng. Welcome to the Chester Molester lock club.
Title: Re: Flush or shaved door locks Post by: InFuMoUs on December 12, 2009, 08:02:37 PM Well thanks for all them responses regarding that fellaz. I always hated getting stabbed in the elbow everytime I try to rest my hand there. Nicely done Chris.
Title: Re: Flush or shaved door locks Post by: mnkyman on December 12, 2009, 10:46:16 PM Quote from: "timot_one" At least we know we can get out of the trunk. It can be a safety issue though. Sam, I thought you were dead. I guess finals are over? Welcome back! lol ya, had my last final last night. Thanks! Title: Re: Flush or shaved door locks Post by: timot_one on December 13, 2009, 08:05:40 PM Quote from: "CrackerTeg" Welcome to the Chester Molester lock club. Technically, you're not a member unless you remove them all together in the back seat. Title: Re: Flush or shaved door locks Post by: wtcii on December 13, 2009, 09:04:25 PM Looks good! I dont want to take the risk though.. and I dont want to be this guy
(http://www.drc.state.oh.us/OffenderSearch/i%5CImages%5CA%5C200K%5CA263782.jpg) Title: Re: Flush or shaved door locks Post by: CrackerTeg on December 14, 2009, 08:12:31 AM Quote from: "timot_one" Quote from: "CrackerTeg" Welcome to the Chester Molester lock club. Technically, you're not a member unless you remove them all together in the back seat. Then I guess you're the only member huh Tim? So using the child locks and physically locking the doors doesn't count does it? Title: Re: Flush or shaved door locks Post by: ikethegreat on December 14, 2009, 11:41:43 AM Quote from: "wtcii" Looks good! I dont want to take the risk though.. and I dont want to be this guy ([url]http://www.drc.state.oh.us/OffenderSearch/i%5CImages%5CA%5C200K%5CA263782.jpg[/url]) I always wondered what would happen if a man and a giraffe had sex. Title: Re: Flush or shaved door locks Post by: redHFPcm7 on August 04, 2010, 03:58:35 PM i might try this mod but does anyone know how much we need to cut out?
Title: Re: Flush or shaved door locks Post by: CrackerTeg on August 04, 2010, 05:09:31 PM About .5".
Title: Re: Flush or shaved door locks Post by: timot_one on August 04, 2010, 05:31:35 PM I'd go a little bit at a time. I took too much off with mine and lost them. :'(
Title: Re: Flush or shaved door locks Post by: redHFPcm7 on August 06, 2010, 12:11:50 AM i'll probably attempted this on my next day off :D, makes it look alot cleaner and flush with the panel
Title: Re: Flush or shaved door locks Post by: slipkord on August 06, 2010, 12:23:26 PM Screw the clean look, I hit my damn elbow on that stubby fucker everyday!!
Title: Re: Flush or shaved door locks Post by: redHFPcm7 on August 06, 2010, 04:41:13 PM Screw the clean look, I hit my damn elbow on that stubby fucker everyday!! exactly!!! thats why im flushing that shit with the panel lol Title: Re: Flush or shaved door locks Post by: kewpa11 on September 12, 2012, 04:43:33 PM Those clean. Alway liked the look just did it to my car :)
Title: Re: Flush or shaved door locks Post by: CrackerTeg on September 13, 2012, 08:03:37 AM Just curious, why did you go through and bump so many old threads only to say something looks good?
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