Are shaved door handles illegal ??? if not does anybody have them on there mini and where did you get the solenoid from ?
Really unsure if i want these on my mini but would like to look at a few done before making my decision.
thanks guys
Shaved Doors
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pete1taz
, Feb 12 2010 08:45 AM
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Posted 12 February 2010 - 08:58 AM
by shaved, do you mean, taken off and smoothed?
don't see why it'd be illegal people have been doing it for years, but i wouldn't want to have to try and figure out how to get in when the locks and mechanisms have frozen
don't see why it'd be illegal people have been doing it for years, but i wouldn't want to have to try and figure out how to get in when the locks and mechanisms have frozen
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Posted 12 February 2010 - 09:02 AM
That is a very good point, did not think of that
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Posted 12 February 2010 - 05:51 PM
if the locks pack up on a mini or any other classic its easy to get in you just remove the front or rear screen
Obviously you coulent do this on a modern car as the screens are bonded in... but then on a modern car they normally have other ways in like the boot.
Go for it.
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Obviously you coulent do this on a modern car as the screens are bonded in... but then on a modern car they normally have other ways in like the boot.
Go for it.
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Posted 12 February 2010 - 07:03 PM
Dont quote me on this but I seem to remember that VOSA started clamping down on cars that have had the door handles removed. Something to do with that if you were in a crash and knocked unconscious for example, the car could catch fire and rescuers wouldnt be able to open the doors to get you out.
Like I said dont quote me on it, I know of cars that have had all the handles removed except the drivers one and passed the MOT fine I just remember reading it somewhere.
Like I said dont quote me on it, I know of cars that have had all the handles removed except the drivers one and passed the MOT fine I just remember reading it somewhere.
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Posted 12 February 2010 - 07:34 PM
Dont quote me on this but I seem to remember that VOSA started clamping down on cars that have had the door handles removed. Something to do with that if you were in a crash and knocked unconscious for example, the car could catch fire and rescuers wouldnt be able to open the doors to get you out.
Like I said dont quote me on it, I know of cars that have had all the handles removed except the drivers one and passed the MOT fine I just remember reading it somewhere.
i have read this somewhere aswell and like the tvr's you need someway of getting in the car from the outside, the tvr has a button hidden
somewhere by the mirrors i think. as above dont quote me on this but i looked the same thing up ages ago because i wanted to remove my handles to.
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Posted 12 February 2010 - 11:43 PM
i thought about doing this and putting the door releases in the wiper blanks 
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Posted 13 February 2010 - 08:01 AM
Well i will check this out and see what my local MOT station says and let every body know.
I was going to put the switch under the mirror just like a tvr
I was going to put the switch under the mirror just like a tvr
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