Shaving? No, not that kind... - SRT Forums

snare_samn · 05-30-2007, 11:10 PM

Can anyone point me in the right direction to find a how-to for shaving door handles and possibly even the keyhole for the trunk? I like the way the clean trunk lid looks and I want to shave the two back door handles. Thanks for any info in advance!

AdictedToPoker · 05-30-2007, 11:11 PM

I would assume you have body work experience, but

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snare_samn · 05-30-2007, 11:13 PM

I have a little body experience. Working with dents, scrapes and filling holes with Bondo and whatnot. Is this a lot harder than any of that?

AdictedToPoker · 05-30-2007, 11:16 PM

I have never done it, but you will need to cover the holes with sheet metal, weld it in, grind down the welds, bondo it, prime and paint, plus what ever I dont know. So if you believe you can do all of the above plus im sure more, go at it.

AdictedToPoker · 05-30-2007, 11:20 PM

http://www.baggedbirds.com/shaved%20doors.htm

http://www.s10forum.com/forum/f199/h...andles-118835/

Im sure there are other ways, but this should give you an idea of the work involved.

snare_samn · 05-30-2007, 11:30 PM

Sweet! Thank you so much, that's just what I was looking for.

paulster2626 · 05-31-2007, 01:04 AM

Hopefully you are not in a serious accident where emergency staff need to open your door to get you out.
No door handles could get you killed.

AdvanSRT-4 · 05-31-2007, 01:10 AM

Holler at BSBOB (I believe that's his name is on the forums) he's been doing body work for many many years I do believe, but I haven't seen him post in a while.

AdvanSRT-4 · 05-31-2007, 01:11 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by paulster2626

Hopefully you are not in a serious accident where emergency staff need to open your door to get you out.
No door handles could get you killed.

That's what "The Jaw's of Life" are for.

Doesn't matter if the door can/can't be opened, that's what "The Jaw's of Life" are for.

paulster2626 · 05-31-2007, 02:55 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by AdvanSRT-4

Quote: Originally Posted by paulster2626

Hopefully you are not in a serious accident where emergency staff need to open your door to get you out.
No door handles could get you killed.

That's what "The Jaw's of Life" are for.

Doesn't matter if the door can/can't be opened, that's what "The Jaw's of Life" are for.

Have you ever seen the Jaws-of-life in action? They are not quick, and used only when absolutely required.

The Jaws: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vq8QRcS0BTI

vs.

The Car Door: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkHHlxiaJJI

I think the second vid demonstrates my point well.

Also, it just occurred to me that you're going to have to shave 4 door handles - pain in the ass if you ask me...

04srt4black · 05-31-2007, 08:56 AM

I had shaved doors on my 00 civic si and i hated them , looked good , but i had the autoloc shaved door kit and it never worked right , i remember when the battery went dead and i had to crawl the the F'N trunk to get in the car , i definetly would suggest it unless you want to get pissed everytime you go to open the damn doors lol

snare_samn · 05-31-2007, 12:43 PM

If you read my first post you would know that I only want to shave the back door handles. Thanks for the warning though.

kotu100 · 05-31-2007, 12:55 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by paulster2626

Quote: Originally Posted by AdvanSRT-4

Quote: Originally Posted by paulster2626

Hopefully you are not in a serious accident where emergency staff need to open your door to get you out.
No door handles could get you killed.

That's what "The Jaw's of Life" are for.

Doesn't matter if the door can/can't be opened, that's what "The Jaw's of Life" are for.

Have you ever seen the Jaws-of-life in action? They are not quick, and used only when absolutely required.

The Jaws: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vq8QRcS0BTI

vs.

The Car Door: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkHHlxiaJJI

I think the second vid demonstrates my point well.

Also, it just occurred to me that you're going to have to shave 4 door handles - pain in the ass if you ask me...

yea and if you get in an accident when the door wont open then you;re in the same situation. it doesnt take mutch to jam a door shut.
all i have to say, is if you're gonna do it, do it the right way and get some good quality poppers, maybe even a small secondary battery just incase your batt. dies.

USERBANNED · 05-31-2007, 01:01 PM

dude i def wanna see pics when its done, i've always wanted to shave off the whole rear doors, to give it that 2door look... good luck

Traction Issuez · 05-31-2007, 02:55 PM

Fuck it, weld the doors shut too and go full NASCAR