[W126 Coupe] Door Lock Change

[David Fatovic]

I am actually talking about removing the door handles
completely and filling in the holes left over.  This
would give a complete smooth look to the side.  Maybe
install a fingerprint scanner! HA!

David

--- Dick Spellman <spell.yy at verizon.net> wrote:

> Hi David:
> 
> I have seen an MB with the forward  facing 'wind,
> rain' lip 
> shaved/removed.  I think it was the WALD modified
> SEC.  It does look 
> like a better finish along the door with the lip
> gone.  I presume you 
> are just talking about that raised lip or are you
> talking about removing 
> the door handles all together?
> 
> There is a write-up in MBCoupes on remote door lock
> with receiver 
> mounted/wired in the trunk behind one of the rear
> tail light access 
> plates.  There may be some differences in wiring
> where the early model 
> pump was 3-wire and the later model had several
> more.  If you have the 
> 3-wire pump it should be fairly easy to hook-up I
> would think.  I've 
> always wanted to have the windows lower a smidge
> when opening closing 
> the doors and have remote access to sunroof and
> windows when arming the 
> SEC.  Just have not thrown any time at these
> niceties that are common on 
> Ford Mustangs, etc today.
> 
> Let us know how you progress in this good set of
> ideas.
> 
> Dick
> 
> David Fatovic wrote:
> 
> >I have a question.  Now that I am going to be
> coming
> >up on a time when I can start working on my green
> 500
> >SEC, I was thinking about shaving the door handles
> and
> >installing a remote door opener so that it will pop
> >the door open for entry.  
> >
> >Has anybody ever seen anything like this, done
> >anything like this?  
> >
> >Where would I start looking?
> >
> >David
> >The MB Coupes Website!
> >W126 SEC Mailing List
> >Postings remain property of MB Coupes, L.L.C.
> >
> >  
> >
> The MB Coupes Website!
> W126 SEC Mailing List
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>