could someone please help me out. im rebuliding my 1989 escort mk4 bonus. i want to do something different too everyone else in my area. so i want too bin the locks and handles and give it a smoother look. but how do i do it. ive found door popper kits on ebay, but what else do i need? do i need existing central locking. could any1 give me some sort of walkthrough?

 

hi i think you need c.locking and de handleing will fail mot but c.locking is easy to put in and you will need a a device that un locks c.locking and you just move the bar for the lock over to where the handle one goes so it will pop the door open..hope that helps

 

you must retain door handles!!!! you wont get to open them unless they are spring loaded-(spring open when you unlocked them) apart from the m.o.t thing.

 

It depends on what your doors are like as to how much they will open with the solenoid kit. I did this to my Mk1 Fiesta (very light doors) 10 years ago and it worked really well - looked good when operating in a car park!

I just wired it up to the wire in the alarm which normally operates the central locking, easy. This means you can do away with your door locks altogether as there will be no handles to get in. I never had any problems with the mot man but you could do what TVRs' have and put a button on the underside of the wing mirror if the MOT man is arsey.

Hope this gives you some food for thought.

 

The door seal will push your door open enough to grab it, doesn't need to be spring loaded

 

I did mine with 2 MK3 Fiesta boot openers, 2 relays and 2 switches under the mirrors.

And cos jon is right, the seal will push it open just past the latch.

 

cheers 4 da advice but im still abit confused. i have put an ebay link below what else would i need apart from this kit. in planned out how i can get it through the mot. im doing it the tvr way. but how do i get the the central locking 2 work off remote? the central locking i have is from a '89 escort ghia 1600.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Remote-Shaved-...QQcmdZViewItem

 

That looks like a very good kit actually, i personally wouldnt use the spring loaded bits until you see if it will open under seal tension.

Also you dont need your central locking anymore because now when you want to lock it, all you are doing is removing power to the switches under the mirrors via the keyfob.

 

cheers every1. sorry if i seem like an idiot but ive never worked wid things like this. so if i was to buy that kit off ebay and 2 stainless buttons for under the mirrors thats all i need? so how does it take the power from the buttons because this is the bit thats confused me sinse i forst thought of it.

 

not too sure about that kit but when i did mine i had an aftermarket fusebox connected to the battery and took the power from that but you will need relays becuase the switch won't be able to cope with the power of the solenoids.

anyway if you pm me i'll give you my number and you can call me if you prefer