I am mounting my solenoids from a shaved door handle kit, through autoloc. I cant find a good place to mount them! The ONLY place I found which is near the window crank works but when I roll down the window all the window crap grabs the solenoid cable. Should the solenoid cable be pulling the door latch from the handle area, or from the actual latch? I'd say actual latch, but im having problems finding a way for it too fit properly. Any ideas for a 70-72 style door? Pictures would be great insane help to me at this point :eek:

Thanks,
Phil

No one knows anything huh graemlins/hurray.gif I know someones got the shaved handles!
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Heres (http://f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/ochrisl/detail?.dir=/other+stuff&.dnm=7a91.jpg)
a picture of one mounted in a Chrysler door just to give you some ideas.I cut the openening in the door out bigger to gain access. Also i bent metal rods for linkage instead of using the wire that comes with the kit.

Nice I like it! I was thinking about ditching the wire also, depending on where I end up mounting this thing. I was thinking about using a coat hanger, not sure that would be strong enough to hold its form, or something similar to it. My door latch all of the sudden doesnt work, manually it wont open. It looks like everything is moving fine and the door isnt locked which I thought it could be. So I have to rip into this before even getting to my solenoids. GRRRRR! I like the picture alot, I cut a few holes myself, probably a few more. I dont want to go at an angle, seems more difficult. It would be nice to get a nice straight away somewhere. If you have more photos let me know! Very helpful.....
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This will not help you much,but,having shaved several cars found Ball's openers much easier to work with. Can be used as a push or pull and usually do not need a cable. I use SS welding rod.I have some pics but not easy to see them in place.

How do you attach the rod to the solenoid? Weld it on? Will the heat damage the solenoid?

I cant even open my door manually, no time yesterday. I pull the latch manually from the inside of the door and it doesnt open. Something fell off maybe? And I can't get the door open to investigate. This sucks graemlins/thumbsup.gif

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It's stiff. Bend the ends in a 'S' like a choke rod or clear over 180 degrees. Will not come off.

When I added solenoids (actuators) to my car years ago, I took the latch mechanism out and soaked it to clean out all of the old grease and junk and then took the air hose and blew it out. After it was nice and clean I relubed it and made sure it worked properly. I then put the latch back into the car and determined what arm I needed to pull on to trip open the latch and then looked to see how much room was available to make brackets off of the latch to attach the solenoid onto.
I then pulled out the latch to fabricate and then weld on the brackets. I then attached the actuator to the bracket and made a short linkage out if steel rod to connect to the arm on the latch to the actuator end.
I then bench checked it to make sure it worked just fine before putting it back into the door and also tack welded the lock arm so the latch could not accidentally become locked.
I also seem to remember I had to extend the arm on the latch so the actuator was not being strained and was allowed to pull with less force.
Also, do not ground the solenoid or actuator in the door. Run seperate power and ground wires into the interior.
Jim

And you probably want to add a remote, hidden manual cable to let you in when the battery is dead or the wiring / fuse fails, etc. and the windows are up. All of the streerod vendors sell them.