Parts Needed
1 pass side rear door handle off a sedan
1 drivers side rear door handle off a sedan
2 boxes "Door lock rod clips" from advanced p#75450
(what you really need is the black clips in the boxes)
2 small stainless steel bolts 2" long roughly the same as a standard rivet
2 stainless steel nuts
ALOT OF PATIENTS

Tools
T30 Torque Star (Long Handle)
10mm Ratchet w/ Long Extension
Flat Head Screw Driver
Razor Blade

Time
15 Mins Per Side

Process

1. Gather the parts list & tools


2. this is the clip you must replace (the black one)


3. we need to remove the door panel, start by removing the dressing clips w/ a flat head (mine is curved at the tip so it's more like a mini crowbar)


4. now undo the torque screws, there is only 2 and they are a T30

5. now pull the whole panel off and disconnect the wires, the door panel is now able to be removed


6. remove the plastic protector screen


7. remove the Styrofoam


8. now remove the two 10mm bolts holding in the door handle


9. now carefully remove the door handle from the car until the rods prevent it from coming out any farther


10. how follow the handle rod down till you find the locking clip, it's black and a though bugger, but a little brute force and it'll pop open


11. now take a razor blade and break off the locking tabs (do this now for the rear handles as well


12. remove the handle completely, here you can see the brackets are on the wrong side.


13. cut the rivets off the old handle where the bracket is and the new handle on the same side


14. remove the bracket off the old handle


15. insert it into the new handle, you will need to bend the locking peg so it can fit into the channel, now here comes the hard part, bend the bracket so that the one with the prong goes from 90 degrees to 45 degrees. this step is the key to the whole thing working correctly. if it isn't bent correctly to lock the bracket into place this mod will not work!!!


16. i left the old bracket on the door handle. it doesn't really matter if you leave it or not


17. i used a stainless screw and nut instead of a rivet to replace the one we had to cut out


18. another important step is to place the black rod clip into the new bracket before you put the rod in



19. this is how you place the rod back in. now carefully place the handle back into the hole. loosely add the bolts.


20. straighten the rod, and clip the rod back into it's holder.

21. tighten the bolts up completely

22. check your work (also check the windows in case your rod is in the way)

23. reinstall the styrofoam

24. replace the plastic

25. reinstall the door panel

26. congrats you have just done this mod +35 exp


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You should definitely do a write up.

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^ I second that.

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Mods: Vector ECM/TCM tune | VG Sharkfin | Volant CAI w/Amsoil Filter | Spyder Tails | GXP Rear Diffuser | Debadge | SLP Spoiler
Erebus: 2000 Grand Prix GTP Sedan
2009.5 G8 GT
GPONA's June COTM 2011 & March 2012

I can barely see. No key hole is the only difference?

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Why have more money than brains? Cuz RACE CAR :

Yep.

Gives it a nice clean look. About the best think next to shaved handles. The only issue I could see ( would be the same with shaved handles also) is how does one get in if the battery goes dead?

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2001 white gt coupe with enough crap to make it run mid 13's with 3 bad pistons
2002 40th GTP sedan mostly stock

Break a window, lmao

Any progress on the flip key?

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Why have more money than brains? Cuz RACE CAR :

slim jim in the trunk

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still have some work to do. always fun w/ working w/ discontinued parts

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Wow that is sweet, clean affect , you will have to do a write up

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2001 white gt coupe with enough crap to make it run mid 13's with 3 bad pistons
2002 40th GTP sedan mostly stock

i like

as long as you have the key and the trunk still has a key hole you could climb inthrough the crawl though if you are tiny like me

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97 Grand Marquis: Summer DD 99 Grand Prix GTP: Top Swap Beater

You can fit through that hole???

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2001 white gt coupe with enough crap to make it run mid 13's with 3 bad pistons
2002 40th GTP sedan mostly stock

I gotta love this GM. 2003 model is only one don't have keyhole on pass side. That's how mine got smooth look. My daily driving "2001" got one and it was ugly lol

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my 2000 had a keyless passenger side. it's a special order from the factory

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I like that look, I might have to look into it. Just gotta have an extra fob handy if the battery dies I think I can fit through "cubby" in the backseat, well maybe half of me dumb women hips

I like it, Alex, looks very clean.

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Mods: Vector ECM/TCM tune | VG Sharkfin | Volant CAI w/Amsoil Filter | Spyder Tails | GXP Rear Diffuser | Debadge | SLP Spoiler
Erebus: 2000 Grand Prix GTP Sedan
2009.5 G8 GT
GPONA's June COTM 2011 & March 2012

I mean if the car battery dies, the Rob wont matter

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2001 white gt coupe with enough crap to make it run mid 13's with 3 bad pistons
2002 40th GTP sedan mostly stock

Oh, good point there... I'm probably one of the few who has no idea how to break into her own car

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Mods: Vector ECM/TCM tune | VG Sharkfin | Volant CAI w/Amsoil Filter | Spyder Tails | GXP Rear Diffuser | Debadge | SLP Spoiler
Erebus: 2000 Grand Prix GTP Sedan
2009.5 G8 GT
GPONA's June COTM 2011 & March 2012

you could put an insulated wire (the rope kind used on the hood release) to pull the striker release rod from under the car.

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But that is in the door not on the body.

I know its not a huge thing as guys shave all the time. Just seems risky. Guess you could put an "emergency" relese for the hood under the car tho. ( jump the battery and unlock the car.)

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2001 white gt coupe with enough crap to make it run mid 13's with 3 bad pistons
2002 40th GTP sedan mostly stock

but the hood release cable is flexible so you could run it down the door to the wire loom and down the body by the tires if need be. and i will correct myself no with the rod and switch the word release striker rod w/ door lock rod

too much thinking right now, however i'd have to look on the stock handle and see which way it turns to unlock the car, they we could figure out the cable

-- Mon May 23, 2011 8:43 am --

unlocking pulls the rod up, locking pulls it down,

so if you did the cable idea it would have to have arc where the cable attaches to the rod so when the cable is pulled it will unlock that door.

however we could just do door poppers which is a button under the car that pops the striker latch to open the door. since locks are unnecessary on a shaved vehicle. (this is where my idea came from)

so option a would cost $5 and some ingenuity
option b 30 2 autoloc ( http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/how-do- ... 72223.html )

^^^ that site says something about a cable in the mirror. and since the mirrors are easy to pop the glass out of you could technically hide it there???

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yeah no problem eather

but you have seen me i am 5' 6" and only 126 lbs

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97 Grand Marquis: Summer DD 99 Grand Prix GTP: Top Swap Beater

true you are a little shit..

any up dates or better pics on the prodject?

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2001 white gt coupe with enough crap to make it run mid 13's with 3 bad pistons
2002 40th GTP sedan mostly stock

My problem with hiding a popper is that if someone knows what to look for, they'll get your car open super easy.

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^^^ which is why if i do make the rod cable, i will only show how to attach it to the lock and use it to unlock the door, no mounting locations at all.

also a security box could be welded in or bolted w/ the lock cylinder from the car. so you'd need your car keys to unlock the unlocker

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Never thought of that.

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I like all clean look but I'm leaving the keyhole alone on driver side only for just a case of battery dead. This trunk lid will shaved someday.

Or ask tow service/AAA guy to unlocked for you lol

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