Hi, considering shaving the door handles on my 52 f1, other than the obvious body work of filling in the hole how hard is this to do. I have never looked into it before or studied one at a car show. If anyone has done this please respond and give me some info pertaining this. Anyone with any inside door pics? Thanks

 

Do you want flush door handles, or no door handles and a secret push button (or even no button and all electric)?

 

I would like to have a remote door popper also a secret button just in case of battery failure either in the vehicle or the remote. I am sure I can figure it out but would just like to see it action with pictures if possible. Thanks

 

It's not of a vintage truck, but I imagine most of the process is the same:

Shaved Door Handels

And here are some parts:

Shaved Door Handles, Shaved Door Handle Kits & Door Poppers


Sorry, don't have anything directly for a '52, if I find something, I'll let you know.

 

here's mine


http://http://www.clubfte.com/users/...awlatches.html

mine will open from the outside with a hidden magnetic switch

later
John :=X06

 

I shaved the handles on mine, and use electric pulls to open the latches via remote control... I used Bearclaw latches just like John did.

I needed to use the pulley to increase the pull strength of the puller on the stubborn right door.

Sam

 

This is a fun thing to have,…….. for about three days and IMO then it is just a pain in the butt. I have it on one vehicle, wires into the doors, solenoids, and door poppers, worry about battery going dead. Fob in the wrong pocket, hands full etc. (Other then a few Lambo’s not many new cars have them). Electric locks are OK. but not door openers.
End of my bias opinions.

 

i had them on my 89 s10...made the whole thing out of junkyard parts...used electric truck releases from a taurus ran a cable like the above pic...and the for the pops some big cars came with them from the factory like caddys or lincolns/crown vics...then hid a button on the underside lip of my bedrail to pop the door....i like them and am planning on doing it to my 49

 

Me and Old F1 agree on this one. I actually "Unshaved" a previous owners shave job. Putting them back into stock config is not too easy.

If you do it, spare no expense on components. I think my truck had the Cheapazz brand kit. Bad solenoids, control modules etc will haunt you!

 

I did shave mine, I put the bear claws in the piller rather than the door, this way no wires into the door, (for poppers anyway) I plan on a manual opption as well in case of dead battery.
heres a pic
https://www.ford-trucks.com/user_gal...122861&width=0

 

now thats thinking, good idea. thanks for the time and effort to post the pics.