Door poppers
Hotshot
Joined: Nov 2000
Posts: 11,591
Likes: 14
From: Pflugerville, tx
I put them in the lower corner at the latch side of the door.
make sure to mount the little protection plate on the door.
and if you haven't painted, the place I found my door pulls had a great safety,
run 2 wires from the connection to the door wire to some spot outside the cab, where you can connect a small battery to fire the door pull motor in case of dead big battery.. rather than a cable.. make sure the hot side is on the pull side of any fuse.
sam
Thread Starter
|
FTE Legend
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 283,563
Likes: 8,231
From: northwestern Ontario
with bear claws you aren't supposed to need poppers.. yeh right..
I put them in the lower corner at the latch side of the door.
make sure to mount the little protection plate on the door.
and if you haven't painted, the place I found my door pulls had a great safety,
run 2 wires from the connection to the door wire to some spot outside the cab, where you can connect a small battery to fire the door pull motor in case of dead big battery.. rather than a cable.. make sure the hot side is on the pull side of any fuse.
sam
I put them in the lower corner at the latch side of the door.
make sure to mount the little protection plate on the door.
and if you haven't painted, the place I found my door pulls had a great safety,
run 2 wires from the connection to the door wire to some spot outside the cab, where you can connect a small battery to fire the door pull motor in case of dead big battery.. rather than a cable.. make sure the hot side is on the pull side of any fuse.
sam
Hotshot
Joined: Nov 2000
Posts: 11,591
Likes: 14
From: Pflugerville, tx
Does your poppers interfere at all with the alinement of your doors as it seems the springs in the poppers are rather strong.I was hoping that the weatherstripping would give enough spring to pop the doors, I guess not. Did you mount the poppers on the doors or the rocker panel? Good tip on the safety if the bettery goes dead, thanks.
be careful there isn't much room here. . a round headed screw holding the popper to the rocket will scratch the door
Sam
Thread Starter
|
FTE Legend
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 283,563
Likes: 8,231
From: northwestern Ontario
You have a very nice truck, BB Chevy most make it motivate quite nicely. Do you think the weather stripping is enough to push the doors out, do you have to slam the door to fully latch the door. Just curious as to all the particulars of operation.
Trending Topics
Senior User
Joined: Feb 2010
Posts: 380
Likes: 4
From: Del City, OK
don't know if the weatherstripping is what does but but doors shut easily. heck they are easier to shut than the ones on my 2003. thanks for the compliment on the truck doing something on it every day it seems. hope to get new paint and new interior in july or aug. these are latches i used http://www.triquemfg.com/altman_easy_latches.php
FTE Stories
Ford Trucks for Ford Truck Enthusiasts
2027 Ford Super Duty Buyer's Guide (Every Model, Engine, & Package)
Brett Foote
Top 10 Ford Truck Tragedies
Joe Kucinski
AEV FXL Super Duty - the Super Duty Raptor Ford Doesn't Make
Brett Foote
Lobo Vs Lobo: Proof the F-150 Lobo Should Be Even Lower!
Michael S. Palmer
Ford's 2001 Explorer Sportsman Concept Looks For a New Home
Verdad Gallardo
10 Best Ford Truck Engines We Miss the Most!
Joe Kucinski
2026 Shelby F-150 Off-Road: Better Than a Raptor R?
Brett Foote
2027 Super Duty Carhartt Package First Look: 12 Things You NEED to Know!
Michael S. Palmer
10 Most Surprising 2026 Ford Truck Features!
Joe Kucinski
Hotshot
Joined: Nov 2000
Posts: 11,591
Likes: 14
From: Pflugerville, tx
the gasket material could be 1/2 the size.. and its smaller than the stock stuff.
sam
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
sofob0909
1999 - 2016 Super Duty
5
Aug 24, 2016 01:50 PM
Don Vito
1948 - 1956 F1, F100 & Larger F-Series Trucks
65
Jun 8, 2016 10:39 AM
Gatrfanzz
Explorer, Sport Trac, Mountaineer & Aviator
1
Mar 9, 2009 08:55 PM
