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68_c10_on20s · 01-14-2003, 04:01 PM

well i just finished shaving my handles now i need a kit to open em im lookin for a kit that has an alarm and will unlock the doors and pop em open too im not sure what i got into but i dont have any more handles so i need to finish it up now anyone know of any good kits please let me know....Steve

my new 72 · 01-14-2003, 04:27 PM

Check this out. It may be what you are looking for. http://www.a1electric.com/popdoor.htm

lotik · 01-14-2003, 04:28 PM

i have a kit from, http://www.customclassic.com but i haven't installed it yet. it looks like a good kit from the parts and instructions. the price is very affordable as well. you could look at autoloc as well, they work nice but kinda pricey.

nosto · 01-14-2003, 05:15 PM

I've installed the A1 kit that 'my new 72' shows above. So far it works good, but I'm still testing. I installed the solenoid directly below the latch, so there's not much leverage there.

I still haven't found a good spot for the poppers. They have a 1" X 1.25" plate on them and it doesn't look like they'll fit in the door jamb, except at the bottom. But then they would be popping on the bottom edge of the door, which isn't that strong to begin with.

Anyone have any suggestions on where to put those poppers? I was thinking about on the hinge side of the door??? But the door might be too heavy to pop from there.

Earl Junior · 01-14-2003, 06:10 PM

What all did you have to do to install the kit?

I'd be interested in seeing more pics.

Thanks!

Earl Junior · 01-23-2003, 06:32 PM

Anyone?

Did you have to pull the door apart or can you do this through the existing inspection holes?

orange72 · 01-23-2003, 06:58 PM

ive got mine set up the same way as nosto using 45# silenoids. so far no problem. pops them open great. earl jr. you have to pull the latch out of the door if thats what your wondering..theres no way to do it in the door because of all the hook up you need. i also had to notch my latch some so the cable will stay in place. theres not a whole lot to it other than some time,

still w.i.p '68 · 01-23-2003, 09:59 PM

nosto,
I saw one at a show , that had carpet on the door bottoms (like '72 s) and the popper was in the door, and contacted the jam, I had to ask were it was, because it was barely noticable..., hope this helps.

superchevy · 01-23-2003, 10:09 PM

My poppers are on the rocker panel. Only place we could find to mount them. They pop the door just enough to stick a finger in and pull the door open.
Used an Autoloc 50lb kit. Is junk. Burned one solenoid up in 2 months - the pass side and I rarely open that side. One remote included with kit refused to program - they wouldn't take it back.
The poppers they sent are crap. Came apart after 10 uses!!!
Used the shells of theirs to build some good ones.
SC

Low68 · 01-24-2003, 12:23 AM

If you are looking for an alarm kit, don't get clifford. I will come out sometimes and it won't turn off. I have to open my door and turn it off manually witht the valet code while my alarm is blaring. It is horrible to have to do that at 6 in the morning.
Good luck

01-14-2003, 04:01 PM	#1
68_c10_on20s Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Waxahachie TX Posts: 773	shaving handles well i just finished shaving my handles now i need a kit to open em im lookin for a kit that has an alarm and will unlock the doors and pop em open too im not sure what i got into but i dont have any more handles so i need to finish it up now anyone know of any good kits please let me know....Steve

01-14-2003, 04:27 PM	#2
my new 72 faster, faster, faster Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Houston ,Texas ,USA Posts: 1,354	Check this out. It may be what you are looking for. http://www.a1electric.com/popdoor.htm __________________ I'm going to Law School, wanna debate? It's good practice.

01-14-2003, 04:28 PM	#3
lotik drag it like you stole it Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Louisiana Posts: 542	i have a kit from, http://www.customclassic.com but i haven't installed it yet. it looks like a good kit from the parts and instructions. the price is very affordable as well. you could look at autoloc as well, they work nice but kinda pricey. __________________ negative camber //LA\\

01-14-2003, 05:15 PM	#4
nosto Flamin' Bass Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Galloway, NJ, US Posts: 315	I've installed the A1 kit that 'my new 72' shows above. So far it works good, but I'm still testing. I installed the solenoid directly below the latch, so there's not much leverage there. I still haven't found a good spot for the poppers. They have a 1" X 1.25" plate on them and it doesn't look like they'll fit in the door jamb, except at the bottom. But then they would be popping on the bottom edge of the door, which isn't that strong to begin with. Anyone have any suggestions on where to put those poppers? I was thinking about on the hinge side of the door??? But the door might be too heavy to pop from there. Attached Images __________________ Rick Olson /nosto/ Galloway, NJ Pics : http://community.webshots.com/user/nosto53 1972 Triumph TR6 - full resto, now with a Toyota 5-speed 1975 F**D F-100 - rusty, but reliable 1982 HD XLH-1000 1967 C-10, shortstep, 350/M21 4spd, nitrogen tank fills fast bags on 4 corners, Toyo 255/45X20s on American Eagle 221 20X8s, shaved locks and handles, antenna, fuel filler, tiny C-notch, rear fuel tank, long headers, Edelbrock, worn 600 Holley, Checkmate flush hard cover, rear pan, custom LED taillights - painted it, too! But don't like it so I'm gonna do it again!!

01-14-2003, 06:10 PM	#5
Earl Junior Cadillac power Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: North Idaho Posts: 296	What all did you have to do to install the kit? I'd be interested in seeing more pics. Thanks! __________________ Just for the record, if I'm down to my last potato, I'm not sharing it with a guy who wants to kill me so he can get a better supply of virgins in paradise. That lesson is a little thing I call Economics 101, infidel style. --Scott Adams author of Dilbert

01-23-2003, 06:32 PM	#6
Earl Junior Cadillac power Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: North Idaho Posts: 296	Anyone? Did you have to pull the door apart or can you do this through the existing inspection holes? __________________ Just for the record, if I'm down to my last potato, I'm not sharing it with a guy who wants to kill me so he can get a better supply of virgins in paradise. That lesson is a little thing I call Economics 101, infidel style. --Scott Adams author of Dilbert

01-23-2003, 06:58 PM	#7
orange72 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: huntington,texas,united states Posts: 399	ive got mine set up the same way as nosto using 45# silenoids. so far no problem. pops them open great. earl jr. you have to pull the latch out of the door if thats what your wondering..theres no way to do it in the door because of all the hook up you need. i also had to notch my latch some so the cable will stay in place. theres not a whole lot to it other than some time, __________________ 1972 chevy long bed. Currently under construction!! Bagged, 383/700r4.

01-23-2003, 09:59 PM	#8
still w.i.p '68 Dreams are free Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Hogansville Texas Posts: 546	Nosto nosto, I saw one at a show , that had carpet on the door bottoms (like '72 s) and the popper was in the door, and contacted the jam, I had to ask were it was, because it was barely noticable..., hope this helps. __________________ '68 swb fleetside originally w.i.p '68 member since 1-01 w.i.p = ( work in progress )

01-23-2003, 10:09 PM	#9
superchevy Got big-block? Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 2,453	My poppers are on the rocker panel. Only place we could find to mount them. They pop the door just enough to stick a finger in and pull the door open. Used an Autoloc 50lb kit. Is junk. Burned one solenoid up in 2 months - the pass side and I rarely open that side. One remote included with kit refused to program - they wouldn't take it back. The poppers they sent are crap. Came apart after 10 uses!!! Used the shells of theirs to build some good ones. SC __________________ '68 CST SWB factory 396/T400 buddy buckets, a/c, ps, pb '72 Corvette convertible 454/4spd/ac, ps, pb '73 GMC Sierra Grande short wide 454/T400 ps, pb, ac '77 K5 Blazer black on red, 350/T350/NP205 ps, pb, ac all original '78 GMC Sierra Classic short wide 454/T400 ps, pb, ac '72 GMC Sprint SP454. 1 of 38 built. '73 GMC Sprint SP454. 1 of 71 built. '75 GMC Sprint SP454. 1 of 25 built. SOLD! '72 GMC K25 4x4 468/4L80e/NP205 build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...23#post4324423 SOLD!'55 Chevy gasser 496/4spd build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...96#post4324396

01-24-2003, 12:23 AM	#10
Low68 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: Arizona Posts: 758	If you are looking for an alarm kit, don't get clifford. I will come out sometimes and it won't turn off. I have to open my door and turn it off manually witht the valet code while my alarm is blaring. It is horrible to have to do that at 6 in the morning. Good luck __________________ Build Thread

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