Smoothed rear door handles

[David]

Ok so iv got this idea in my head that i want to smooth my rear door handles off. Does anyone know if its easy to do and how i would open the doors without reaching into the back to open?

[kingy]

ive also been thinking about this, i think you would have to use some kind of popper kit or just be able to open them from the inside.

[Pompey306mark]

Poppers they do work but get good solenoids and good poppers I need to upgrade mine.

Also might want to look into the MOT side of things, people have been saying new rules says all doors to be opened of the outside.

I have had no issues in the past, but might do come Christmas.

[Slam Wagon]

I was thinking of doing this but the updates to the MOT rules this year say that all door need to have an exterior handle. Not sure if you would be able to get round it by having no rear seats, something to look into.

[Parksy87]

Surely defeat the purpose of rear doors?

[Slam Wagon]

Just because the handles are smoothed doesnt mean the doors dont still open

[Parksy87]

Nevermind......

[cjm_harris]

What rear doors?

Smooth them off and have a popper button on the outside somewhere? I know a few people that have smooth front handles and button is under the wing mirror.

[David]

Hmm didnt know about the new MOT rules soi think it would have to be a miss on this mod then shame i think it would have looked quite good.

[WiNgNuTz]

Just delock the front doors, and keep the handles on the rear....they're kinda smooth as they are, think yourself lucky they're not big chunky "almost the same size as the wing mirror" handles!

EDIT: At least yours are colour coded already, mine are still black!

[David]

if i delock my front doors then i wont be able to lock the car at all as the centrle locking is messed up

[Dan!]

if i delock my front doors then i wont be able to lock the car at all as the centrle locking is messed up

On a 306?! How bizarre....

[Jake]

Just buy a 3 door.

[David]

if i delock my front doors then i wont be able to lock the car at all as the centrle locking is messed up

On a 306?! How bizarre....

you should know they are shit Dan

find me a cheap one jake but it will be alot of work to get the bits off my one and put them on the new one

[Matt]

De handle it and buy a couple of spare doors for mot haha

[hakey]

Mines de handled all doors locks too.the mot tester will tell U the door has to have a way off openin from inside and out so just a fob like mine or by a button seen at shows.the rear under spoiler or front under wing mirrors saw this and just rang and checked made sure mine was still legal

[Eeyore]

imo de handled doors look wank! especially on a 5 door if you only do the rears!

[hakey]

I like everywhere lookin smooth side strips gone.

[ash240970]

For all you people that have the urge to de-handle your car - I just don't get it.
If you are in an accident and someone has to drag you from a burning car how the fook can you expect them to look for a popper under the mirror when they are watching you burn to death cos they have no idea how to open a blank door skin.
And what good is a door popper if one of the wires has been sheared in the crash - you deserve to burn, idiots!!!

[hakey]

Yeah TRUE I see wot U mean coz alot of ppl would b fooled by a window U couldn't possibly smash 1 of them things lol.

[Pompey306mark]

If the crash is that bad the windows would have smashed. So there is a simple enough hole from which to drag you out of.

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And to be fair I would prefer to burn to death than rather thank a muppet who does not know how to smash a window and drag me out of my own car.

[hakey]

And unless unconscious can use inside handle lol

[ash240970]

Not all windows smash in an accident in fact I took 7 car windows to the tip today and threw them in an empty skip from a height of about 12ft and none of them broke - they were all 306 windows.
I have actually pulled someone from an upside down car that was on fire so I know what I'm talking about it only takes a second for the flames to engulf a car - that's the second you realise there is no handle

[Curt]

Personally I don't like the look anyway, never have. If you feel the need to hide the rear doors... Buy a 3 door.

[hakey]

Its 1 off them things yes tht could happen but U can do tht with everything in life does tht mean its stupid and shouldn't cause not.

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Fire is not nice only 5 months ago my house electrics set alight I was in intensive car and dragged my 2 kids missus out of a window and went bk in for my dog adrenaline is an amazin thing. Has it put me off no things happen I live once and for now I do things tht are risky its the world we live in

[ash240970]

Well the new MOT regs seem to think the handles need to be there for a reason and people buying a spare set of doors for the mot may find themselves getting vehicle defect tickets off the police and insurers will probably say you're not insured if you have deliberately contravened the mot regs.

[hakey]

IV already checked mine hasn't even got button on outside done by my fob and still a pass as it states the doors have to have a opening system fob is the opening system.

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I'll also ask vosa next time I get pulled every week.

[ash240970]

I look forward to the response from you after your next tug from VOSA by next week :p

[hakey]

I will keep U informed

[hakey]

Went in2 a mot tester today read the guide lines and yes no handles are legal as long has have openining device for each door inside and out does not specify that it has to be a handle