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| | | | Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 8 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 8 | Has anybody replaced the original door latches with Bear Claw latches on an AD truck and kept the stock outside handles? Specifically the turn-down style. I like the added safety of the newer latch but I would not want to give up the cool outside handles.
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1950 Chevy 3100
1953 Hudson Hornet
| | | | | Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 662 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 662 | For pushbuttons: http://www.chuckthetruck.com/page23.html Swing handles just need a little different cipher for the outside link, but the logic is the same. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 4,095 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 4,095 | in the chuckthetruck narrative he mentioned the electronic solenoids and bear claw does have a intregrated unit but they don't reccomend it for trucks i don't know why and i will research it further when i get to the point i install the bear claw. i want to suicide my doors, i have always wanted those type of doors and i can't afford another car with them so my truck is it. ron
Ron, The Computer Greek I love therefore I am.1954 3100 Chevy truckIn the Gallery 2017 Buick Encore See more pix1960 MGA Roadster Sold 7/18/2017
| | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,832 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,832 | Example of bear claw latches on an AD: www.msnusers.com/evanscars
Evan
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