Perform this at you own risk, I will not be held responsble for screw ups.

Are you tired of cruising with you arm out the window and hitting the door lock. Doesn't feel to good. Well here is the answer to that, plus it looks pretty sweet.

This will show you how to shorten the locks and make them flush when the doors are locked.



The tools you will need:
Phillips Head Screwdriver
Dremel
Metal Grinding Dremel Bit
Small Sanding Disc Dremel Bit

1. First step is to remove your door panels.

2. Once you have removed your door panel, unsrew the plastic lock from the metal lock latch.



3. Use the Metal Grinding bit with the Dremel and grind 1/4" (more or less) off of each metal rod.



4. Now take each plastic lock and cut or grind off 1/2" (more or less) to make sure the lock will go completely down.



*Note: You'll now want to put the plastic lock back on the metal rod to check for fit, by locking and unlocking the door before you put the door panel back on.



5. Once you determine that everything fits and locks, put the door panels back on and enjoy the new look.



Hope someone gets some use from this. I know I love this mod, and it was so simple. All questions about it are welcome.

 

Nice write up. I know a couple of guys did this a few years back - Superfreestyle comes to mind - who got it from someone or other - but no one ever bothered to take the pictures for those not so DIY enabled.

http://www.deepsouthscions.com/forum...opic.php?t=424

no "how to" pics. that guy is on here too (which is hwo I knew about that site)

 

very nice...I may just do this

 

Looks how it should have from the factory I didn't know car companies still put the door locks up on the doors until I bought my xB

 

Me likey, good job.

 

HEY ! Nice DIY, never heard of anyone who done it in here, really innovative for me....!

Eric

 

that is not the best way to do it..... i did mine differently... mine can be converted back to stock 100%....never got enough interest to do a DIY with pics

 

I'm curious how you did it so that it could be returned to stock? If you would mind posting the steps, I would love to know. I don't need pictures seeing as I have already done this, as the pictures above show. But I would like to know how you went about doing it. Maybe others would like to know how to do it without cutting and grinding.

 

take the white retainer and flip it..... i think i used a 15/32 drill bit and drilled the hole in the ***** deeper (almost through the top but not) then put them back on and adjusted all to desired height.

 

Cool, thanks for letting me know. Now everyone has an option of how they can do it.

 

you can also drill out the hole in the plastic lock piece & it will sit lower & sit just about flush, & then if you don't like it you can just go & buy new Plastics ($10 ea), instead of having to try to extend the rod.

 

Or you can put on the SuperFa Lighted Locks!

 

Well I never plan to put mine back to stock, so i am very happy with the way I did it.

 

What do you mean take the white retainer and flip it? Is the rod threaded?
Thanks.

 

the white retainer will not let the ***** go down any further than factory locked position but if you flip them then there are perfect ..... the rod is threaded...... i didnt tap mine out further, i just held the rod with pliers and tightened her on down.....

 

I will take a look at that mod when my new speakers come in and I have the door pannels off.
Thanks,

 

speakers eh?

 

oh yeah, duh, you could do those. I love my set.

 

don't mean to rain on everybodys fun, but wouldn't it be kinda hard if your battery all of a sudden dies... with your door locks to short to grab and the power out to pop them up or put the windows down.... what would you do?

 

anyone who does this mod will figure out the secret...... there is a very easy way, no harder than normal.... but i'm not telling....