Rear door handles in the front

[martin308]

Hey I scored some rear door handles for my legacy on the weekend and tried to pop them in the front as I read about on here a couple of years ago.

Having major difficulty getting the second screw in to secure it in place How has everyone else done this, the screw is behind the arm for the window and seems to impossible to screw up by hand and no tools fit in there to get it done up Apart from that everything is all sweet with the mod and looks good as

[subieboy]

I have seen two methods:

1) change the screw for a flat/ground down nut

2) plate was made up, screwed into the blocked one, and new mount made, I think it was one plate attached to handle and one to mounting point, then they were screwed together...

[sickmatesick]

how come you do this? for button entry or something?

[Koom]

 sickmatesick said:

how come you do this? for button entry or something?

Yep, makes it that wee bit harder to break in.

[Joker]

minus key lock (notorious weakpoint for entry)

assume you are doing BG/BD?

[Guest]

I shall be doing this soon, once I find time to paint the handles to match... damn yellow never find any spares in it

[mazdahard]

 arsenal69 said:

I shall be doing this soon, once I find time to paint the handles to match... damn yellow never find any spares in it

same but blue is way easier to find haha i saw a number palte for you yesterday it was YLWSUB

[zarnah]

rear door handles in the front? why? what model legacy we talking here?

[Guest]

Gen 2 BD/BG the rear handles fit in the front and as the rears don't have keyholes, a crim can't really attack the car that way

[subieboy]

 arsenal69 said:

Gen 2 BD/BG the rear handles fit in the front and as the rears don't have keyholes, a crim can't really attack the car that way

Yep it makes for much less damage that would need repairing (no screwdriver in door lock panel twist).

I have often wondered if this could also be done on BH/BE

[Koom]

 zarnah said:

rear door handles in the front? why? what model legacy we talking here?

Can also apparently be done on the BC/BF models but I haven't tried it myself (yet).

[zarnah]

hmm i gotta couple bc5 for parts at my place, might give it a go on one of them just for shits n giggles and to see if it can be done, will let you all know how it works out.......

[martin308]

cheers for the replys yeh its for a BG5. Still dont quite understand what you mean:

1) change the screw for a flat/ground down nut

2) plate was made up, screwed into the blocked one, and new mount made, I think it was one plate attached to handle and one to mounting point, then they were screwed together...

for 1) I cant actually get any tools/my hand in there! I think it was a fluke undoing it! Did you take the window assembly out as well?

for 2) not sure what you mean by this any chance you could do a drawing

[Bazza-NZ]

 Koom']

[quote name='zarnah said:

rear door handles in the front? why? what model legacy we talking here?

/quote]

Can also apparently be done on the BC/BF models but I haven't tried it myself (yet).

mate has done it to his BF, took him half a day and some metal work but got there

what is the best is when his alarm stopped working and have to get through via the boot with a boot full of stuff.....priceless

[subieboy]

 martin308 said:

cheers for the replys yeh its for a BG5. Still dont quite understand what you mean:

1) change the screw for a flat/ground down nut

2) plate was made up, screwed into the blocked one, and new mount made, I think it was one plate attached to handle and one to mounting point, then they were screwed together...

for 1) I cant actually get any tools/my hand in there! I think it was a fluke undoing it! Did you take the window assembly out as well?

for 2) not sure what you mean by this any chance you could do a drawing

1) yep the assembly was taken out

2) Its kind of an adaptor plate - basically it moves the bolt/screw hole away from being blocked - once again the mechanism was taken out/partially removed (??Is that the right phrase??) to add the adaptor plate.

Think of a strip of steel with two holes in it, one at one end attached to the door lock and another hole at the other end attached to another strip of steel thats mounted to a solid piece of steel (part of the window mechanism's unmoveable bracing from memory)... This is a good 5 or 6 years ago now tho so have a good look around for suitable mounting point.

[Treecrusher]

 subieboy said:

I have often wondered if this could also be done on BH/BE

It can be done, I have done the mod myself. Only thing is one of the screws doesn't quiet match up. (misses by half a hole). I just filed the hole a little larger and it went in perfectly.

[subieboy]

 Treecrusher']

[quote name='subieboy said:

I have often wondered if this could also be done on BH/BE

/quote]

It can be done, I have done the mod myself. Only thing is one of the screws doesn't quiet match up. (misses by half a hole). I just filed the hole a little larger and it went in perfectly.

Aah sweet. Were you the one that perchance posted something about it in the pre-meltdown forum?

[Treecrusher]

 subieboy said:

Aah sweet. Were you the one that perchance posted something about it in the pre-meltdown forum?

Na, wasn't me. I remember reading about it somewhere for the older legecys and just took a chance.

[THUNDA]

sounds like a mint idea but it probably wont detur theives

most insurance assessments i do on stolen and recovered subarus the key locks are fine, they simply pry the window open at the top, reach in and unlock the door from the inside. darn pillarless windows

[subieboy]

 THUNDA said:

sounds like a mint idea but it probably wont detur theives

most insurance assessments i do on stolen and recovered subarus the key locks are fine, they simply pry the window open at the top, reach in and unlock the door from the inside. darn pillarless windows

Yes However, this world is filled with MUPPETS that dont know that and would rather use a screwdriver on the lock or smash the window...

The mod is to deter would be muppets (not pro's)

[Joker]

looks cool too

mmm............. anything shaved is nicer!

[mazdahard]

 JoKer said:

looks cool too

mmm............. anything shaved is nicer!

amen to that