Depending on where you live, how pissy the local law enforcement are, and whether or not your vehicle is registered as a show vehicle; you may not want to go through with it
PROS:
1)Security(harder to pick the locks)
2)Smooth and Clean
3)Open your doors at the Touch of a Button(with the help of a
solenoid and a spring)
CONS:
1)Costs lots to have done
2)Costs lots to reverse if your car is ticketed for inspection by the Dept. of Trans.
3)If your battery dies you would most likely have to
cut your hood release to get to the battery
4)If you get in a serious crash they can't use the door to get you out
and they'll prolly bill you for the us of the Jaws of Life
5)thieves will ultimately smash your window because there's no replaceable
tumbler to jam a flatblade scredriver into
6)Did I mention it costs alot to reverse?
Even so, to properly "shave" your door handles you'll need the following items:
-sheet metal to weld over the hole where your handle comes out of
-a 50lb solenoid to activate the rod
-possibly a fabricated pulley system (most door solenoids are single-direction
-a remote keyless entry system or alarm system
-a heavy duty spring pin assembly (this goes at the bottom corner of your door)
-some welding and bodywork skills or a lot of money
Roughly this is how you do it:
-Remove the door panel
-Remover the door handle assembly
-Study closely how the relase rod moves
-Position the solenoid so it has the straightest possible line to the rod
-You may have to cut inside door metal
-Drill a hole for the spring pin in the door jamb corner
-Attach the cable to the solenoid and rod with provided clamps
-Use a 12v drill battery from inside your car to test the function
-Once that works right, run the wires from the solenoid in through the boot
-Connect the 2 wires to the output relay of
the unlock function of your alarm or keyless
Wrap it all up.... make sure you solder and shrink wrap all electrical connections
(this gives your work the best chance for remaining reliable)
Trust me, many people have bashed their heads against the wall and consequently have dents in their foreheads now because of a faulty electrical connection that they should have done right the first time ........
Besides if you're not confident in your 12v abilities, pay someone PROFESSIONAL to do it..... I say this because if the stuff craps out while you're out on a date... at least you can tell her to bitch at someone else.....
And having been in a shop where the other guy did shoddy work, let me tell you it's not fun when someone comes back with a defective bit of work
.... even less fun when their GIRL yells at you!!!!!
So the moral of this story is as always:
"DO IT RIGHT OR PAY SOMEONE ELSE TO DO IT"^_^
(Smell that?... it smells kind of Sticky... but not quite yet)