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Old Feb 14, 2007 | 10:07 PM
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I have my doors off of my 69 and I would like to add power actators to them so that I can have remote locks. There is not much room to add the actuators and I am sure that I will need to cut out some metal. My question is where were they mounted on the doors on 77 models? Anybody got a good picture?


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Old Feb 15, 2007 | 09:18 AM
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There are some excelent pics on what you are looking for. Do an archives search.
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Old Feb 15, 2007 | 09:23 AM
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Actually '78 was the first year for power locks.
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Old Feb 15, 2007 | 07:56 PM
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i have a late model C3, seems to be alot of what if's & why's as to my window and lock mechanism.I have manual door locks and windows and i am grateful.... I say this because of issues with the lock mechanism and window seal issues.There are several pivot point in my setup which i recently lubed.Passenger is already stiff again, maybe a clip has failed, but its not the first issue i've had. You know your car but i think a change to electric is gonna haunt you...good luck with your decision whichever you choose
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Here is a pic of one modded for a 73.


Hope this helps.
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Old Feb 15, 2007 | 10:40 PM
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Here is a pic of one modded for a 73.


Hope this helps.
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That is awesum thanks a bunch! I will give it a try as soon as I get the parts together.

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