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growler_south ([personal profile] growler_south) wrote2005-04-07 09:48 am

Experimental

The Piazza/Impulse is a nice shape with some incredible attention to detail- Isuzu didnt cut many corners bringing Guiguaro's design to production.
They did, however, stuff up a few things. The doorhandles are particularly irritating, puncturing the otherwise smooth wedge-shaped panel below the keyline. And the door lock cylinder! slapped on below the door handle. Originally the Piazza was to have concealed doorlatches like the early Fiat Uno, but I guess Isuzu had a whole box of I-Mark handles to use up.

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So I'm moving them. Keeping the original handles, but shifting them up so they interrupt the keyline rather than the panel below. I'll be deleting the door lock. (I'll use the remote, and should the battery go flat I can use the tailgate lock.)

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I think the result is far more in keeping with the car's '80s futuristic look, and since Ive got a couple of spare doors to practise on, I figure why not?

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[identity profile] bleepkeeper.livejournal.com 2005-04-07 07:38 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm with [livejournal.com profile] whiskerfish: I think they'd look best gone. But since that's illegal, and since they're never going to really blend in well (and since welding across the keyline would be a big PITA), what about using something like the handles off a 350z?

[identity profile] growler-south.livejournal.com 2005-04-07 07:59 pm (UTC)(link)
The other thought was Mazda Miata handles- tiny and discreete, though theyd have to be painted first.


And you're both right, it would look best with them entirely removed... I'm wondering about a button-operated solenoid.