RE: door launchers

[darryl@xxxx]

<<Dan's only caution was to NOT use any existing wiring. 
Run a separate wire to the actuators. They draw a 
bunch of current. Dan felt that the reason the long 
promised Zilla door launchers had not yet hit the 
streets was because of Bob's insistence that no wiring 
be changed; ie, plug & play.>> 

Since I've probably sold and installed more of these than anyone else I guess I 
need to once again correct the misinformation being repeated. Remote door 
openers (not "launchers" - this isn't NASA) are fairly easy to install but the 
wiring is a little tricky. There is absolutely no reason to run separate 
wires - there are actually two ways to wire them using existing wiring, and 
motorized actuators draw very little current, unlike heavy solenoids. As for 
which actuators, the PD-1 from Dakota Digital or similar from Auto-loc work 
great. And in spite of what others claim the failure rate in some 15 years of 
selling them is ZERO! Not one failure or complaint. Why Bob Z. endlessly 
postpones and insists on using solenoids, with their added weight and high 
current draw, is beyond me. These work, and have been available for years. I 
have kits on my website, but to be honest anyone with a little ingenuity can do 
it yourself with off-the-shelf parts. And in my semi-retired-from-DeLorean 
state I'm losing interest in supplying them. I will, however, supply 
instructions for $15.00 postage included. 

Darryl Tinnerstet 
Specialty Automotive 
delorean-parts.com



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