That just sounds WAY too dangerous to me. The doors are close to a hundred pounds. That kind of weight "falling" without it being able to be stopped would scare the hell out of me. Think if a person wasn't inside the car all of the way... Michael Q --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Shiraz Cupala" <shiraz@xxxx> wrote: > > > I have been thinking about this for a while. I would think that it > would be better for the doors too. I imagined that to close the > system would just release all pressure in an instant and that would > cause the doors to drop rapidly on their own weight. I'm thinking > that this would avoid the unintential off axis pressure when > manually closing the doors. I can't imagine the system would take > that much room or be that complicated. > > > --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Payne" <bpayne@xxxx> wrote: > > Has anyone ever considered the use of a micro hydraulic system > much like > > that on some convertible tops? I know the PT Cruiser uses small > hydraulic > > pistons that would be of a similar size to our existing door > struts. Of > > course this wouldn't be practical as you have to find a place to > fit the > > pump and all the other hardware. > > > > I know this wouldn't be that practical considering the cost and > possible > > modifications to the door, but I think it could be done. > > > > Payne > > #2975 > > > > > > --- > > [This E-mail Scanned for viruses by Onlinemac.com] To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/