Thread: Install interior door handles in roadster pickup.

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The door handles are from one of the early Mazda cars, one of the boxey looking ones, probably circa 1985 or so. You should be able to use stock model A latches on your glass roadster, but they are not as dependable as bearclaw latches, and they cost a fortune. When I got my project, the original latches were just plain wore out, and had to be replaced. As far as wipers go, they are a "must have" in Ontario. I got around the issue on my glass 27 roadster by milling a slot in a small block of aluminum, the width of my windshield glass x about 3" long, and having it stick up high enough above the glass edge to run a 1/4" shaft thru. I put a little chrome lever on the inside of the glass, and a shortened windshield wiper arm and blade on the outside of the glass. I stuck it on top of the glass windshield with some water soluble glue. The law states that you must have a windshield wiper on the drivers side, but it doesn't state that it must be motorized. After getting the car safety certified, I ran some water on it to dissolve the glue, took the stupid thing off, and thru it under the seat. I never got hassled by the cops, and I never put it back on.