1946-1948 Lincoln Pushbutton Door Handle Install - When Push Comes To Shove - Tech

This allows the piece to be perfectly centered with the button escutcheon.

I then mated the two pieces together, ridding rust and centering the hole in one move.

Since the door won't have a handle to pull it open, it's necessary to install a door popper to give it a little budge.

A 3/4-inch hole was drilled into the rocker panel and the door popper was installed.

The last thing on the agenda is to address the ability to lock the doors. This will be done using a pair of AutoLoc remote controlled actuators.

Here's the module, wiring harness, and hardware that comes with each kit.

I attached the actuator directly to the door lock mechanism on the latch itself...

...and then mounted the actuator directly to the door.

The corresponding wires from the actuator wire directly to the module and on to the wiring harness, which we'll cover in a few months when we wire up the truck.