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eddie98

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i would like to put some special door knobs in my shop. Can't seem to find anything out there with automotive theme knobs? maybe a knob with a BMW emblem on it? Just looking for any ideas out there. haven't been able to find anything out on the web. i have a french door and 2 regular inside doors.
 
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Zeke

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Sounds like a business opportunity to me. But aren't car badges a little large for a knob/handle? Anyway, here is a place that sells shaped decal emblems you cold put on you own knob if you can turn one out of plastic or AL.
 

Ronzzr11

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Somebody mentioned on another thread, about using old pistons for door handles,maybe that could work for you.

Ron
 

1938flatty

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An old six door Mustang. "Just kidding". My wife found them on the old Internet somewhere. She mail ordered them for me.
 

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Dan in Pasadena

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They look great. I really like them. If got to make a trip to a junk yard with this idea in mind, damn you! Ha ha, just kidding of course.
 

1938flatty

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Thanks:rocker:Everyone that's comes over really gets a kick out of them. They want to grab them and push the old style button.
 

zeeke

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If you have a Hobby Lobby in your area, they carry those old car door handles. And some other car related Chevy bowtie and the Ford Oval handles for cabinets.
 

bczygan

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This is the door I would use:

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EJM02

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Maybe modify a current knob? Someday (ehemm), I plan on going to the pawn shop and getting a few matching sized small wrenches, like metric #10's or 12's and using them as my drawer pulls and cabinet knobs with a little drilling. My local pawn shop has bins upon bins of assorted small noname tools.

You could maybe tack weld some larger wrenches, or something like it to whatever you have now - or something along those lines.
 

Man+Machine

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I have been machining some brackets to mount leather straps inside car doors to use as pulls. Did some for the Gas Monkey c10 build and they turned out sick! Also done some just bolting on a piece of leather. I also love the dock cleat idea, and the wrench idea. I think this wrench picture is from another GJ member.
 

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Bighead38

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I really like that hammer door pull. The wrench one is good too. Since its GJ I wonder if that is a USA craftsman or a China craftsman. Are the Chinese wrenches acceptable for a drawer pull or does the lobster claw simply ruin the decor? Before someone has a heart attack make sure you check your sarcasm meter.

Stick shift with knob would make a cool door pull. Smaller piston could be a knob
 
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eddie98

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this are all really cool. I need knobs for a french door facing outside. the piston idea is good. wonder if someone sells those ready to mount.
 
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