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      10-04-2011, 11:00 AM   #18
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Originally Posted by cliffhopper View Post
Seems like that's only foolproof if it's mechanically linked to the door mechanism, if it's electronic I would expect it to fail within a year or two. Hell even if it's mechanical it probably has a cam arm that's in the door, and they'll make it out of plastic which will snap. One day, "oh no, how did my door dent that car? Oh well..."
Right...it has a cable with a push/pull sleeve it slides in. And I can think of NO manufacturer that ever built a car that didn't want some sales of parts after the big sale of the car. That is just business mindedness.
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