Remove front door winglets to place on rear doors?

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Probably on my own on this one, anyone had any thoughts about the possibility of removing the little so called handles on the front doors. I would like them to be like the rear doors, just a personal thing...............
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Probably on my own on this one, anyone had any thoughts about the possibility of removing the little so called handles on the front doors. I would like them to be like the rear doors, just a personal thing...............
Happy New Year Dennis! We talked about this back in March of last year (https://www.macheforum.com/site/threads/front-door-handle-delete.4254/#post-127626) Those "winglets" aren't just added on, they are part of the door trim. Removing them would create a void and would definitely look like something is missing.
 

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I remember reading one article where it was mentioned that during the prototype and testing phase of the vehicle they had the same, or very similar, handles on the rear doors as the fronts. Since nobody bothered using them and they always just grabbed the door and pulled it open, Ford removed them for the production vehicle and put the rubber piece on the door to improve the feel of opening it. In the same article they also mentioned that the handles on the front doors did not impact efficiency or aerodynamics at all because they were in the "wake" of the sideview mirrors for aero purposes.

Sorry, I know this doesn't help OP with their question about adding them...but it is my understanding of why they are not there in the first place.
 
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I remember reading one article where it was mentioned that during the prototype and testing phase of the vehicle they had the same, or very similar, handles on the rear doors as the fronts. Since nobody bothered using them and they always just grabbed the door and pulled it open, Ford removed them for the production vehicle and put the rubber piece on the door to improve the feel of opening it. In the same article they also mentioned that the handles on the front doors did not impact efficiency or aerodynamics at all because they were in the "wake" of the sideview mirrors for aero purposes.



Sorry, I know this doesn't help OP with their question about adding them...but it is my understanding of why they are not there in the first place.
 

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There's a reason they're called winglets, they provide lift at a certain speed. Duh...
 


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There's a reason they're called winglets, they provide lift at a certain speed. Duh...
They’re also shaped so that the .00000451 newtons of lift they provide is directed down. ;)
 

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They’re also shaped so that the .00000451 newtons of lift they provide is directed down. ;)
I had thought that they reduce the vortexes generated by the rear view mirrors to prevent cars behind us from crashing?? no?
 
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Happy new year. Misunderstanding i don`t want to put the winglets on the rear i just want to remove them. Looks like the only issue may be with replacing the window trim.
 

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Happy new year. Misunderstanding i don`t want to put the winglets on the rear i just want to remove them. Looks like the only issue may be with replacing the window trim.
In theory you could, but unlike the rear doors, there isn’t a good spot to grab on to.

I love the ergonomics of the front handles, with one hand you hit the button and open the door in one motion. Very cleverly how they did it.

I also like that it keeps you from getting fingerprints everywhere.
 

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In theory you could, but unlike the rear doors, there isn’t a good spot to grab on to.

I love the ergonomics of the front handles, with one hand you hit the button and open the door in one motion. Very cleverly how they did it.

I also like that it keeps you from getting fingerprints everywhere.
I added the rear door handles from AOSK. Broke one and waiting for a replacement. Easy to install.
 

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