89 Civic Shaved door solenioids

Im installing shaved door motors and poppers on an 89 civic hatchback.

I used regular door lock actuators (which I curretnly use everyday on my 75 coupe de ville 300 pound doors)

these actuators work great on the civic with the door open but when i close it up to test the whole setup the actuator does not seem to have enough torque to overcomethe added pressure on the latch.

I also tried one of the trunk release kit solenoids. same problem except way worse.

now i though i would just order some of the huge 35lb solenoids but  i look at the specs and the oly have 5.8" travel versus the 3/4" to 1" travel of the door lock actuators.

im sure many people have successfully oped civic doors so whats the trick? what am i overlooking here?

thanks,

J

Is that on ALL Doors?

I have had doors where the rubber seal was enough to "Pop" the door

Thanks Mo12, that s a good idea, i havd had the same experience. Ill try that as wel.

Auex: did you hook the 35 lb directly tot the door pull as usuall? only reaosn i ask is because of the throw on the solenoid.

where did you fit that on the civic door? Im assuming you had to do some sheetmetal surgery on the inner door skin?

thanks