Marked on the coupe door is the location of the hole the outer handle will fit into. Notice the location of the original lock cylinder? The Dakota locks are located in the handle, so this old lock will be removed and the hole will have to be filled. The piece I cut from the Dakota door is not large enough to cover this hole. Also, the Dakota door edge seem has a different configuration, making the handle a distance from the door edge. It will be easier to make a new outside door handle surround then it would have been to modify the Dakota skin.