how to check where something is / Figured out sort of

[[DooD]Heavyair]

i have made a backdoor / sidelift / and rearlift for the aircraft carrier by easterbay airport

i use collision spheres to move lifts and door when player approaches but i need to put a check to see where the lifts / door are when player hits collision sphere

my problem is that if player stands on the lift it moves down but when it moves back up player hits collision sphere again and lift moves back down

i need to deactivate the collision sphere or make it do a check to see where the lift is so it will go all the way up and player can get off on aircraft carrier deck

i was thinking of just using setElementPosition on the sphere and then moving it back again on a timer but just wondered if theres a better way of doing it

heres the code

backdooropen = createColSphere ( -1465, 501, 1, 5 ) 
backdoor = createObject ( 3113, -1465.0147705078, 501.51794433594, 1.900021314621, 0, 0, 0 ) 
  
sidepanelopen = createColSphere ( -1414, 516, 16, 5 ) 
sidepanel = createObject ( 3114, -1414.5109863281, 516.51159667969, 16.721645355225, 0, 0, 0 ) 
  
rearpanelopen = createColSphere ( -1456, 501, 20, 5 ) 
rearpanel = createObject ( 3115, -1456.6696777344, 501.32189941406, 17.009790420532, 0, 0, 0 ) 
  
  
function carrierbackdooropen () 
   outputChatBox ( "open sesame" ) 
   moveObject ( backdoor, 5000, -1463.3822021484, 499.57089233398, -9.5959815979004, 0, 0, 0 ) 
   setTimer ( moveObject, 10000, 1, backdoor, 5000, -1465.0147705078, 501.51794433594, 1.900021314621, 0, 0, 0 ) 
   setTimer ( outputChatBox, 9900, 1, "close sesame" ) 
end 
  
function carriersidepanelopen () 
   outputChatBox ( "Side Panel Lowering" ) 
   moveObject ( sidepanel, 10000, -1414.5109863281, 516.51159667969, 9, 0, 0, 0 ) 
   setTimer ( moveObject, 20000, 1, sidepanel, 10000, -1414.5109863281, 516.51159667969, 16.721645355225, 0, 0, 0 ) 
   setTimer ( outputChatBox, 19800, 1, "Side Panel Rising" ) 
end 
  
  
function carrierrearpanelopen () 
   outputChatBox ( "Rear Panel Lowering" ) 
   moveObject ( rearpanel, 10000, -1456.6696777344, 501.32189941406, 9.009790420532, 0, 0, 0 ) 
   setTimer ( moveObject, 20000, 1, rearpanel, 10000, -1456.6696777344, 501.32189941406, 17.009790420532, 0, 0, 0 ) 
   setTimer ( outputChatBox, 19800, 1, "Rear Panel Rising" ) 
end 
  
  
addEventHandler ( "onColShapeHit", backdooropen, carrierbackdooropen ) 
addEventHandler ( "onColShapeHit", sidepanelopen, carriersidepanelopen ) 
addEventHandler ( "onColShapeHit", rearpanelopen, carrierrearpanelopen ) 

any ideas greatly appreciated THANX

EDIT ::

i have sorted it with setelementposition thanx for lookin