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Door lock

in Improving your pride and joy and how to fix things Wed Nov 17, 2021 9:11 am
by Ned Skelton (deleted)
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I have had a problem in sourcing a replacement lock for my Familia because the door is thicker than the standard locks for sale and almost no one seemed interested in obtaining one for a 31mm thick door with a 10mm spacer under the inner lock. I finally made my own strike plate (see pic) that fits10mm closer to the door so I could remove the 10mm spacer under the inner handle allowing a standard lock to be fitted across a 31mm gap. (The darker strike plate is the one I made and before deburring20211116_102908.jpg - Bild entfernt (keine Rechte) and painting). This design meant that the latch would not quite extend fully so I filed off 2mm from the latch point so that the latch would then extend fully and allow locking. This fix has saved me £85 by buying a standard lock. I would like to thank Grant Finlay from Knowe Park Caravans who went totally out of his way to help me and then Claire from Kool Classics.


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RE: Door lock

in Improving your pride and joy and how to fix things Wed Nov 17, 2021 9:19 am
by eribaMotters | 5.585 Posts

Welcome Ned and a nice job. Good to see no chatter marks on the csk holes as well. I'm sure your skills are going to come in handy again.
Colin


aka Oscar - Audi A3 1.5 petrol _ ex 430, 552, camplet trailer tent, 310, now a nice white 2017 430.
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