coach basement door locks
Any suggestions on how to better secure or replace the door locks myself?
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For starters, every RV has the same basement door locks. They're all opened with a CH751 key which is readily available at any hardware store. But there's a skeleton key that crooks use. Its called a crow bar. Then you have to replace the lock AND the door.
But a friend of mine is a locksmith and I had the same concerns. He removed the lock, added another washer to the string of spacers in the lock and then filed the shoulders of my keys down by the same amount. The result? I had locks with CH751 marked on them, but I have the only two keys that work.
That still doesn't solve the crook's skeleton key. (Crow bar). So, pay attention to where you park. An RV park with a single entrance/exit road. A locked gate at the entrance is a bonus, but pretty rare. Wally World is pretty safe because of the amount of traffic. But they don't all allow overnight parking. If you leave your RV to shop anywhere, cover all the windows and turn a portable radio on. Crooks hate witnesses. Finally, don't store anything valuable in the large rear compartments. If some crook wants my stinky slinky that bad, he's welcome to it. I keep an unused spare inside.
But a friend of mine is a locksmith and I had the same concerns. He removed the lock, added another washer to the string of spacers in the lock and then filed the shoulders of my keys down by the same amount. The result? I had locks with CH751 marked on them, but I have the only two keys that work.
That still doesn't solve the crook's skeleton key. (Crow bar). So, pay attention to where you park. An RV park with a single entrance/exit road. A locked gate at the entrance is a bonus, but pretty rare. Wally World is pretty safe because of the amount of traffic. But they don't all allow overnight parking. If you leave your RV to shop anywhere, cover all the windows and turn a portable radio on. Crooks hate witnesses. Finally, don't store anything valuable in the large rear compartments. If some crook wants my stinky slinky that bad, he's welcome to it. I keep an unused spare inside.
