Storage compartment latch/locks
Our 2001 mallard TT has the standard 1/4 turn key locks for the outside storage compartments. As expected, one key works part of the time and the others kinda work sometimes. The key latches are cheap...
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Cautrell05 wrote:CavemanCharlie wrote:Cautrell05 wrote:
Our 2001 mallard TT has the standard 1/4 turn key locks for the outside storage compartments. As expected, one key works part of the time and the others kinda work sometimes. The key latches are cheap and easy enough to install. I was wondering is there a latch/lock I could install that would allow me to leave them unlocked but still latch? I'm not afraid of a little fab work to make them fit, Just don't know where to look for options. Thanks in advance.
Nick
I don't think all of the members have read your post correctly. Or, maybe I didn't.
Are you asking for a way to keep the storage compartments closed part time so that you do not always have to turn the key?
If so, maybe a home kitchen cabinet latch or magnet would do the trick temporarily ???
Then you can replace your key latch for when you want a more permanent closure like when going down the road.
I only have 2 outside compartments so I just leave the key in the latch until I'm ready to travel. Then I pull it out and hang it on a hook just inside the TT door where I can reach it from the ground.
Yes, you read it right. Ideally I would like some way for them to be securely closed but unlocked and then key locked when needed. One compartment already has a thumb lock plus a key lock. They other three doors are smaller and only have one lock in the center.
Humm,, If you look at the doors closely does the key locks latch bar ;on the inside of the door; turn into a special place ? On my TT the latch bar just turns over the inside lip of the door.
If this is the same way in your TT can you just drill a new hole in the door and then add a thumb lock in that hole? Leave the original key lock in place for when you want it more secure.
It may look a little funny on the outside with two latches that are not equally spaced. If this bothers you add two thumb locks equally spaced on the door near the edges and leave the key lock in the middle.
If you see what I mean. I'm not very good at explaining myself.
