RV Door Keys??

[wesdevoe]

I recently lost my RV door keys and was in process of hving them replaced by GS service call to locksmith. My neighbor with a different model of Coach tried to open my door and low and behold it opened. I was tolds by a senior RV er that all RV door keys/Lock are universal and only the dead bolt is unique to a particular coach. I find this hard to believe -- any ideas???

[Bumpyroad]

kidkasha wrote:
Has anyone have the door key and deadbolt the same. I was thinking of having it done. Do you see any problem

no, one key works both of mine. why not?
bumpy

[Big_Katuna]

My Trimark has a different keyway for the locks; the keys won't fit in the other lock. You might be able bug a compatible button.

[kidkasha]

Has anyone have the door key and deadbolt the same. I was thinking of having it done. Do you see any problem

[Big_Katuna]

There are at least three manufacturers of RV door locks; Fasted (FIC), Trimark and Bauer and now the cheap Chinese clones are arriving and they are junk. They all do their locks differently and have changed how they key them through the years.

Its usually possible to add a residential deadbolt to the entrance and you can have it repinned to match your house door, so one less key to carry.

You can buy new plugs for your storage compartments online at websites like rvlocksandmore.com, etc.

They are very easy to pick no matter which pinning you have and they can easily pried open. I actually leave mine unlocked in campgrounds. The damage to the doors would be a bigger pain than replacing a few chairs or a campstove.

[jerseyjim]

Double post. Don't know why..............

[jerseyjim]

There's only so many "combinations" for keys out there. Like mentioned above...I would rather have a bad guy steal what little is in the RV...then have the door destroyed. Probably cheaper.

[Scottiemom]

We had become accustomed to only using the deadbolt to lock the motorhome and we each kept that key on our keyrings and the other full sets of keys in the coach. Took it in for service one time and after we paid and went to get into the coach, the "other" lock was locked. Bummer. We went back inside and a tech came out to look at the lock. He radioed back to someone in the shop and said, "Uh Dave can you bring a "D" key out to the motorhome in the front lot? That's when we found out there are a limited numbers of the same keys for that lock. The deadbolts are different however. We have also learned that this is common practice at service lots to only lock that common lock because they do have the keys for them.

Dale

[D_E_Bishop]

The dead bolt in our front door was a VERY CHEAP copy of the standard entry level Kwikset Residential deadbolt and was becoming worn, so I changed the deadbolt to a mid-priced Schlege deadbolt. A perfect fit in the door, including the 1" round, drive in bolt. I did have to drill the hole for the bolt about a half inch deeper into the square steel framing stud. I keyed it to match the entry door for our house and condo. I did have to remove the stupid "one handed" installation pieces because they wouldn't slip into the fiberglass door skin. One less ket on the keyring.

[Bumpyroad]

K Charles wrote:
On our last TT the door key was the same as the dead bolt

same on my TT. they were recalled by FIC who sent a "master key" to it must be hundreds/thousands of people in the recall. and I changed out the 751s on the compartments immediately on mine.
bumpy

[dougrainer]

Bill & Kate wrote:
This web site sells replacement keys for most RV locks and explains how the various manufacturer's key systems work. They also sell more secure versions of locks, or you can have a local locksmith install more secure locks. Personally, there is not that much valuable stuff in out trailer, and if someone is going to steal something, I would rather that they get in easily, and they not destroy the door in the process ....RV Keys

The key's that people worry about are NOT available from this website without the purchaser verifying WHO and how they are allowed to purchase this key according to the disclaimer on this website. Doug

[wny_pat1]

But there are some RV manufacturers who do not use those cheap, all the same, RV keys. I can't even buy the blanks for my motorhome's locks at a RV store. Have to go back to the manufacturer or a locksmith. Hardware stores do not even carry them!

[chuckftboy]

Probably not a big issue. I seldom ever use the door or cargo locks except when we sleep. No problems yet.

[Bill___Kate]

This web site sells replacement keys for most RV locks and explains how the various manufacturer's key systems work. They also sell more secure versions of locks, or you can have a local locksmith install more secure locks. Personally, there is not that much valuable stuff in out trailer, and if someone is going to steal something, I would rather that they get in easily, and they not destroy the door in the process ....RV Keys

[dougrainer]

The Entry Door key has numerous different combinations. The PROBLEM, is simple, they do Make "master" keys for the doors, that are ONLY supposed to be available to RV dealer/service techs. But, some dealers, when they have NO door key or it is lost, give the customer the "master". They do NOT tell the rv'er it is a master. Until he tries it on another door with the same model lock assbly. Compartment door locks are all the same as long as the locks are the same brand/model. The DEADbolt, either the RV type or the household type will have hundreds of different keys and there are NO masters for those. Doug