Gonein60seconds
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Hello,
I’m in the final stages of restoring a 72 500L and all has been going rather well! The electrics was entertaining but getting there. However I am really struggling with the door locks. I have fitted all the internal mechanisms inside the door, new handles and the strike plates on the car. If I shut the door it “clicks” and will hold the door shut, but it’s not true my closed up tight. Critically you can’t lock the door by the external key or the inner push button by the bottom of the window surround. Even if you try to force it it’s not lockable. After a lot of investigating on the end of the door where the mech clicks into the check plate there are two knuckles that rotate into the car strike plate. As you push the door closed the first one rotates into the plate, and catches the door closed. It needs to click round to the second to be truly closed and lockable. I have tried adjusting the strike plate around it’s got tiny available movement. I just can’t see how to remedy things anyone else done this? Can offer advice please? Sorry for long post it’s driving me crazy!
I’m in the final stages of restoring a 72 500L and all has been going rather well! The electrics was entertaining but getting there. However I am really struggling with the door locks. I have fitted all the internal mechanisms inside the door, new handles and the strike plates on the car. If I shut the door it “clicks” and will hold the door shut, but it’s not true my closed up tight. Critically you can’t lock the door by the external key or the inner push button by the bottom of the window surround. Even if you try to force it it’s not lockable. After a lot of investigating on the end of the door where the mech clicks into the check plate there are two knuckles that rotate into the car strike plate. As you push the door closed the first one rotates into the plate, and catches the door closed. It needs to click round to the second to be truly closed and lockable. I have tried adjusting the strike plate around it’s got tiny available movement. I just can’t see how to remedy things anyone else done this? Can offer advice please? Sorry for long post it’s driving me crazy!