M109a3 rear door lock

[Dixon77]

For the M109a3 campers:
What have you done for a locking handle for the rear barn doors? I pulled the 2 floor/ceiling rods out and now I just have the handle.
Is there a direct replacement you've found that has a key lock?
Thanks!

 

[cbrTodd]

For the M109a3 campers:
What have you done for a locking handle for the rear barn doors? I pulled the 2 floor/ceiling rods out and now I just have the handle.
Is there a direct replacement you've found that has a key lock?
Thanks!

I copied off of peashooter who says in post 28 of his build thread that he copied off of someone else. But it works great and retains the security of having all 3 latches. Just make sure you cut the padlock tab off the outside so no one can lock you in.

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[muthkw25]

My dad and I cut the padlock off mine and installed a deadbolt lock and bolted a piece of steel to the metal rod inside the box. Very simple and easy.

 

[cbrTodd]

I was out by the truck today so I took a couple pictures of my lock setup. If you haven't thrown those inside rods away you could do this fairly easily. I remember it being a straight forward install.

 

[TomTime]

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I was out by the truck today so I took a couple pictures of my lock setup. If you haven't thrown those inside rods away you could do this fairly easily. I remember it being a straight forward install.

That is pretty clever. I’ll have to try and see if something like that will work on my shelter build.