door lock only on passanger side ?
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door lock only on passanger side ?
a good buddy of mine has a 58 f100 and it only has a door lock on the pasanger side. why is that. we have had it at shows and asked alot of people and get alot of answers. but not sure witch one is the right one. does any one know the true reason for that. 
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door lock only on passanger side ?
Bustinloose, the only reason I've heard of that even sort of makes any sense was that the manufacturers were trying to keep people from opening (from the outside) a locked door from the traffic side (drivers side) of a vehicle when parallel parked on the road and so preventing someone from getting "clipped/hit" by a passing car. Seems logical but not 100% as to the accuracy of the explanation. Perhaps someone else can shed some more light on it.
Kevin
P.S. The replacement door I got for my 56 is the same way but I think the "Custom Cab" had locks on both doors because my original drivers door had a lock in it.
Kevin
P.S. The replacement door I got for my 56 is the same way but I think the "Custom Cab" had locks on both doors because my original drivers door had a lock in it.
Last edited by Kecky; May 16, 2003 at 11:42 PM.
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door lock only on passanger side ?
My 57 custom cab has the locks on both sides. I also had a 59 that wasn't a custom cab and it only had the lock on the pasanger side. I also herd same as above and makes sense to me also.
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door lock only on passanger side ?
Bustinloose,
That's right. I looked into it re: my '59 Styleside. The theory was to get people to enter/exit the vehicle on the passenger side, away from traffic.
Personally, I find it inconvenient, so I got a replacement door lock, flipped it over, used it as a template, and installed it on the driver's side. Why? 'Cuz I can and 'cuz I wanted to!!!
Daryl
PS- if you check out my "view users gallery", I think the last picture shows the driver's side door lock: 'ow'd e do dat???
That's right. I looked into it re: my '59 Styleside. The theory was to get people to enter/exit the vehicle on the passenger side, away from traffic.
Personally, I find it inconvenient, so I got a replacement door lock, flipped it over, used it as a template, and installed it on the driver's side. Why? 'Cuz I can and 'cuz I wanted to!!!
Daryl
PS- if you check out my "view users gallery", I think the last picture shows the driver's side door lock: 'ow'd e do dat???
