56 door lock question
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56 door lock question
Hi folks, I am working on a 56 F100 cab. Started on the LH door on the weekend and noticed there is no hole for the lock and absolutely no evidence of there ever being one. There is a hole in the RH door though. This is a LHD cab I imported from the US around 3 years ago, so no local content need be considered.
Any clues?
thanks.
Any clues?
thanks.
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They didn't have them in those days. None of that foo foo **** back then, no sir!
Basically, the driver would lock the door from inside and then slide across and exit from the passenger side if needing to lock the truck for some strange reason.
Basically, the driver would lock the door from inside and then slide across and exit from the passenger side if needing to lock the truck for some strange reason.
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The rationale for having only one outside lock on the passenger side was that many states had laws that prohibited a driver from exiting the vehicle on the road side. If the driver was only getting out on the curb side then there was a need for only one lock access on that side. They also felt that if the driver could not lock the truck from the road side of the vehicle then he would be forced to use the proper "curb" side door.
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Charlie was dead on. I have an addition: I read (somewhere I don't recall where...perhaps HAMB) that the gentleman driver was supposed to exit the vehicle on his side and have his lady lock his door from the inside. Then said gentleman was supposed to go around and open the door for said lady then close and lock the passenger door behind them. How chivalrous! 
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You can add a lock if you want. A number of venders sell kits for both doors or both doors and the ignition. The kit I used from Mid-Fifty's came with a template for marking the door.
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Hi folks, I am working on a 56 F100 cab. Started on the LH door on the weekend and noticed there is no hole for the lock and absolutely no evidence of there ever being one. There is a hole in the RH door though. This is a LHD cab I imported from the US around 3 years ago, so no local content need be considered.
Any clues?
thanks.
Any clues?
thanks.
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From: Perth, Australia
The good news here is your passenger side is our drivers side, and you should be able to find a LH "passenger" door local to you with the lock installed factory. Find one of those and you're good to go. If you find a big stash of them, you could set yourself up as an exporter of LH locking doors and make a fortune.
Anyway, I will probably just leave it as it is and use remote locking.
Just happy to know the reasoning behind it all.
cheers.
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This leads me to suspect that's why these old truck seats are so badly worn out, it all that butt sliding. lol