Door lock question.
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Door lock question.
Ok I'm new to all this. I just got a 54 panel and my boyfriend got a 56 pick up. I have a stupid question. They both have keyed door locks only on the passenger door. Did they come this way? Why?
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You should be able to just make the hole and add the lock to the passenger door. The latch mechanism should already be setup to accept the lock. MidFifty and others sell matching locksets and ignitions so you don't have to have multiple keys. 56FUN
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Or, if you are going to be replacing the driver-side door anyway, just by one from a Custom Cab. It will already have the hole in it. John 
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There are 2 more reasons as to why they came that way.
1: There were & still are Laws on the Books in most states that make it Illegal to get out on the Drivers side of Any vehicle when parrallel parked on the right hand side of the street.
2: Economy, aren't Recessions wonderful, it was a way for FoMoCo to save themselves & the consumers money. During the Orphan years, '57-'60, FoMoCo offerd 3 packages that one could purchase w/ the trucks. It was an option on the Stripped & the B package & standard A package or Custom Cab.
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1: There were & still are Laws on the Books in most states that make it Illegal to get out on the Drivers side of Any vehicle when parrallel parked on the right hand side of the street.
2: Economy, aren't Recessions wonderful, it was a way for FoMoCo to save themselves & the consumers money. During the Orphan years, '57-'60, FoMoCo offerd 3 packages that one could purchase w/ the trucks. It was an option on the Stripped & the B package & standard A package or Custom Cab.
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Originally Posted by 5150purple54
Ok I'm new to all this. I just got a 54 panel and my boyfriend got a 56 pick up. I have a stupid question. They both have keyed door locks only on the passenger door. Did they come this way? Why?
Thanks!!!!
Thanks!!!!
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Why not leave the lock off, and just add a power lock actuator inside the door? The actuators are cheap, and most car alarms have power lock outputs. I've done that on my '57. $20 for the alarm at a swap meet, $15 for the actuator, and about $10 for two relays. Most alarms come with wiring diagrams showing how to wire up the relays.
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I have found this thread really interesting in that my '48 (and my previous '56) only had locks on the left side door, which is of course the pasenger side here.
I have always assumed it was because the trucks were designed for the US (left hook) and that we just ended up with the inconvenience of a passenger side lock because Ford Australia were too cheap to re-tool to fix the problem.
I guess it turns out Ford Australia DID re-tool and deliberately inconvenienced us out of concern for our safety ( and too "save" money??)
Curiously Australian Ch$$y trucks of the same era had locks on both sides. Maybe the theory was "the only good Chevy driver is a squashed chevy driver" ???
or is it just Natural Selection at work ?
Mark
PS Before you rush out and add the extra lock consider the fact that while you are sliding out the passenger side and locking the door, your boyfriend will have plenty of time too open/close the garage, unlock the house and carry all the shopping in.......while you follow along behind carrying the truck keys. Sounds REAL convenient after all !
I have always assumed it was because the trucks were designed for the US (left hook) and that we just ended up with the inconvenience of a passenger side lock because Ford Australia were too cheap to re-tool to fix the problem.
I guess it turns out Ford Australia DID re-tool and deliberately inconvenienced us out of concern for our safety ( and too "save" money??)
Curiously Australian Ch$$y trucks of the same era had locks on both sides. Maybe the theory was "the only good Chevy driver is a squashed chevy driver" ???
or is it just Natural Selection at work ?
Mark
PS Before you rush out and add the extra lock consider the fact that while you are sliding out the passenger side and locking the door, your boyfriend will have plenty of time too open/close the garage, unlock the house and carry all the shopping in.......while you follow along behind carrying the truck keys. Sounds REAL convenient after all !