Locking a door with no lock?
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Locking a door with no lock?
So is there a way to do this? My driver door has no lock like alot of others and I was reading that it was a "safety" thing that Ford was doing so that you didn't have to enter from the St. side when getting into the truck.
Can I lock my door from the inside? I can crawl out and lock the passenger side, then just pull the handle to open the driver side? Or is it easier to just cut the door and put a lock on that side. . .
Can I lock my door from the inside? I can crawl out and lock the passenger side, then just pull the handle to open the driver side? Or is it easier to just cut the door and put a lock on that side. . .
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On my 56: Push down on the drivers door handle with the door closed. That locks it. Then slide out the passenger side. Lock that one with the key from the outside. On mine you turn it toward the bed to lock. Reverse the procedure to get in from the passenger side.
I have to keep mine locked at school (late at night) to keep students from taking my laptop and my books (test, tools, etc.). Plus people are just generally nosey with an old truck.
I have to keep mine locked at school (late at night) to keep students from taking my laptop and my books (test, tools, etc.). Plus people are just generally nosey with an old truck.
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Push down on the Door Handel of the drivers door, then slide across the seat exiting out the Passenger Door & it does Not take a Lot of Pressure to lock it, strong-arm tactics are not neccessary.
It's not just Something the Ford did & it was an Option to have Locks on the doors of a truck to begin w/, as they were a Commercial Vehicle, from all auto makers.
If you look it up, the majority of the states Still have it on Their Law Books that it is "Illegal" to Exit on the Driverside INTO Traffic when Parallel Parked.
If you look under the Weather Stripping you'll see a Slot for the Spring Steele Retaining Clip that will Hold the Lock in-place is actually there.
So it'd be Rather easy to Pop your other lock off the Passenger Door, make a Pattern of the Hole & Location, make a Matching Hole in the Drivers Door, then you wou'd be able to Install a lock there as well.
It's not just Something the Ford did & it was an Option to have Locks on the doors of a truck to begin w/, as they were a Commercial Vehicle, from all auto makers.
If you look it up, the majority of the states Still have it on Their Law Books that it is "Illegal" to Exit on the Driverside INTO Traffic when Parallel Parked.
If you look under the Weather Stripping you'll see a Slot for the Spring Steele Retaining Clip that will Hold the Lock in-place is actually there.
So it'd be Rather easy to Pop your other lock off the Passenger Door, make a Pattern of the Hole & Location, make a Matching Hole in the Drivers Door, then you wou'd be able to Install a lock there as well.
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Originally Posted by Col Flashman
......If you look under the Weather Stripping you'll see a Slot for the Spring Steele Retaining Clip that will Hold the Lock in-place is actually there.
So it'd be Rather easy to Pop your other lock off the Passenger Door, make a Pattern of the Hole & Location, make a Matching Hole in the Drivers Door, then you wou'd be able to Install a lock there as well.
So it'd be Rather easy to Pop your other lock off the Passenger Door, make a Pattern of the Hole & Location, make a Matching Hole in the Drivers Door, then you wou'd be able to Install a lock there as well.
It would make it a lot easier at school for me.
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Everything is there all ready on the inside of the door from the factory, all you need to do is make the Proper Shaped Hole & Acquire a dulicate Lock & re-pin it to fit your Key.
I plan on doing this myself, that's how I know about it.
I plan on doing this myself, that's how I know about it.
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Like the Colonel said. I did this on my 53. Well I did not cut the hole, I had a friend who had already done his cut the hole. Sure like having a keyhole on drivers door. Joe
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I installed one on my drivers door (56) it was a simple project and well worth it for the convienience (sp?) I drive it to work every day (to a high school) Midfifty sells the lock, as do others. They include a template, I took off the other side and made my own template (more accurate) and drilled and filed carefully..
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Why didnt I know about the locking the door and crawling out the side before?!
I love Ford and all.. but what were they thinking? Whats the point of locking the drivers side from inside the truck, then crawling out the passenger side?
Can anyone explain that logic to me?
I love Ford and all.. but what were they thinking? Whats the point of locking the drivers side from inside the truck, then crawling out the passenger side?
Can anyone explain that logic to me?
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I'll try the pushing the handle to lock it and see how that works for me. I will prob, eventually just get a lock on that side. People are nosey with old trucks, and ballsy enough to just open your door to check it out. I hate coming back to my truck and seeing handprints on the windows from people peering in. It doesn't happen all the time, but you can tell when you see lil smudgy prints. =)
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I don't really think it was a safety thing. I think it was all about economics. If it was for safety then I guess Ford was saying they don't care about the rich guys that could afford to buy the Deluxe models ('53-'54) or Custom Cabs ('55-'56) that had the driver door locks. Or were the drivers of Custom cabs smarter than the plain Jane (standard cabs) drivers and knew how to look before they exited through the driver's door? No, I believe the it was a matter of economics so Ford could keep the price down on the standard cab models so they would be cheaper in price than the competition.
What else did the Custom Cabs or Deluxe Cabs have that Standard Cabs did not? Passenger side sun visors, more foam padding in the seat, fiberglass insulation above the headliner, an acoustical headliner (with small holes in the center section), more chrome or stainless, etc. So I believe it was not for safety but for cost cutting.
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What else did the Custom Cabs or Deluxe Cabs have that Standard Cabs did not? Passenger side sun visors, more foam padding in the seat, fiberglass insulation above the headliner, an acoustical headliner (with small holes in the center section), more chrome or stainless, etc. So I believe it was not for safety but for cost cutting.
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Originally Posted by abe
So I believe it was not for safety but for cost cutting.
abe
abe
Deleting one of the locks may have been for cost cutting, however, to install the only lock on the passenger side was for safety rerasons.
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Originally Posted by jeff5683
Why didnt I know about the locking the door and crawling out the side before?!
I love Ford and all.. but what were they thinking? Whats the point of locking the drivers side from inside the truck, then crawling out the passenger side?
Can anyone explain that logic to me?
I love Ford and all.. but what were they thinking? Whats the point of locking the drivers side from inside the truck, then crawling out the passenger side?
Can anyone explain that logic to me?
As it has the Explination as to WHY it was Done, so here it IS again seen as How it seems you Did Not catch it the 1st time.
"If you look it up, the majority of the states Still have it on Their Law Books that it is "ILLEGAL" to Exit on the Driverside INTO Traffic when Parallel Parked."
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Logic. laws...either way its annoying. Mine is on my long list of things to add someday.
The president of a college near here (not where I work) has a state supplied tarus (sp?) 4 door. I am not sure of the year (around 2000 maybe?). It has AC and a few other things, but its a stripped down model (no power windows/locks). It only has the key lock on the drivers side of it. No key lock on the passenger side.
The president of a college near here (not where I work) has a state supplied tarus (sp?) 4 door. I am not sure of the year (around 2000 maybe?). It has AC and a few other things, but its a stripped down model (no power windows/locks). It only has the key lock on the drivers side of it. No key lock on the passenger side.