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Old Sep 15, 2006 | 03:36 AM
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Can anyone post a pic of the drivers side deck lid latch, that is under the chrome bezel... My latch works but is missing the lever to release the pin, and I am trying to locate one or have one made...TIA!
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Old Sep 15, 2006 | 10:24 AM
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Can anyone post a pic of the drivers side deck lid latch, that is under the chrome bezel... My latch works but is missing the lever to release the pin, and I am trying to locate one or have one made...TIA!
The latches are the same with the exception of being right and left. You should be able to use the pin on the RH latch as a pattern for the left side.
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The latches are the same with the exception of being right and left. You should be able to use the pin on the RH latch as a pattern for the left side.
so it should be like an image in the mirror, I had one made exactly the same as the passenger side and could not get it to work..Any ideas were I can buy this?
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I would check with some used Corvette parts vendors.
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here's a pic of the left latch that i purchased from corvette central p/n 543045(L). not sure if you can can just buy the lever part

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Originally Posted by wnjlt1
here's a pic of the left latch that i purchased from corvette central p/n 543045(L). not sure if you can can just buy the lever part

That's exactly what I was looking for, thanks a bunch... going to be looking at corvette centrals website for this...might as well order the whole assembly new..
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They show up on ebay every once in a while too. The major suppliers have them, but I think they are refurbished originals rather than new.

Good Luck.
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