Someone busted my lock
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St. Jude Donor '07
Someone busted my lock
Someone tried to break into my car and damaged the locks. So, basically I need to replace them. The passenger side door works ok, with some superficial damage. The driver side is FUBAR to the max. Are there certain locksets that are better than others? How hard is this to replace?
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Sorry to hear of your problem. The locks are not hard replace and once the door panels are removed, you'll have easy access to them. You should be able to get a set from any Vette vendor but I would recommend staying away from Ecklers as it seems they have been selling a lot of junk recently. It's possible they're still available from GM so I'd check there first. You local parts house may also have them. Good luck and be thankful they didn't tear up more of your car. 
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You got off easy. I've had other cars where thieves had tried to pry the lock out with a screwdriver(or similar tool), not to mention what it did to the surrounding bodywork. I'm very glad this is a question about lock replacement, and not a bodyshop question
The vendors carry locks, or GM Sport Salvage in San Jose might have original type locks you can have re-keyed
The vendors carry locks, or GM Sport Salvage in San Jose might have original type locks you can have re-keyed
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Sorry to hear of your problem. The locks are not hard replace and once the door panels are removed, you'll have easy access to them. You should be able to get a set from any Vette vendor but I would recommend staying away from Ecklers as it seems they have been selling a lot of junk recently. It's possible they're still available from GM so I'd check there first. You local parts house may also have them. Good luck and be thankful they didn't tear up more of your car.
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I've bought quite a bit of stuff from them during my resto, thier stuff is just as good as the other places (chinese made) so I wouldn't knock them too much. Everyone sells the same stuff, sometime's each others.
I think a lot of the other vendors sell Ecklers fiberglass parts
Burning Brakes
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the only thing i have seen is that other vendors have lower prices most of the time, and they sell the same thing made by the same people...
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It comes from experience. I've been buying parts from Ecklers for over 30 years and it's not the same company any more. Further, all vendors do not sell parts from the same manufacturer. There are quite a few companies making replacement Vette parts now, particularly in China. This is really unfortunate since I am just a short distance away. Just my 2 cents. BTW, great looking car you've got there Ragtop.
Some items from them have been good, some cheap junk. I know it gets repetitive at times but I usually post something here now to see what vendor others used and got a quality part based on their experience. Doing this I have discovered several new vendors I would never have found on my own. Most recent item from them were the cheap french locks, luckily not expensive so I didnt get really pissed off except for the time I had to spend redoing the driveshafts with a correct, heavier part from another vendor that a forum member told me about.
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my .02
I get the majority of items from Corvette central, followed by doc rebuild for the hard to find stuff, and my local corvette junk yard Elmer's Auto for used and NOS stuff. since you are in buffalo, if you ever want to make a run up the road to Rochester, I'd be happy to show you the way to Elmer's. great place to rummage for parts great guys as well
hell i would bet you could get lock cylinders and keys from him toot sweet.
shoot me a PM, I'd be happy to give them a call for you or take a run out there
cheers
tim
I get the majority of items from Corvette central, followed by doc rebuild for the hard to find stuff, and my local corvette junk yard Elmer's Auto for used and NOS stuff. since you are in buffalo, if you ever want to make a run up the road to Rochester, I'd be happy to show you the way to Elmer's. great place to rummage for parts great guys as well
hell i would bet you could get lock cylinders and keys from him toot sweet.
shoot me a PM, I'd be happy to give them a call for you or take a run out there
cheers
tim
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my .02
I get the majority of items from Corvette central, followed by doc rebuild for the hard to find stuff, and my local corvette junk yard Elmer's Auto for used and NOS stuff. since you are in buffalo, if you ever want to make a run up the road to Rochester, I'd be happy to show you the way to Elmer's. great place to rummage for parts great guys as well
hell i would bet you could get lock cylinders and keys form in toot sweet.
shoot me a PM, I'd be happy to give them a call for you or take a run out there
cheers
tim
I get the majority of items from Corvette central, followed by doc rebuild for the hard to find stuff, and my local corvette junk yard Elmer's Auto for used and NOS stuff. since you are in buffalo, if you ever want to make a run up the road to Rochester, I'd be happy to show you the way to Elmer's. great place to rummage for parts great guys as well
hell i would bet you could get lock cylinders and keys form in toot sweet.
shoot me a PM, I'd be happy to give them a call for you or take a run out there
cheers
tim
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Safety Car
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Replacing the locks may not be too difficult. The difficulty is in getting the door panels off and the internal door items to get to the lock.
The door latch mechanism itself may have to come out to allow you to get to the lock, but I am not sure. The latch mechanism is not hard to take out, I think there are three screws that hold it in place.
here is a photo of a latch assembly that I removed. You can see a rod sticking out in the upper left corner. That is what attaches to the door lock clip itself.
kdf
The door latch mechanism itself may have to come out to allow you to get to the lock, but I am not sure. The latch mechanism is not hard to take out, I think there are three screws that hold it in place.
here is a photo of a latch assembly that I removed. You can see a rod sticking out in the upper left corner. That is what attaches to the door lock clip itself.
kdf
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Ecklers is garbage..parts and service..don't knock honesty with drama...you probably answer a phone for them..i've got $350 worth of fiberglas rear bumper from ecklers i had to eat. do me and ecklers a favor and buy it from me "Mr Enthusiasm"
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