Entry door latch

thomasinnv · August 11, 2019, 04:15:07 PM

I talked to Luke a few days ago about a rv style door latch for the entry door. He suggested that some on this here board had mentioned a specific latch in the past. The door thickness is just shy of 2.5". Any ideas? Most rv style latches will only work in doors up to about 1.75" thick.

Any help would be appreciated.

richard5933 · August 11, 2019, 04:49:49 PM

There's a guy on YouTube doing a 4106. His channel is called Beginning From This Morning. He has a two-part video on installing a door latch on his bus. Here's the link to part 1. Hope it helps.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwEaJRCR624

MagnoliaBus · August 11, 2019, 05:21:47 PM

There is also the guy mentionned by Richard doing the DD3 brake chamber, he has a video where he install a door latch;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRPftQaE0U4

jraynor · August 11, 2019, 08:27:14 PM

I installed this type latch

RV Designer T5077 Motorhome... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073VNDDTG?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

I took a piece of stainless and pressed an indention using a wood block and a shop press

richard5933 · August 12, 2019, 03:10:52 AM

Keep in mind that if you install one of these RV style latches you'll likely be doing away with the handle by the driver to open/close the door. The guy in the video I sent you was able to keep it I think, but he used a pretty sophisticated solenoid system to open the latch from the driver's seat.

Geoff · August 12, 2019, 09:27:45 AM

The standard RV door latch is made by Bargman. On my bus door I just had to use longer bolts for the thicker door. I recommend a dead bolt to go with it.

Geoff · August 12, 2019, 09:28:26 AM

The standard RV door latch is made by Bargman. On my bus door I just had to use longer bolts for the thicker door. I recommend a dead bolt to go with it.

Gary Hatt - Publisher BCM · August 12, 2019, 09:44:57 AM

When I replaced my 2-piece door with a 1-piece door on my MC-9 I went to a junkyard and got a heavy-duty door latch out of a wrecked Volvo truck. Forgot what I paid, but not much. This is also an option and it will probably outlast anything you buy in an RV store. Truck doors are designed to be opened many times per day (to go Pee) and run 10-20 hours per day and sometimes 365 days of the year. Most RV doors are designed to be opened many times per week for a 2-4 week period of the year then stay in storage the rest of the time.

P.S. Be sure to wash it off very well before you touch it.

mikey72 · August 12, 2019, 09:48:34 AM

Quote from: thomasinnv on August 11, 2019, 04:15:07 PM
I talked to Luke a few days ago about a rv style door latch for the entry door. He suggested that some on this here board had mentioned a specific latch in the past. The door thickness is just shy of 2.5". Any ideas? Most rv style latches will only work in doors up to about 1.75" thick.

Any help would be appreciated.

I installed one of these https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00N58KQMQ/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_JEzuDbDKN43C4 on my 102c3....I did have to weld together an inset and do some cutting to get it installed.