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#1 Doorlock reversed / mirrored on each door / side?
Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2017 8:27 pm
by disaster123
Hello,
my door lock is reverse on each side / door.
So on the left door i've to use the key in up position on the right door in the down position. I also have to lock in reverse direction.
Is this normal? Can i fix it?
Greets,
Stefan
#2 Re: Doorlock reversed / mirrored on each door / side?
Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2017 1:06 am
by abowie
Normal. 20 chracters
#3 Re: Doorlock reversed / mirrored on each door / side?
Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2017 5:44 am
by disaster123
OK strange. Didn't expect this from a car like this. Are you sure?
#4 Re: Doorlock reversed / mirrored on each door / side?
Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2017 8:38 am
by panamacarrera
My '71 S3 has the same arrangement... I too thought it unusual but seems the way they built them, I wonder how much BL saved per car with this arrangement. Weirdly my '69 MGB has the more logical/expected arrangement.
#5 Re: Doorlock reversed / mirrored on each door / side?
Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2017 9:06 am
by disaster123
same to me for my 67' MG MGB which has it in the correct way.
OK thanks. very strange
#6 Re: Doorlock reversed / mirrored on each door / side?
Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2017 9:15 am
by Ikebaddog
Noticed the same on mine this weekend, characterful....I like it.
#7 Re: Doorlock reversed / mirrored on each door / side?
Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2017 9:50 am
by abowie
disaster123 wrote:OK strange. Didn't expect this from a car like this. Are you sure?
Yes.
#8 Re: Doorlock reversed / mirrored on each door / side?
Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2017 12:03 pm
by John_Mann
disaster123 wrote:Hello,
my door lock is reverse on each side / door.
So on the left door i've to use the key in up position on the right door in the down position. I also have to lock in reverse direction.
Is this normal? Can i fix it?
Greets,
Stefan
Yes quite normal, as unusual as it may seem.
Can you fix it?
Well if you change it you would break it not fix it.
#9 Re: Doorlock reversed / mirrored on each door / side?
Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2017 12:18 pm
by disaster123
Ok thanks. Just didn't expect this. My MG and VW have "corrrect" locks