Pete Arnold Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Does anyone know if any of the various Herald/Vitesse models were fitted with exterior locking door handles on the passenger door?Is it possible to convert a non-locking one to a locking one by replacing the button with a key lock barrel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heraldcoupe Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 912 wrote:Is it possible to convert a non-locking one to a locking one by replacing the button with a key lock barrel?Yes, it is. this is essentially how they changed between LHD and RHD configuration.Early cars (until early 1962) had locking doors on both sides, but they used an entirely different locks and handles, so a conversion by this route would be a lot more work than it might appear,Cheers,Bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Arnold Posted June 10, 2014 Author Share Posted June 10, 2014 heraldcoupe wrote:Yes, it is. this is essentially how they changed between LHD and RHD configuration.Early cars (until early 1962) had locking doors on both sides, but they used an entirely different locks and handles, so a conversion by this route would be a lot more work than it might appear,Cheers,Bill.Thanks Bill, most interesting.So I assume, on my 1967 Vitesse, if I change the button to a locking barrel the passenger could then lock/unlock the door using a key? The advantage would be that the passenger would not have to wait for the driver to get in and reach across to unlock the door from the inside.Is it easy to do this conversion? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAC Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 I recently bought a lock set which included a lockable left NOS door handle. It was a straight swap. If the handle is locked from the outside you can still open the door from the inside. Comparing the old and new handle it looks like you could just change the button with a locking one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 done mine ,just swapped the barrels easy ,make sure there is some gap/free play on the barrel button tappet , if it loads the release you can end up with the lock releasing Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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