Lock problems: my 64 Soverign came with a separate dead bolt lock below the
knob
and over the years have had it replaced twice......don't know if it was an
option Pearl
Vanessa Dillon wrote:
> have you thought of a separate dead bolt lock? not hard to have installed.
> Vanessa
> The Trailer Lady
> '56 Overlander
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2000 7:08 PM
> Subject: Re: [VAC] Lock Cylinders
>
> > Charlie and Betty:
> > Thanks for your help, however the lock on my unit has a handle (not a
> knob) on
> > the outside with "Airstream" cast into the handle and a simple handle on
> the
> > inside. You may be right in saying it is a modified Bargman, the size and
> > shape of the housing seem similar to modern Bargman locks. However, the
> inside
> > of the casting says "Chesler". It is too cool an artifact to discard, and
> it
> > works fine, except that it does not lock.
> > Ed
> >
> >
> > Charlie/Betty Burke wrote:
> >
> > > Ed wrote:
> > >
> > > > Where can I find a key cylinder to replace the one in my entrance door
> > > > to a 1969 27' International? My locksmith is stumped, My airstream
> > > > dealer is stumped, and the guys who bought all the old Airstream
> stock
> > > > say "no way, but I can buy a whole mechanism for $550. Before I take
> > > > the low road and put in a conventional free standing deadbolt, Anybody
> > > > got a better idea?
> > > > Ed Farrell
> > >
> > > The lock used in the 1969 was a modified Bargman L100 with a knob on the
> > > outside. In 1970 they changed to the first KT lock. The modified L100 is
> > > available through Airstream. Or, if the bolt is still in good shape you
> can
> > > buy a L100 or L200 at a local RV source and swap the bolt. The L100 has
> a
> > > knob on both sides while the L200 has a paddle handle on the inside,
> much
> > > handier.
> > >
> > > Charlie
> >
> >
