Bob,
I don't know if it's the same unit or not. It has a round, chrome knob
on the outside and a lever on the inside. It holds the door closed, what
more can I ask?
<<Jim>>
Bob Kiger wrote:
>
> The way this thread is going my $150 seems like an utter extravagance. If
> you see the unit you might be impressed. It is a complete lock with highly
> chromed knobs on both sides that slid into the door as a stock replacement.
> It weighed about two pounds. In three words, vintage airstream quality.
>
> Are we talking the same type of unit?
>
> Bob Kiger aka Cruiser Bob
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] is a vintage 66 Safari
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
> Behalf Of Sherry
> Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2000 5:31 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: [VAC] Lock Cylinders
>
> I put a new lock and deadbolt on my Bambi a couple of years ago. I got both
> locks at http://www.camperschoice.com. The lock was a Bargman Motor Home
> Double Latch Lock ($35.64) and the deadbolt was a Weiser Deadbolt Lock
> ($17.85). They were easy to put in, fit fine, and work really well.
>
> Happy Trails - Sherry
> '63 Bambi, WBCCI 1104, VAC, WDCU
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
> Behalf Of Jim Dunmyer
> Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2000 6:20 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [VAC] Lock Cylinders
>
> Good God! I paid less than $75.00 for a complete lockset from Berning
> just a year ago. I'll admit to having to do a bit of work to get it
> installed, but at least it wasn't $165.00.
>
> <<Jim>>
>
> Bob Kiger wrote:
> >
> > Terry,
> > I had the same problem just before leaving Ashland. I went to the
> local
> > locksmitch and, as luck would have it, he had a complete assembly brand
> new
> > and was asking $165. I got him down to $150 by pointing out that he had
> > been holding the unit in inventory for five year.
> >
> > I suppose that a lock could go up from $165 to $550 in five years but last
> I
> > heard we were not in an inflationary time. I think you are being
> > overcharged.
> >
> > Bob Kiger aka Cruiser Bob
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] is a 1966 vintage Safari
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
> > Behalf Of terry tyler
> > Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2000 5:27 AM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: [VAC] Lock Cylinders
> >
> > Hey Ed Farrell,
> > Did you get a reply to this question?
> > If yes, please run it by me again.
> >
> > Terry ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
> > ==================
> >
> > on 6/4/00 12:18 AM, Ed at [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
> > >
>
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