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Outside Door Locks

Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2017 12:25 pm
by 61stepside
Okay, I just noticed that my newly acquired 61 D100 doesn't have a door lock on the driver's side, only on the passenger side. My last D100 was a 68 and had door locks on both doors. Is this how the 61's came from the factory?

Re: Outside Door Locks

Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2017 12:27 pm
by powerwagon54
that is the way it came from the factory.

Re: Outside Door Locks

Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2017 1:48 pm
by 61stepside
WOW. Thanks powerwagon54. Just thought it was odd that the lock wasn't placed on the driver's side. As it is now one would have to lock the driver's door from the inside then slide over and exit the passenger side to lock the vehicle. Kinda makes you wonder what the engineers were thinking?

Re: Outside Door Locks

Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2017 1:50 pm
by powerwagon54
they were thinking everyone would exit on the curb side. 61 was the only year that they did it. Guess they figured it out.

Re: Outside Door Locks

Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2017 4:19 pm
by ozzie
when I was a kid in Chicago in the 50's I was told it was against the law to exit a vehicle from the drivers side if it was parked on a major street. I don't know how true it was, but if I didn't exit on the passenger ide I caught hell from my parents.

Re: Outside Door Locks

Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2017 8:35 pm
by dodgeboykim
61stepside wrote:Okay, I just noticed that my newly acquired 61 D100 doesn't have a door lock on the driver's side, only on the passenger side. My last D100 was a 68 and had door locks on both doors. Is this how the 61's came from the factory?



Wonder if its possible to install a lock. I had a 61 Ford Econoline many many moons ago and it did not have a drivers door lock. I made a template using pass door and fitted a hole into drivers door and installed a drivers lock. Worked great way back when I was 17 and had limited knowledge. :clap :dance

Re: Outside Door Locks

Posted: Sun Aug 06, 2017 7:01 am
by GMAN69
My 69 d100 drivers side lock was broken and missing parts, I got tired of crawling over seat to lock and unlock door. Found electric door locks on Amazon easy install work great. Mine were $60 but I have seen them cheaper.

Re: Outside Door Locks

Posted: Sun Aug 06, 2017 11:33 am
by Txas2step
I thought that was a neat feature of my '61. One less thing to break. :lol: :joker

Re: Outside Door Locks

Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2017 7:55 pm
by Conrad
GMAN69 wrote:My 69 d100 drivers side lock was broken and missing parts, I got tired of crawling over seat to lock and unlock door. Found electric door locks on Amazon easy install work great. Mine were $60 but I have seen them cheaper.
I'd like to know how that works. I was thinking of doing this as well, but damn its hard to get my hand in that door interior. Did you remove the window frame/regulator to get enough room to work in there? How did you get it mounted?

Re: Outside Door Locks

Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2017 9:07 pm
by dodgeboykim
Conrad wrote:
GMAN69 wrote:My 69 d100 drivers side lock was broken and missing parts, I got tired of crawling over seat to lock and unlock door. Found electric door locks on Amazon easy install work great. Mine were $60 but I have seen them cheaper.
I'd like to know how that works. I was thinking of doing this as well, but damn its hard to get my hand in that door interior. Did you remove the window frame/regulator to get enough room to work in there? How did you get it mounted?


61 and 69 door latch assembly's are not the same. 68 through 71 have a button to push down that actuator can hook to. 61 through 67 use door handle that you pull to open or push to lock door from inside.Different mechanical operation. Not saying it wont work , But door handle has a spring in it to keep handle from going to lock position. Solenoid may not have enough power to do that. Hot rod Bear Claw latch upgrade may be in order. :thinking :thinking

Re: Outside Door Locks

Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2017 10:30 am
by Hobcobble
dodgeboykim wrote:
Conrad wrote:
GMAN69 wrote:My 69 d100 drivers side lock was broken and missing parts, I got tired of crawling over seat to lock and unlock door. Found electric door locks on Amazon easy install work great. Mine were $60 but I have seen them cheaper.
I'd like to know how that works. I was thinking of doing this as well, but damn its hard to get my hand in that door interior. Did you remove the window frame/regulator to get enough room to work in there? How did you get it mounted?


61 and 69 door latch assembly's are not the same. 68 through 71 have a button to push down that actuator can hook to. 61 through 67 use door handle that you pull to open or push to lock door from inside.Different mechanical operation. Not saying it wont work , But door handle has a spring in it to keep handle from going to lock position. Solenoid may not have enough power to do that. Hot rod Bear Claw latch upgrade may be in order. :thinking :thinking
The door striker mechanism changed for the '67 model year, although the earlier handles remained in use for '67.
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