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chrispy · 06-17-2003, 18:51

Both of my door lock covers (the little metal plates that cover the barrels) are gone.
Do I have to buy new barrels?
can I just buy the plates?
What can I do to disguise them?
Thay look ugly
can anybody help

Chrispy

EBXR · 06-17-2003, 19:10

What type of car are they on?

THEONE · 06-17-2003, 19:15

mine have gone to due to new keys i got cut and i ripped them out i was gonna block them up so there's no key hole.

Dellboy999 · 06-17-2003, 21:22

THEONE - just remember no key access, dead battery, no getting in the car and opening the bonnet.

I removed all linkages to my door locks on my XF, and had remote entry only, but I also had a hidden cable under the front guard, that I could use to pop the bonnet if the worst happened and my battery went flat, just used a bike brake cable I had lying around, gave me piece of mind.

Dellboy999

chrispy · 06-17-2003, 23:28

They are on an ED.
I dont want to remove the locks.
I just want them to look OK!

Chrispy

chrispy · 06-23-2003, 19:55

So knowbody is having problems with there door lock covers.

Chrispy

Dellboy999 · 06-23-2003, 20:04

Chrispy

I know the problem you are talking about, I saw 2 eb's when i was looking for a car with the same thing, the little door where the key goes in is missing, but I have an EA so no practical advice, surely as you say its common and some one has fixed the prob sometime.

Dellboy999

rossi · 06-23-2003, 20:49

Wreckers maybe?

EBXR · 06-24-2003, 02:31

the door locks are called tibbe locks. Found this thread which may help you.

Doorlock Blues

Cheers.

XRated · 06-24-2003, 04:58

Chrispy, I have the exact same problem on one of my doors - too lazy to do anything about it! You could probably get the little bits that are missing from a wrecker. I haven't actually looked that closely to see what is missing/wrecked. I plan on getting door handles from an EL anyway... Tell us how you go.