Bern

Member

• Jun 10, 2019

• #1

I've just fitted new door tops, the old ones were rusty!

I thought series 3 always had the lower lock in the square hole in the door top.

Mine has the series 2 twist type at the top of the window and a square blank to cover the hole beneath the window.

It seems strange that they would have the hole in the door top, but fit the older type lock?

It's not a problem at all, I'm just intrigued!

 

wireman

Well-Known Member

• Jun 10, 2019

• #2

It is easier IIRC to fit the top lock, just 2 self tappers/pop rivets. Fitting the lower lock means cutting a correct sized and located hole in the window channel (too hard for some folk) that said last time I fitted new channels to a door top the channels came precut to the correct length and with a precut lock hole already cut out.

 

Bern

Member

• Jun 10, 2019

• #3

Yes, the new channels came with the holes, but I prefer the top lock so have refitted it. Just seems odd that it has a blanking panel for the square hole in the door top. Mines an early series 3, was the lower lock part of the deluxe option or something like that?

 

wireman

Well-Known Member

• Jun 10, 2019

• #4

It could have been a replacement part, for either series 2, 2a or 3. Leave the blank in if you have a 2 or 2a take it out and fit a lower lock for a 3.

 

Bern

Member

• Jun 11, 2019

• #5

Yes, that sounds quite likely.