Hook locks
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Hook locks
Hi I'm looking to buy hook locks for my 2017 caddy,does anybody have experience installing these please
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Re: Hook locks
get a professional to do it. 100%.
it's not much money overall and if you do it badly you will get rust and will like like absolute sh Ite..
If you're down south, Sussex Installations are good. But lots of good installers all over
it's not much money overall and if you do it badly you will get rust and will like like absolute sh Ite..
If you're down south, Sussex Installations are good. But lots of good installers all over
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Re: Hook locks
£400 or £200 I'm pretty good with tricky things and bad at the easy things
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Re: Hook locks
if you are happy to try yourself, knock yourself out. You'll need approximately £250-£450in tools to get it done right, in the form of a decent drill, die grinder and/or suitable angle grinder.
you will also need a decent rivet gun.
There are some videos showing what's required. Make sure you get a suitable lock case, cut at the right angle and have the correctly sized half euro cylinders. If you buy the right kit for your van the sizing might be taken care of for you.
Make sure you use a suitable rust treatment on any cut metal edges before and after fitting or you will get rust. Also make sure you have good vacuum extraction to get any cut metal burrs, as if these fall inside the door cavity they will cause rust in the bottom of the door and could also block rain drainage holes.
Let us know how you get on, could be a good how to with photos
you will also need a decent rivet gun.
There are some videos showing what's required. Make sure you get a suitable lock case, cut at the right angle and have the correctly sized half euro cylinders. If you buy the right kit for your van the sizing might be taken care of for you.
Make sure you use a suitable rust treatment on any cut metal edges before and after fitting or you will get rust. Also make sure you have good vacuum extraction to get any cut metal burrs, as if these fall inside the door cavity they will cause rust in the bottom of the door and could also block rain drainage holes.
Let us know how you get on, could be a good how to with photos
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Re: Hook locks
Thanks,I have all the tools including a dremel,good tip on the metal filings I didn't think of that so thanks.
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Re: Hook locks
Re metal filings ....
Sometimes ago I saw a YT video where the guy put a donut style magnet (obviously with a big enough hole etc) around the area where he wanted to drill... Any filings that were created were attracted to the magnet and made for easy clean up
Could help in your situation
Sometimes ago I saw a YT video where the guy put a donut style magnet (obviously with a big enough hole etc) around the area where he wanted to drill... Any filings that were created were attracted to the magnet and made for easy clean up
Could help in your situation