My Door Handle And Key Cylinder Install

Grabbin' Asphalt · Jan 18, 2014

So my door handles and key cylinders took a dump, both different on each side. So while I was there fixing one I just did it all. Added the steel door handles and went with the black trim key holes, I'll probably paint the center part later.

First pic is the old set.
Second is the new set.
Third shows the handle lock nuts with the #6 metric allen bolts installed.
Fourth and Fifth is the lock cylinder tab that simply is pulls out, lever it out.
Sixth is the new cylinder installed.
Seventh is the locking mech and power door lock layout.
Eight is a tie strap around the right side of the power door lock. They are known to fall out of the openings at the bottom or be pulled up if bracket is flipped. Sure enough it came out when a little wd40 was sprayed on the old locking mech when i pushed the door lock buttons a couple times. Saved me from some trouble later.
****added a pic of the #6 metric allen bolt heads under the door handle
lower in the thread.
*****added the trunk cylinder pics install at the bottom of the thread.
****added the glove box cylinder with pics

Grabbin' Asphalt · Jan 18, 2014

Here's @Jarrod@latemodel door handle install with rivets but I could not find a rivet gun that accept s the large rivets that come with the kit. So I used lock nuts with allen head bolts.

View: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=N14lYIwmS40&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DN14lYIwmS40

89oem · Jan 18, 2014

Nice job, gotta love pot metal door handles i remember having to hunt down that bigA rivet gun... whose actuators did you get? need to get some... i read a thread that really didnt like LMR's Are yours showing enough "power" to easily move the assembly?

Spaz · Jan 18, 2014

I wish I would have thought of using bolts/nuts when I did mine last summer. I just used the rivets but the original rivets were a PITA to get out. It will be much easier for you to remove the nuts if you ever have to take them off again. Good idea.

Spaz · Jan 18, 2014

Would WD-40 (or similar) keep the locks from freezing in cold weather? Or doesn't it matter. This is the 1st "old" car I've had in awhile. I forgot how annoying it is when I can't get into my car on some mornings.

mikestang63 · Jan 18, 2014

Who locks their doors anyway? lol I've never locked the doors on any convert I've owned. They'll just cut the top to get what they want.

89oem · Jan 18, 2014

mikestang63 said:
Who locks their doors anyway? lol I've never locked the doors on any convert I've owned. They'll just cut the top to get what they want.

True mine have been frozen for years ... was thinking to get it all restored.... come to think of it my top is usually down anyway

Grabbin' Asphalt · Jan 18, 2014

Spaz said:
Would WD-40 (or similar) keep the locks from freezing in cold weather? Or doesn't it matter. This is the 1st "old" car I've had in awhile. I forgot how annoying it is when I can't get into my car on some mornings.

I always try and leave them unlocked during cold temps because of that. Not sure if thw wd40 helps with that, but it couldn't hurt. The wd40 made a Huge difference in lever lift at the door handle when I sprayed the lock mech. When the door is open spray inside the lock striker and springs and it was night and day difference. They make a de-icer spray but you spray it in the lock cylinder I think.

Grabbin' Asphalt · Jan 18, 2014

mikestang63 said:
Who locks their doors anyway? lol I've never locked the doors on any convert I've owned. They'll just cut the top to get what they want.

Verts have no options to the die hard man with a knife

Grabbin' Asphalt · Jan 18, 2014

Spaz said:
I wish I would have thought of using bolts/nuts when I did mine last summer. I just used the rivets but the original rivets were a PITA to get out. It will be much easier for you to remove the nuts if you ever have to take them off again. Good idea.

The more I think about it, the more I'm glad I didn't find the big size rivet gun at the big home improvement stores, none carried them.

RacEoHolic330 · Jan 19, 2014

Great info Grabbin'. This will come in handy when I need to put all the junk back in my doors. LRS sells the rivet gun that they used in the video. I bought it and it worked great to attach the headlight panel to my front bumper. I think Harbor Freight sells the same gun.

Grabbin' Asphalt · Jan 19, 2014

So I just finished the trunk, took about 2min and the easiest of them all.
1. Drill out the rivet on the underside lock plate.
2. Slide out the plate.
3. use your key inside the old cylinder to pull it out.
4. Swap out the hook lever to the new cylinder
5. use new key inside new cylinder to slide it back in and not chip the paint.
6. Slide the plate back on and add a allen screw or whatever screw, bolt you like.

Kumm3 · Jan 19, 2014

Hoping you used the gaskets. I didn't and it did a number on the paint.

Grabbin' Asphalt · Jan 19, 2014

So my last one is the glove box and they'll be all on one key.

1. Remove the 2 screws on the two outer tabs to detach the entire glove box, then remove the 3 screws on the inside of the box and the 3 screws on the bottom to remove the cover as shown first 2 pics.
2. Remove the 2 screws holding the assembly.

3. Push in the farthest tumbler tab to release old cylinder and push it through from the back outward.
4. Line up the new tumbler and push in the last tumbler tab to start the insertion. It will lock on the backside from that gold tumbler tab. Notice in the two assembly pics the orientation of the round nub stud as the tumbler spins. All it does is push the open slot row tab left and right engaging to the exterior glove box lever. pics soon

Grabbin' Asphalt · Jan 19, 2014

Kumm3 said:
Hoping you used the gaskets. I didn't and it did a number on the paint.

My old ones did not have gaskets and the gaskets that came with the kit were a lot bigger and i didn't like how much was showing. My new paint seems good, hope it holds!!

mikestang63 · Jan 19, 2014

http://forums.corral.net/forums/gen...tors-best-lrs-50-resto-models-didnt-work.html

Grabbin' Asphalt · Jan 19, 2014

mikestang63 said:
http://forums.corral.net/forums/gen...tors-best-lrs-50-resto-models-didnt-work.html

I actually walked into a local place by my house and they had my parts in stock. So I didn't want to wait for the parts to the key lock set. I already had the lock actuators installed from the same place.
They work very well and are powerful. mustangsunlimited.com

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