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  1. 11-29-2014, 10:51 AM #1
    rhart
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    Help on a door latch

    Car is a 1972
    Red door came off the car so is probably 1972
    Blue door is long nose door to replace the rusty red door
    Latch supposedly came from 1972
    Problem: neither the red door latch or latch from internet fits the blue door. Hence I'm guessing the
    blue door is NOT a 1972. Does anyone know what year this door is so I can get a latch correct for the door?
    Thanks in advance.
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  2. 11-29-2014, 01:12 PM #2
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    No effective difference in latch nor door openings between SWB and LWB here... trick is to move the latch 'cam' to 'engaged' position - as if it were latched closed. To do that, turn the latch cam away from the outward-facing part of the latch (clockwise on driver's door) and you'll feel it click twice. Only then is it ready to slip through the latch hole in the door.
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  3. 11-29-2014, 01:50 PM #3
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    Latches are all the same effectively as said above. It does seem your blue door is a left and your red door a right...
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  4. 11-29-2014, 03:00 PM #4
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    Thanks guys. Got it.
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