22nd series door latches

Posted by bigmoparjeff On 2013/10/10 23:19:27

Does anyone know if a door latch from any other body style will work on a convertible? My parts book lists a different part number for convertibles, but i was wondering if maybe the convertibles had chrome plated latches and the closed cars didn't. My driver side latch is pretty beat up. I have an early production door on the left side with the outside handle that's only held on by one screw. Someone snapped the handle off some time in the past, and i found out why when I installed a new handle. The door doesn't want to open when you pull the handle from the outside. I'd like to replace the latch, but if it's convertible only, I'm sure it will be tough to find and expensive if I do find one.

I was also wondering if it is common to have problems with these latches, as the passenger side doesn't seem to work all that well either. The door opens great using the inside handle, but the latch seems to drag when using the outside handle. The latch on the passenger side is in much better shape than the driver side, and I lubed it up real good to see if that would fix the problem, but it didn't.


Thanks, Jeff

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