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Author:  _666_ [ Tue Nov 21, 2006 10:30 am ]
Post subject:  after market door locks for clubman's...
has anyone fitted any aftermarket door locks to their mini's ? (clubmans if it makes a diff)

cos ill be looking into doing it soon and was curious what people recomended
Author:  clubby123 [ Tue Nov 21, 2006 10:37 am ]
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have you seen mr. beans door lock thats the go check it out...
Author:  _666_ [ Tue Nov 21, 2006 10:58 am ]
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clubby123 wrote:
have you seen mr. beans door lock thats the go check it out...


its not the best on the duco tho.. isnt visually apealing either...
Author:  sports850 [ Tue Nov 21, 2006 11:07 am ]
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I borrowed the following from
http://www.ausmini.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7271

gzeVan wrote:
Im a locksmith and have found the best lock to use on all mini's that used the seperate barrel (one not in the handle) it is used on kf lasers and mazda 121 bubble cars they have the same keyshape as the long ignition keys so they can be keyed alike, these door locks have 8 tumblers in side were the mini has 5 soo they are harder to break into you just need to file the hole to suit the new lock

give solex locks six months and they jam up they have no dust cover on the front and if the wrong type of people get there hands on certain tools, can open these in seconds :shock:

if anyone needs a hand trying this conversion 'pm' and i can help them out 'ive already done three mini's


Just put clubman + door + lock into the search function and you're away .
Author:  cush [ Tue Nov 21, 2006 1:28 pm ]
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what options are there for we mk1ers?
Author:  sports850 [ Tue Nov 21, 2006 2:00 pm ]
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cush wrote:
what options are there for we mk1ers?


Wouldn't have a clue really ...

On an earlier mini I thought of using a slipbolt type deal in the rear of the door jamb going into the door below the latch mechanism , all hiden and operated by a solenoid from a central locking kit . Made some rough brackets and pivots , it should work but I didn't have access to the tools to make it all work . Might revive that project though for the next project as it's got two left hand door handles so there's no key hole in the drivers door and it can't be locked from the outside ......
Author:  _666_ [ Tue Nov 21, 2006 6:30 pm ]
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no one else knows of any other locks ? or are solex the only universal lock making company ?
Author:  buztoy [ Tue Nov 21, 2006 7:09 pm ]
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ive had solex locks on the celica and ive owned it for nearly 2 years, flush the lock hole with wd40 every month and they work fine, ive have had the celica out on the road for 2 months and never had a prob. the only prob i have found is the little plastic thing that holds the rod, that slips in be hind the lock breaks, slam that door to hard and the rod falls out from be hind the lock, if this happends while your locked out you might have to cut the small bolt to your FQ windows,

i have solved this problem though, there to small though to be made fun of about an unoriginal part

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Author:  dove grey 64 [ Wed Nov 22, 2006 7:07 am ]
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not sure what year but link auto change the locks to a late model toyota camry door lock.
a friend of mine had it done but thats all i know
call or email link
Author:  cush [ Wed Nov 22, 2006 7:51 am ]
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sports850 wrote:
cush wrote:
what options are there for we mk1ers?


Wouldn't have a clue really ...

On an earlier mini I thought of using a slipbolt type deal in the rear of the door jamb going into the door below the latch mechanism , all hiden and operated by a solenoid from a central locking kit . Made some rough brackets and pivots , it should work but I didn't have access to the tools to make it all work . Might revive that project though for the next project as it's got two left hand door handles so there's no key hole in the drivers door and it can't be locked from the outside ......


not for central locking... but for matching door/boot/ignition locks..
Author:  sports850 [ Wed Nov 22, 2006 8:37 am ]
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Just get them keyed alike , they are the same type of key , take astro to a locksmith and get them to redo the locks , or pull them apart and do them yourself . Mini's use very budget lock internals , pull the little doovers out and if you've got enough old locks you can use the bits to make all of them the same as your ignition switch .
Author:  cush [ Wed Nov 22, 2006 8:39 am ]
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sports850 wrote:
Just get them keyed alike , they are the same type of key , take astro to a locksmith and get them to redo the locks , or pull them apart and do them yourself . Mini's use very budget lock internals , pull the little doovers out and if you've got enough old locks you can use the bits to make all of them the same as your ignition switch .


oh nice..

so a locksmith would obviously know what they're doing .. :)
Author:  sports850 [ Wed Nov 22, 2006 8:54 am ]
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Should do , basically a conventional lock has a series of springs with different length posts with cone tops attached to them , when the right key goes in , the bases of all the posts line up and allow it to turn . Early mini locks (possibly clubman ones too , don't know) have little "gates" cut out of metal that are spring loaded , similar deal though , when the right key's used the gate bottoms line up and it can turn . Just a matter of getting the right gates to make all your locks the same . I learnt to do them when we had a run of people trying to break into mini's , there were rumours around that you could open a mini by pushing down hard on the handle and the lock would shear off and the door open , no , the handle breaks off and the poor owner has to get the lock bits out of the old handle and redo it in the new one ....
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