have you thought of a separate dead bolt lock? not hard to have installed.
Vanessa
The Trailer Lady
'56 Overlander
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----- Original Message -----
From: Ed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2000 7:08 PM
Subject: Re: [VAC] Lock Cylinders
> Charlie and Betty:
> Thanks for your help, however the lock on my unit has a handle (not a
knob) on
> the outside with "Airstream" cast into the handle and a simple handle on
the
> inside. You may be right in saying it is a modified Bargman, the size and
> shape of the housing seem similar to modern Bargman locks. However, the
inside
> of the casting says "Chesler". It is too cool an artifact to discard, and
it
> works fine, except that it does not lock.
> Ed
>
>
> Charlie/Betty Burke wrote:
>
> > Ed wrote:
> >
> > > Where can I find a key cylinder to replace the one in my entrance door
> > > to a 1969 27' International? My locksmith is stumped, My airstream
> > > dealer is stumped, and the guys who bought all the old Airstream
stock
> > > say "no way, but I can buy a whole mechanism for $550. Before I take
> > > the low road and put in a conventional free standing deadbolt, Anybody
> > > got a better idea?
> > > Ed Farrell
> >
> > The lock used in the 1969 was a modified Bargman L100 with a knob on the
> > outside. In 1970 they changed to the first KT lock. The modified L100 is
> > available through Airstream. Or, if the bolt is still in good shape you
can
> > buy a L100 or L200 at a local RV source and swap the bolt. The L100 has
a
> > knob on both sides while the L200 has a paddle handle on the inside,
much
> > handier.
> >
> > Charlie
>
>
