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Old 05-07-2020, 01:00 PM   #18
jweb
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Re: *Door Is Starting To Really Tick My Off*

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Originally Posted by _Ogre View Post
your latches were worn out 20 years ago, maybe even 40 years ago
i'd buy new latches and strikers and be done with it, the repops are actually quite good
a lot of guys look at altman or bearclaw at this point, when new latches are all you need

for many years we didn't have a choice of buying the repop latches
i put a set on truck 10 years ago and have never had an issue or unlatch
Unfortunately the repop latches for 47-51 trucks aren't so great. I have tried several on my truck and they were never quite right. I recently replaced the passenger side with a NOS latch and it closes like my Silverado. I wish I could find one for the drivers side.
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