Door Locks

65Matt · 09-27-1999, 02:21 PM

On my '65, I can't lock my doors until after they are closed; if you lock it & then shut it, the button pops back up.Is this normal?

It's annoying reaching over the seat to lock the passenger door after that person gets out & shuts the door. Is there anything that I can do to make it where you can lock it & then shut it?

Thanks

rwhite65 · 09-27-1999, 02:33 PM

mine do the same thing....I am assuming that it is a way of "dummy proofing" the locks. Can not lock your keys in the car.

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Rwhite65, fastback, 302, 4.10, AOD

Ron1 · 09-28-1999, 05:00 PM

Yep, that's exactly how they work. All of the cars produced during that time worked that way.

Never lock your keys inside

Ron

66fastback · 09-29-1999, 08:57 PM

Sounds right to me. I used to think of it as inconvenient also. I used to have a 67 and was used to being able to lock the doors. Now I'm used to it and like the others said....you can't lock your keys in the car. I kind of like that, even though I rarely lock the doors. If you really don't like it, you might try to swap the latches out with 67 pieces.

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66 GT Fastback 5.0, 5-speed, cable clutch, JBA's, 3.40 gears, EFI coming soon?

MEDIK418 · 10-03-1999, 05:10 PM

I haven't thought about those things doing that in a long time. Next time try this. Push the inside door lock button down just like any other car then, as you close the door push in and hold the outside door handle button as you close the door. This should let you close the door and have it remain locked.

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Father to two Teenage boys and four Mustangs. 71 Mach 1,82 GT/351-C, 85 LX trunk(my project), and one '89 GT

09-27-1999, 02:21 PM	#1
65Matt Registered Member Join Date: Apr 1999 Location: GA Posts: 45	Door Locks On my '65, I can't lock my doors until after they are closed; if you lock it & then shut it, the button pops back up.Is this normal? It's annoying reaching over the seat to lock the passenger door after that person gets out & shuts the door. Is there anything that I can do to make it where you can lock it & then shut it? Thanks

09-27-1999, 02:33 PM	#2
rwhite65 Ride Hard Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Wyoming IL Posts: 1,094	mine do the same thing....I am assuming that it is a way of "dummy proofing" the locks. Can not lock your keys in the car. ------------------ Rwhite65, fastback, 302, 4.10, AOD

09-28-1999, 05:00 PM	#3
Ron1 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: Vancouver, WA USA Posts: 439	Yep, that's exactly how they work. All of the cars produced during that time worked that way. Never lock your keys inside Ron

09-29-1999, 08:57 PM	#4
66fastback Registered Member Join Date: Mar 1999 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 208	Sounds right to me. I used to think of it as inconvenient also. I used to have a 67 and was used to being able to lock the doors. Now I'm used to it and like the others said....you can't lock your keys in the car. I kind of like that, even though I rarely lock the doors. If you really don't like it, you might try to swap the latches out with 67 pieces. ------------------ 66 GT Fastback 5.0, 5-speed, cable clutch, JBA's, 3.40 gears, EFI coming soon?

10-03-1999, 05:10 PM	#5
MEDIK418 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 1999 Location: Amarillo, Texas, USA Posts: 780	I haven't thought about those things doing that in a long time. Next time try this. Push the inside door lock button down just like any other car then, as you close the door push in and hold the outside door handle button as you close the door. This should let you close the door and have it remain locked. ------------------ Father to two Teenage boys and four Mustangs. 71 Mach 1,82 GT/351-C, 85 LX trunk(my project), and one '89 GT