sargentwolf
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Complained to my best friend about the broken latch on my truck. And the cost of a new one....nearly 300.... His eyes lit up when I mentioned that they dont sell the handle separate from the assembly.
He is a movie prop & resin part maker by trade.
He wants to take a try at building a replacement plastic handle for the LMTV trucks. Better then factory one, aluminum reinforced resin with fiberglass filler.
No promises, but hes going to prototype on my rig then see if its something that can be done.
Have one question that would help make this easier on us: is the plastic latch held in place via riveting or bolted? See the pic for what we are wondering about. If anyone has one lying around and can send a pic of the attachment pin...thing... it would be amazing.
Thanks!
![door latch.jpg door latch.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/425/425893-53b24ecc37fb59c90e7dce08af06f02f.jpg)
He is a movie prop & resin part maker by trade.
He wants to take a try at building a replacement plastic handle for the LMTV trucks. Better then factory one, aluminum reinforced resin with fiberglass filler.
No promises, but hes going to prototype on my rig then see if its something that can be done.
Have one question that would help make this easier on us: is the plastic latch held in place via riveting or bolted? See the pic for what we are wondering about. If anyone has one lying around and can send a pic of the attachment pin...thing... it would be amazing.
Thanks!
![door latch.jpg door latch.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/425/425893-53b24ecc37fb59c90e7dce08af06f02f.jpg)