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For several months, my passenger door has been sticking when trying to open it. You have to lift up on the door to get it open. The outer latch looked a little busted, and the plastic portion was cracked and sticking up. So I ordered a new latch, and today I started taking apart the old one.
Something didn't seem right, and I came to figure out that somebody had managed to install the driver's door outer latch, as well as the internal latch mechanism, on the passenger door! The outer latch screws in with 3 bolts in a triangle, but that didn't stop this crafty fellow. He drilled 3 new holes, and installed the driver's latch upside down so the opening faced inside the cab (to engage the catch on the door frame). I looked inside the door, and the inner latch is marked "L" (driver's side) too!
The bizarre stuff I find on these trucks never ceases to amaze me.
![LMTVDoorLatch.jpg LMTVDoorLatch.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/554/554970-df9713034011070b53ea4ace53a9d255.jpg)
Something didn't seem right, and I came to figure out that somebody had managed to install the driver's door outer latch, as well as the internal latch mechanism, on the passenger door! The outer latch screws in with 3 bolts in a triangle, but that didn't stop this crafty fellow. He drilled 3 new holes, and installed the driver's latch upside down so the opening faced inside the cab (to engage the catch on the door frame). I looked inside the door, and the inner latch is marked "L" (driver's side) too!
The bizarre stuff I find on these trucks never ceases to amaze me.
![LMTVDoorLatch.jpg LMTVDoorLatch.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/554/554970-df9713034011070b53ea4ace53a9d255.jpg)