Posted by Mike (Montreal, Quebec) on Sunday, May 15, 2005 at 7:26AM :
We discussed the availability of replacement door handles with locks further down this forum.
My original passenger side door lock didn't work anymore and I didn't want to modify the doors so I looked for replacement door handles with integral locking mechanisms.
Well, as usual stuff turns out to be in your backyard!
With the leads from this forums, I stopped at my Caterpillar dealership and they did not have the handles in stock but showed me where they get them from: Faucher Industries right here in Montreal! Faucher is a major supplier of truck body and box hardware.
I checked their online catalog at www.faucher.ca and they have two models of locking L-shaped handles that fit the FFPW; model 670-1041 at 15$CAN and model 670-0087 at 29$CAN. The last one is that exact same as VPW sells.
I will go look at them next week but will likely buy model 670-0087 as it has a key lock dust protector (little spring door) and has rubber gasket to go between the handle and the door.
So if anyone is looking for a source of raplacement handles in Canada, Faucher has wharehouses in Montreal, Toronto, Edmonton and Vancouver.
Regards,
Mike
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