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X4SKP

Member Since: 29 Nov 2013
Location: Berkshire
Posts: 2295

2010 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 SW Stornoway Grey

Thule Van Lock / Additional Door Security

Hello All

THULE Van Lock

Has anyone had any experience of this Lock...

I spotted this set up at the ACE Cafe Meeting and wanted to look into it,
looks neat enough, but is it any good...

View below looks to also show a missing rear lock mechanism at the door handle
so the Thule maybe is the only thing locking this rear door.

Good... Bad... or Alternative approaches would be of interest...

Click image to enlarge

https://www.thule.com/en-gb/gb/motorhome-c...k-_-309832

Thanks SKIP
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8th Sep 2016 8:42am

camelman

Member Since: 27 Feb 2013
Location: Peak District
Posts: 3372

I've run one of these one a previous defender as is a neater solution than the old padlock and hasp.
Little bit more faff if you want to get in the back door as it's something else to unlock each time, can be a pain if you're in and out of the back a lot.
Make sure you get the one with the internal cable release in case anyone gets stuck in the back,

8th Sep 2016 8:48am

seriesonenut

Member Since: 19 Nov 2014
Location: Essex
Posts: 1211

so how does this work? looking at the fitting instructions it seems it should only be fitted to sliding doors or doors with a lap (i.e rear doors).

I want this type of lock for the side doors on my 110 (as the main locks are well - pathetic!

8th Sep 2016 4:39pm

X4SKP

Member Since: 29 Nov 2013
Location: Berkshire
Posts: 2295

Rear or Sliding...

Click image to enlarge

I would say there was possibly room for this to be installed on the side doors of a Defender 90
and the rear side doors of a 110 but not the front side doors of a 110 due to the 'limiting' width of the B pillar.

THULE unit is 58mm high and there is 'roughly 52 - 55mm of flat area and around 60mm from
'main body radius' to 'lower body side rail' so some 'spacer' would possibly be required.

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With the THULE unit measuring...

The instructions show, what looks like self tapping screws... these I would replace with nuts and bolts
or rivnuts...aiming to lose the inside fasteners behind the inner panels (door cards) or within the inner door
skin cavity... to an extent, the 'knife & fork' engineering on a Defender means some visible fasteners are OK.

The Blue Defender above looks to have managed it...so maybe worth it at the possibly more 'vulnerable' end.

Die cast Al block...so don't know what attack time this is likely to withstand...probably more of a put off deterrent / slow down rather than genuinely keep out. SKIP
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8th Sep 2016 6:21pm

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