| Several weeks ago I ordered the Coss Aviation Door latches, They come from S. Africa, and are CNC machined pieces of |
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| equipment that look MUCH better than the utilitarian handles/latches that Van's supplies. Another Builder, Gary Foster (OK) is |
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| several steps ahead of me, and he sent me some pic's of his install. those and a couple of phone calls, have made a BIG |
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| difference in installing these. As you can see, the handles and mechanism are one complete unit. Today's task was to figure out |
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| how to cut out the door skins to allow for the handle to mount. Gary's suggestion of cutting 2 holes, 1" and 1 1/2" and then |
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| cutting out between them worked great. I took a lot of time on this one and only did the right door today, the Left should be easier |
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| tomorrow. I have a little area arounbd the handle that will need to be filled, but it came out reasonably well. I can't locate the pins |
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| that came with Van's kit, so I may have to put another Van's order in tonight. I also ordered extra keys from ACS to match my |
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| ignition key set. that way all the key's will be the same. I'm using 2 that I have already for the door install, and ordering 2 to |
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| replace, th eones i'm using. (Baggage door & spare). The current install has the door hinge flush with the outside of the door |
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| skin, Gary installed his with more of a reveal on the outside, I'm debating whether or not I want to do that or leave them flush. |
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