You mean smaller?

 

superfreestyle: no rubber


Max: no I mean bigger (head (flange) not barrel) does that make sense? clarify ....if it were smaller than the hole it would fall through. not to mention that there is no rubber seal included plus metal to metal does not seal well.

If someone does this mod with the lock I used they will see that the lock assembly fits in the hole the but since the hole is not a lock hole there is slop, the amount of slop translates into a small gap if not lined up correctly and the head (flange) of the lock is rounded and does not "seal" to the body well. So, unless you want water sitting at the bottom of your hatch door and possibly causing rust damage I would either 1. seal form the inside. 2. make a rubber gasket. 3. find a hatch door lock form another manufacture maybe an SUV of some sort that has a wider ring and rubber seal (hey that's a good idea, saw one today on a Nissan or something gotta look into that) boy it helps to think out loud sometimes. But I would imagine that would be a few more bucks. anyway hope this helps.

later

 

Makes perfect sense. You said lock cylinder, not the flange at the end.

Crystal clear now, thanks for the info.

I would think an O-ring would do the trick.

 

you can use these end cap plugs in stainless or black plugs in plastic. any hardware store, around a buck. I got mine at OSH Hardware store.

 

What size did you get?

 

Even if you dont use it, you can buy a rear view camera and it would look cool and eventually when you want to hook it up, it will be there

 

I used a carriage bolt. Sanded the numbers off the top, white metal primered it, and sprayed it black. From the other side, its held down with a washer, lock washer and nut.

 

The kit I have was GM and it came with clear rubber washer that seals between to lock "flange" and the trunk panel... with the clips you don't need anything else. It's pretty tight, not going anywhere I've seen some locks on other cars that are a bit more low profile, but this one was the first on I saw on Ebay that looked like it might work...

 

yep heres a pic of the front of it.

 

hey Prototype do you have the specs on that bold? what size, etc. also about how long did u have to wait to put it in the hole after you painted it? let me know

 

I put a lock in today. It looks great. Pics to come tomorrow.

 

Sweet.

 

Ordered a camera for mine today!! I'll post pics when I get it.

 

Cleaned up.

 

i just posted in the other thread that i asked scion for two "scion fists" and they sent them to me.

 

Sweet Max Looks Good!! Much better then that stupid usless wiper.

 

Max, I like the lock look but would worry about someone popping it out to break in.

I put a chrome plug in mine then covered it with the small center emblem from a

phone dial hub cap. I just trimed around the Scion logo and it was a perfect fit.

 

any pics?

 

Here is the best pic I have right now.. I will get better ones when I get home form Autorama this weekend.

 

^^^naahhht so much. that doens't do it for me, sorry jeff. way too many 'little' things going on back there for my taste. I think it has something to do with debadging it and then rebadging it with something off center and unreadable. my 2c

Also, I think the minute someone tried to pop the lock, they would realize that it's faux.