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Old 03-18-2008, 05:13 PM
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Smile Door Latch Response from E-M

Hi,
This is Julie and Brett from Everett-Morrison. I'd love to be able to say "Hey, no sweat on this", but unfortunately we think that it is not an easy retrofit. As Brett has explained to me, the '87 cars have a 1-1/2" square tubular bar glass laminated at the rear of the door opening. The door striker attaches to this bar.

The difficulty is that if the original type latch is mounted to the door, then the new striker will need to be located inside of the laminated steel tube. So really, the tube would need to be removed, and a new striker mount (probably of 3/16" flat stock) would have to be glassed in. Also, the recessed latch in the '87 door, when removed, leaves a large hole in the door. So some sort of adapter plate would need to be fabricated to hold the original type latch. It can be done, but it's a lot of work.

Let us know if you would like us to help you with this. Otherwise....have fun, be careful and good luck!

Julie
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