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Originally Posted by CasaLoca
I removed the cylinder from every compartment lock, wrapping each in a piece of masking tape, and took them to a local locksmith. He rearranged the tumblers in each one to a new pattern and created me a new key to fit the reset locks. Cost was about $11 each plus four keys.
As for a locked switch inside, I think that would just be to keep kids from doing something unsafe. Unless you keep money in that bunk, I don't think it would be a target for a burglar.
One other item. I discovered the hard way that I should have had a spare lock created when I did the rest. Out on the road I needed access to the compartment that had the air compressor and the step ladder. Fouled with road dirt or whatever, it would not open. Luckily the battery drill was in a different compartment so I had the tool to drill through the lock and open the compartment. It occurred to me to wonder what I would have done if the drill had been behind a bad lock. Now the drill rides inside, my new master key. Now I just have to hope I don't get locked outside.
Chuck Peck in CasaLoca
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Good idea - worth considering!
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