bgrd351

That was me. Worked perfect and actually made the passenger side faster and easier than the drivers side. You don't even have to remove the cover, just move it aside enough to reach in. The glove box being dropped all the way open makes this easy.

KRIEGHOFF

These things are better than sliced white bread!

northlight labs

iTrader: (1)

Good suggestions from other members about removing the glove compartment (three 7mm bolts on the bottom edge) and the end panel on the instrument panel.

Both will get you a bit more access.

Please let me know if there is anything we can do to help.

Northlight Labs

bgrd351

I didn't even remove the glove box. Just empty and squeeze in the two sides at the top and it will swing all the way down. Although taking the screws out would be the correct way, I'm just saying I didn't see a need in my truck to do so.

Madtown

Bought a $5 flexible neck pencil flashlight and stuck it into the abyss. Once I could see what the detente was hung up on I could back it out in just the richt directiion and out it came. Pulling the new one into position only took a few minutes...my door detentes are now just right

Thanks all for the suggestions, and Northlight Labs for a great product!

aikenpearlbb

Got mine in two days. The drivers side was the hardest and took about 20 minutes. The thing that frightened me the most was putting the plug back in on the drivers side. Turned out it was easier to replace than pull out. The passengers side was much easier since I swung the glovebox down and out of the way. Took only 10 minutes. Did learn that if you don't cinch up the bolts on the door real tight, any looseness results in the detente piece "popping". Thought I had a bad device but once I tightened it real well it became quiet. Added Loctite to the nuts on the doorframe. Those were a little loose when I started. The bolts on the door already had Loctite on them. Already have saved the door edges in a parking lot!

mcfarmall

I'm not going to sift through 35 pages of posts to see if this has been mentioned before, but how about the idea of a credit for returning the door checks that get removed?

For instance, the price for a new set of modified door checks is $89. You could knock $30-$40 off the price of a new set if the customer returns the old set to be machined and then sold as a "used" pair. Maybe you could offer the option of buying the new ones outright or "used" returned ones that have been machined.

Just a thought.

RES4CUE

Already mentioned several times.

Won't work as the old parts won't work as they get damaged often such as the rubber seal.

He would rather just do new parts to guarantee operation and quality.

stronger800

Exactly. Used ones can crack, plus if they had wear on them I'd imagine that would keep them from setting into the machining jig perfectly as they should.

northlight labs

iTrader: (1)

Lots of discussion on our part and others regarding converting used door check assemblies into Door Detent 3.0s.

As others have mentioned, certain parts of the stock door check assembly are one-time use (the sealing gasket) and others often show cracking after a relatively short time (the rubber cup seal on the arm). Neither of these parts are available as replacements.

So, we start with brand new Ford door check assemblies to ensure quality and performance as well as repeatability in the machining process.

Peter
Northlight Labs