Loose Bed Compartment Door

I've searched but haven't found a solution to my problem that doesn't involve adding a locking mechanism. (I don't care to go to that much trouble.)

The smaller of the two compartment doors won't stay closed. The latch is really loose and it turns as I drive and the door falls into the bed. I keep a few things in that compartment (just bungie cords I use regularly) and it's annoying to have to stuff them back in all the time.

Is it just a screw that needs to be tightened or what? I could get off my ass and go look at it, but my truck is parked two blocks away and I just thought about it so I figured I'd post. Besides, if it's not just a screw, I'll need your opinions/help anyway.

Thanks in advance.

 

Just super glue it closed

j/k I would imagine there is some sort of way to tighten the locking mechanism. otherwise you might need to jus get a whole new door thingy.

 

Mine used to fall off all the time. The inner pockets used to come out when off roading too. I noticed that the plastic tabs on the bottom of those doors were getting bent and not holding very well. I tried to straighten them as best I would by hand, and it worked, kinda. My small door stayed closed with some tie-downs in the pocket to put some pressure on the door. The big door was more of a problem. I just shut the door on a rope. I still have to re-lock one of the locks every once-in-a-while but it stays closed now.

 

Try some thin stick-on weatherstripping around it or something, to add a little pressure so the latch doesn't rotate. Maybe that will work.

 

bend the metal "catch" on the coverjust a little towards the side facing the bed to snug it up in the slot it turns into.

 

Yea, just bend the tabs back by hand.

 

I'm disappointed... with a name like macgyver, I expected a solution that involved paperclips, the oil drain plug from a 1998 Ford F250, and the torn-off cover of our Owner's Manual.

WIN.

I just bent the metal latch and it seems to hold much better now.

FWIW - I compared the small door to the large door and noticed that there's a small plastic part of the closing mechanism that's either worn down or broken off. If the 'bend it to catch' method doesn't last long, I'm going to have to buy a new door (or find somebody on here who is giving theirs away ).

 

i have the same problem. there is a write up somehwre here, where they have changed it to a better door and it has a lock as well... try cheap mods sticky ..

 

^^^ Yeah, but I was trying to avoid spending any money. I don't want/need a lock on those doors. If it's worth keeping, it's kept in the truck. I keep two bungie cords in that compartment and that's it.

 

i stretch my bungies between two cleats on the bedsides, and one superlong one between the tie downs at the gate.

my doors are holding for now. i keep my hitch in the driver's side and there's nothing in the small one by the inverter plug.