[TR] TR3 - how does the door latch strap fasten to the door latch

[Bob]

In all my years with TR3s, I have never seen this strap. Aftermarket?

Bob

On 5/28/20 8:13 AM, andrew uprichard wrote:
>
> Is this what you are asking about?
>
> Andrew Uprichard
>
> Jackson, Michigan
>
> *From:* Triumphs <triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net> *On Behalf Of 
> *DAVID MASSEY
> *Sent:* Thursday, May 28, 2020 7:47 AM
> *To:* daveg at online.no; triumphs at autox.team.net
> *Subject:* Re: [TR] TR3 - how does the door latch strap fasten to the 
> door latch
>
> That's more than what I have.  I don't even have the bit of metal that 
> extends through the door panel.  I do have (somewhere) the escutcheons 
> but other than that I am starting at zero.
>
> I, too am interested in any information regarding this.
>
> Dave
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Griffiths <daveg at online.no <mailto:daveg at online.no>>
> To: Triumph_send_message <triumphs at autox.team.net 
> <mailto:triumphs at autox.team.net>>
> Sent: Thu, May 28, 2020 5:24 am
> Subject: [TR] TR3 - how does the door latch strap fasten to the door latch
>
> Hello all,
>
> TR3. LO15005/TS10601E
>
> I would be very grateful if someone could take a close up picture 
> and/or a description of the way the door-opening strap on the inside 
> of the door fastens to the door latch. I understand that the strap 
> inner is of tough leather, about a quarter inch in diameter, but I 
> don’t know how to fasten it to the latch, which on this car is just a 
> threaded rod sticking out of the vinyl of the door with an acorn nut 
> on it. On the rod there is a bit of metal like what you find on a 
> zipper to move it up and down, with “YKK” on it. Perhaps it is. The 
> only commercial thing I could find was at Macy’s, but the pic was so 
> small it didn’t help much: https://macysgarage.com/parts-new.htm. I 
> have the outer sleeve.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dave
>
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