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Old 01-12-2009, 05:02 PM   #1
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Aluminess Tire Carrier

I had an Aluminess tire carrier put on the Sprinter at SMB West. I think a lot of you have Aluminess products. Does any one have a latch like this . . .

I was wondering if there is a way to put a lock on it?

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uh oh.... can no loner see the latch photo
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You can see pics of what appear to be the same latch cartiridge as on the Aluminess bumpers for the Fords here.

http://www.sportsmobileforum.com/viewto ... ight=latch

The only way to lock the swingarms on my bumper is to lock them together through a protrusion on each swingarm that have holes on them that line up together (sorry no pic to clarify my lousy explanation). You can them place a padlock through the aligned holes.


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Dave Hoskins from Aluminess was nice enough to get right back to me. For the Sprinter rack the only way is to use a strap around the latch housing and latch bracket.

That works fine for me as it is something I can easily check just by looking. I'll pick up a strap at Home Depot or maybe find one in the garage.

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