mickyb wrote:Thanks for that Stuart i will give that a go, you said the door mechanism was early Ford escorts etc, i have now got the door mechanism free and working ok, its the lock itself that is solid, was that from the same cars ? As i expect you know untill i have got the lock in i am unable to put the frame or glass back in as you cannot reach the lock once there in.
The original lock was from a Ford of the same era, I changed mine for a later model Ford at some point, I imagine several types of lock will fit, mine was glued in if I remember correctly, but I'm going back 25 years or so.
I changed mine without removing the door frame, but I'm struggling to picture it now.