I've replaced many, many drawer and cabinet latches, the ones with the black hook and black receiver. They seem MEANT to fail. I recently got some (which I suspect are Chinese knock-offs) which lasted 6 weeks.
I've found some magnetic latches on Amazon which work GREAT! They'll never fail, and are not complicated to install to replace the plastic hook system. They're at: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07M9 ... UTF8&psc=1
Drawer and Cabinet latches
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Re: Drawer and Cabinet latches
Thank you for this tip. I've replaced those same plastic latches on a different RV and agree that they can be problematic.
Did you replace all of yours with these, or are you doing so as the other catches fail?
Did you replace all of yours with these, or are you doing so as the other catches fail?
Re: Drawer and Cabinet latches
No, I'll wait until they fail. The Amazon magnetic catches that I posted are STRONG (very difficult to separate plate from magnet), but due to incongruities in the installation, they work fine. I initially was afraid I wouldn't be able to easily open the drawer.
Re: Drawer and Cabinet latches
I replaced ours with originals that I found on line though my BF is a '93 and may not match your latches, If you look in the Newbie thread you'll see the source.
I wish everyone would include their rig model and year in their signature.
I wish everyone would include their rig model and year in their signature.
Norm Milliard
'93 Born Free 21' RB
'06 Scion xB
Escapee, Full timer
'93 Born Free 21' RB
'06 Scion xB
Escapee, Full timer