sliding door in fr3 motor home

[Lfrazee]

Sliding door between bath and kitchen in hallway- would like to close this door off as to help cool area with indash ac only in the summer- any ideas how to fix a latching system that looks good and works to hold the door closed?

[leisurelarry]

Mine holds quite well surprisingly with the supplied lock from FR.


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[StephanFR3]

Oh I like that. What's the part numbers?

[leisurelarry]

Not sure of the part # StephanFR3. I have a 2015 bought in May manufactured in April. Perhaps ForestRiver could be of some help with this. It looks like a pretty standard piece of hardware for a pocket door which could be found at any Home Depot or Lowes.


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[mud yapster]

That does look nice

[drivmsafe]

One thing you might want to consider is to hang a thick blanket down from the forward bunk. This will help to keep the ac from blowing into the kitchen area. We use two so my wife is able to exit to the kitchen if need be. Yes, it's a pain, but it works.
If you don't want to do this, consider running the coach ac while driving. Yes, you'll need to run the generator while doing this.


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[Enconcapt]

We have the 25 that does not have a door to isolate the bedroom so I added a wood closet rod and a large heavy drape that looks like factory original. Stained the wood to match and it gives you privacy and darkness where needed.

For the front we have used the blanket hanging from the top bunk for both heat and cold and it works real well. The cab heater is not much good when it is 20 degrees outside!


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[Technorick]

014 30DS. Mine has the primitive door lach lock found on many boats and the recessed cup. It's amazing to me

[Technorick]

Amazing to me that these alike models have such different hardware. Also mine has no way to lock or latch from the inside. Just the ability to latch open for driving.

[welder]

Originally Posted by leisurelarry

Mine holds quite well surprisingly with the supplied lock from FR.Attachment 65526Attachment 65527Attachment 65528


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can you still lock the door open?

[leisurelarry]

Yes you can still hold (lock) the door open with the factory supplied strap attached on the shower side of the doorway.
It works very well and keeps the door quietly tucked away in the pocket while driving.


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[drivmsafe]

Instead of going to all the trouble of installing a door latch/lock to keep the door open while traveling, I bought one of those inexpensive rubber door stops. If I want the door closed I just wedge the stop in the opening, and presto, door stays closed.

[Lfrazee]

Yea dealer got parts same as the newer models and installed it for me- now I can lock my door in the concealed wall or in the full closed off position , providing privacy from front to rear and to save on dash air cooling square footage.