We were very lucky Justin, we purchased a Hilltop caravan and not only is it a great van, but all hatches were keyed the same. The only different key we have is the door, which is a different shape so you dont get it mixed up.
Awesome, no more guess work as to which key to use. Excellent DIY video yet again Justin. You've just made my caravan holidays a little more enjoyable. :)
Great idea! 376474 keys are so annoying! Like the toilet hatch... who's going to want to steal a bucket of turds? 😂 and why do the tray tables have locks. Ours have two each. Like wtf? 🤦♀️
Great idea. We have our keys on separate tabs, all labelled and on one key board inside the door. I just grab the one or two I need at the time. Suits me fine and I won't bother changing, but great work as always explaining the options available!
Excellent, excellent, excellent. Awesome instructional video. You always make jobs look so simple Justin. Beggars belief why ALL caravan manufactures can't fit keyed alike latches at production.
Thank you for this video, this is a great idea, especially as I hire out my 25ft caravan. Having the 1 key that can do most of the locks is a game changer. Can't wait to do this mod. :)
About time someone has come up with the 1 key solution. I’ve been building houses for years and have always had a 1 key solution for windows, doors etc. Good work J
The way I keep my keys organised (until I can get them common keyed) is coloured vinyl dot stickers…dot on the hatch, the same colour as the key’s dot. I still have to carry 7 different keys, by at least I can get the right one at a glance.
A solution I use to identify which key for which lock is coloured cable ties or nail polish. Got a pack of different coloured cable ties from supercrap and a few bottles of cheap nail polish for the locks with no cable tie applications. however one key would be way better!
For the drop down table, I’ve just used tonneau cover elastic loops from Supercheap. Had ‘‘em on for ages and they never flew open. Just keep an eye on the condition of the elastic but mine are several years old now and still good
Awesome solution 👌 , I too hate to many keys 🔑 , just annoying 🙄 The caravan maker should give a fuel voucher for your efforts and time . Greetings and cheers 🍻 from south africa 🇿🇦
Water is still in development. Coming soon! It will be a case of replacing the cap which will house the new barrel in it. When available we will announce on social media
Much better mate, nice work. Have you seen those wireless entry handles where you use a wrist band or key fob type setup? Wondering if they are any good or not much benefit
Paying that much for a van & walking around like a janitor is a sucker move.. Australians keep copping the shit they accept 🤷♂️ you guys deserved better for what you do for the manufacturer.
Average van is $300-500 but depends on type and quantity of locks. Can provide a firm price if your keen. Just email us pictures/and or count of the locks you have and we work out a kit to suit 👍🏻
If you have a master key to get the locks out, put the key in that you want to use as your key and grind the pins flat and refit then only the new key will fit, you can do it to all the locks as long as you have the same style lock/master key for all your locks.
My current van has the annoying key locks on the drop down table but my previous van just had sliding latches so they are around and available. Why they have a key on a simple drop down table is a bloody mystery.
How ridiculous that you would have so many different keys for a caravan, Hope you did your locks for your boats n shed n canopy (if not central locking). Keep up the awesome content
The painful thing is that they could if the wanted to. They just need to sort through the parts to match up all the items with the same key number. It would be a pain in the butt, but much easier for us than having to rummage through all our keys...
My camper manufacturer keyed everything alike, on my tray toolboxes and my slide-on. Piss weak effort by any manufacturer that doesn't. As said before, send the builder the bill.
Definitely a pain, but my wife is now freaking out. Does that mean that anyone with one of those red keys can walk up to our van, take out the barrell and come in and go all wolf creek?
I couldn't find the COROSION PORTECTION OIL', at the shops, so I had to purchase the Corrosion Protection Oil.. Hopefully it's similar product. 😁(Sorry)
Probably not the biggest issue. The bigger one would be grabbing a removal (red) key and a new barrel. Going to some else's caravan, removing their barrel with your red key, inserting your new barrel, then BINGO your in
I’ve never understood why when you’re spending big dollars on a van they don’t like-key all the locks! Cost would be minuscule for manufacturers, compared to sale price and would make customers happy. Customer service 101…..
We have spoken with a few van builders now and it comes down to lead times. Already the wait can be 12-24 months so adding more in at the factory is not viable. Some dealers now moving to change them out prior to handover which is great. The hatches come with random locks in them - hence why they may randomly have some match but most not.
Absolute idiots for not simplifying during manufacture process- laziness on manufacturers behalf. We did same on the house - and next place will have all fobs to open, lock and arm.
Just lazy by The manufacturers Not hard for them to key them all alike at the factory We do it on buildings as a matter of course I see you’re using a Mexican socket set, don’t you own any proper spanners
