Door Latches & Components

Tom's Offroad carries a full selection of early Bronco door hardware including door latches, strikers, door handles (interior and exterior), lock cylinders, window crank handles, and door hinge hardware. These components wear or corrode over decades of use and are commonly needed during a restoration. Both OEM-style reproductions and stainless hardware upgrades are available.

A door that won't latch on an early Bronco is usually caused by a misaligned striker plate, a worn or broken latch mechanism, or a door that has sagged on its hinges. Start by checking the striker alignment, if the door closes but the latch doesn't catch, the striker may need adjustment. If the latch mechanism itself is broken or worn, a direct replacement from Tom's Offroad is typically the most efficient fix.

Adjusting early Bronco doors involves loosening the hinge bolts, repositioning the door to achieve even gaps at the top and bottom of the door opening, and retightening. The striker plate can also be moved slightly in or out to change how firmly the door closes. Door adjustment is necessary whenever hinges are replaced, body work is done, or the door has shifted due to hinge wear over time.This is a time consuming task that usually requrires door hinge shims and striker shims to get everything to function properly and door gaps correct.

Door sag on early Broncos is almost always caused by worn or bent door hinge pins and bushings. The hinges on these trucks see decades of use and the hinge pins wear oval, allowing the door to drop. Replacing the hinge pins and bushings, or the full hinge set if the hinge knuckles are worn, restores door alignment. Tom's Offroad carries complete hinge sets for the early Bronco as this is the best method to resolve the issue.

Yes, reproduction door handles, lock cylinders, and interior release handles for the early Bronco are available through Tom's Offroad. Chrome exterior handles are available as direct bolt-on replacements using the factory mounting holes. Lock cylinder sets with matching keys are also available for owners who want all locks to use the same key, which is a convenient upgrade on trucks where the original keying has been lost.