New Tapered Door Striker

[The General]

Hi All,

I have found an extraordinary and simple upgrade to the original door striker on all Bounders and most other class A motorhomes.
I have found that leaving my Bounder through our doorway can be hazardous to my shirts if the shirt gets caught on the striker bolt. The bolt is made in a configuration that
includes a bolt head at the end that not only can tare your shirt but also cut your skin and cause you to fall off the steps, causing possible injury.
There is a website called Oemy's that shows DIY projects and the originators of
helpful inventions. The striker is a tapered, machined bolt that prevents catching and injuries.
The door striker upgrade is the first one on the list and can be purchased for
one penney and $6.00 shipping. I have seen these on Bounders before and just ordered
3 for a few of the BU Gold Country Roos club members. There is a way to pay a little more, through a donation on the website, please pay a couple of bucks more then asked for a great invention provided by two very good fellows.
You can find it at: http://www.oemysperformance.com/diyprojects2.htm#door

What a great little invention at a very low cost; engineered and machined by Max Hubrich
Thanks Max and thanks Dale Olson at Oemy's Performance,

Steve Bernard

[Mr_D]

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Originally Posted by The General Hi All, I have found an extraordinary and simple upgrade to the original door striker on all Bounders and most other class A motorhomes. I have found that leaving my Bounder through our doorway can be hazardous to my shirts if the shirt gets caught on the striker bolt. The bolt is made in a configuration that includes a bolt head at the end that not only can tare your shirt but also cut your skin and cause you to fall off the steps, causing possible injury. There is a website called Oemy's that shows DIY projects and the originators of helpful inventions. The striker is a tapered, machined bolt that prevents catching and injuries. The door striker upgrade is the first one on the list and can be purchased for one penney and $6.00 shipping. I have seen these on Bounders before and just ordered 3 for a few of the BU Gold Country Roos club members. There is a way to pay a little more, through a donation on the website, please pay a couple of bucks more then asked for a great invention provided by two very good fellows. You can find it at: http://www.oemysperformance.com/diyprojects2.htm#door What a great little invention at a very low cost; engineered and machined by Max Hubrich Thanks Max and thanks Dale Olson at Oemy's Performance, Steve Bernard

That link doesn't work it's:
Oemy's Web Site - DIY Projects

Good idea. I ruined an almost new jacket on ours as well as several shirts and lost some skin also, more than once!!.

[Clifftall]

Thanks Steve for bringing that link ( corrected link ) to our attention. I notice there are a few different sizes . Which size do we need?

[The General]

Cliff,
We need TL 3/4"xSL 7/8"

Thanks for the correction, Mr-D.
I took the link off of the order link.
Guess it dosen't work that way.


Steve

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Originally Posted by clifftall Thanks Steve for bringing that link ( corrected link ) to our attention. I notice there are a few different sizes . Which size do we need?

[Clifftall]

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Originally Posted by The General Cliff, We need TL 3/4"xSL 7/8" Thanks for the correction, Mr-D. I took the link off of the order link. Guess it dosen't work that way. Steve

Thanks Steve. My arms also thank you.

[The General]

Cliff,
It's better to be armed than disarmed.

Steve

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Originally Posted by clifftall Thanks Steve. My arms also thank you.

[wa8yxm]

One of my biggest complaints on this RV is the Tri-mark locks on doors all over the place.. The striker bolts are cheap base metal and like to break, leaving you locked out (since they are spring loaded)

I've had a machinest carve me a couple out of steel that work very well. And I've done some work on one or two myself that seems to be holding (Machine them down a bit and put a steel "Shim" on the back) but those Tri-Mark strikers.. SUCK.