We explain below what you should pay attention to when purchasing a door hook pin. In addition, we will take a closer look at the features and benefits of such coverage.
Covers for door locks
A cover for the car door hook is available in many variations. The term pin is also used for various items. Under the term, in the search engines, both the covers and the buttons for the lock of a car door appear and are the covers that allow a quieter closing.
Both variants are known in the field of tuning and can be purchased in different versions. Items that directly cover the door lock are available for the driver’s side, passenger side, rear doors and also for the trunk. In the tuning workshops you can specifically request suitable copies for your car.
Dealers of well-known car brands can also supply suitable pins for our doors. And they come in many different colors, both online and in a specialist workshop, and are generally made from high-quality materials.
What advantages and disadvantages do these pins have?
They are particularly interesting for cars with central locking and protect the lock and the handle from wear or dirt. These door lock pins are often available to match the color of the car or can be chosen in a different color, your favorite or in carbon, chrome, etc.
When buying such a pin you should pay attention to high-quality materials and matching. In a tuning workshop you can be helped to find the right item. Because you must ALWAYS make sure that even with a pin in the lock the car door closes easily and can be opened again without problems.
If the car doors are closed too tightly, they usually close with a corresponding bang, especially with older car models. To reduce the volume when closing the car door, these lock pins can be used as so-called “door closers”. The pins fit all car doors and you have a huge selection online. However, these “shock absorbers” are directed at the door lock and can affect the mechanism. We find the small pin for the door lock holder quite sensible and visually chic, but we strongly advise against it for the purpose of “sound damper”.
So, when buying a lock pin, make sure it can be installed easily and doesn’t surround the latch hook. Covers are available that do not require removal from the lock, but can simply be plugged.
Plus, the pins of the car door lock protect against rustas you can see from the photo posted above.
