Shower Door Lock?

[Edward Buker]

Rick,

That was the standard "lock" added by Beaver. Three issues with it. It leaves the heavy door parked over the unsupported curved bar on the top that uses white metal extrusion couplings inside that piece of aluminum tube that can be stressed and broken over time. Also the rollers being parked with the door closed over time will indent the plastic runner inserted on the top leaving depressions that cause the door to not move easily, like rolling over bumps. You can replace that plastic insert if you have that problem. The biggest issue is the door can jump having the rollers come up off the round track rail on severe road humps/bumps while driving and literally crash and break. The safer thing to do is find a way to park the moving door over the fixed panel and secure it from rolling and rising off the rail. The forum has some personal solutions posted if you search.

Later Ed

[Fred Brooks]

           Hi Rick,

      Because of Ed's advice earlier in this thread and having had my curved door jump off the track and not break and not punch a hole in the shower pan, I installed a 3/16 knurled pin thru the bottom track and into the lower door extrusion. It prevents horizontal and vertical movement. The best part is that the door is stored over the fixed panel for support. Kudos to Ed. Enclosed is a pix.  Regards Fred

[Carol Moffett]

Rick,
   This is the exact lock that was installed on ours and it is NOT good! 
I suggest you utilize one of the great solutions the others have come up with, or do like I did (we didn't want to put screws anywhere) and come up with your own.

Fred,
    This is an interesting solve!  How long has this been working for you?  My concern is that this door is SO heavy, and it seems that the first roller to jump off the track during a quick stop, is the one on the curve of the door...the one closest to the wall when open...and your pin seems a bit far from "problem", if ya get my drift.  A long kitty corner distance...might'nt the roller still come off, torquing the door and twisting the pin?
   That is why I'm curious to know how long this has worked for you.  The DH might go so far as to try THIS, lol, if it is a proven fix, like Eds!  So far my suction cup idea is doing very well but does not put any downward pressure on the door.
Thanks!
Carol
:^3=~

[Fred Brooks]

        Hi Carol,

       I did this about 2 weeks ago and then went on a 1000 mile journey with the 2 grandsons. The trip included the return trip to Palm Desert west of Indio Ca. Perhaps you know how bad I-10 is in California. The shower door is pretty much trapped vertically and horizonally as well as laterally.
      I considered all the options and chose the one I did primarily because my wife is vertically challanged (5' tall) and I don't want her climbing step stools and having an accident.
      I'm going over to the coach tomorrow and check out your concerns and get back to you.
                            Regards, Fred

[Edward Buker]

Fred,

I had considered something like that but I was concerned (chicken) about drilling a hole in the metal frame of the curved glass door thinking I might knick the glass with a drill bit. I could not tell exactly how deep the glass went into the metal frame edge.

Did you drill all the way through the frame piece of the glass door and what diameter was the hole and pin? If you slide the door toward closing or if you went all the way through the door frame, can you take a close up photo of the hole location from the inside or outside of the door, whichever gave the best view. That would help anyone willing to give this a try.

Nice simple secure method of locking the door, good job Fred.

Later Ed

[Carol Moffett]

Hello Fred,
   Wow, that does sound promising!  I am also interested in all those things Ed brings up.  You may have just completely solved this problem for everyone!  "The standard in RV shower door locks"!  Cool!
:^3=~
Carol

[Doug Allman]

BCS still has the plastic strap locks just like Rick's picture shows. Just ordered 2 this spring.