Shank latches have a T-shaped or L-shaped handle that turns the pawl to hook or unhook it from the frame panel. . This folding T-Handle latch is zinc trivalent finished steel/die cast construction.

Get a rust penetrant like Liquid Wrench, PB Blaster ... Groove into Stripped Screws Phillips and star head screws can’t ...

Don’t scrimp on this and try to tap into something under the dash like we used to do for installing an after-market stereo. Find a plug or grommet in the firewall and do it right. Fuses are a must.

If you want to control it from a 3.3 V MCU that can’t handle the high-side voltage on its pins, you can add a NPN transistor section as shown – this inverts the logic, making it into a more ...

Get a rust penetrant like Liquid Wrench, PB Blaster ... Groove into Stripped Screws Phillips and star head screws can’t handle a lot of torque without stripping. If your rusted screws remain ...