Reply to "Rear Trunk Latch"

My Lada items from Russian 4X4, the German outfit with the stupid high shipping charges, have arrived.

I bought the chassis-mounted decklid latch, and the decklid-mounted push button lock assembly.

The latch is the same one TransSami previously ordered and said it was a direct fit.

I have a Hall Pantera-supplied latch I just purchased. I've compared the two versions side-by-side and while there are differences in the design and construction, the critical dimensions do match.

The main difference between the two is at the mounting plate, which I have found to be the weak link in these latches.

The Lada plate has an added stiffener side-to-side bridge. Based on TransSamis' experience that added stiffener appears to be a non-issue. Should it cause any installation problems, it could easily be cut out.

The mounting plate center-to-center dimensions are the same.
The shape and size of the cast latch piece are the same.
The location of the latch pivot is the same.
The height and width of the housings are the same.
The profiles of the housings have just minor differences.

Comparison photos posted for posterity.

Note I removed the tension spring from the Hall unit for photo purposes. Otherwise the spring pushed the latch and blocked true photo comparisons.

Larry

LADA ON LEFT --------- HALL ON RIGHT