Sliding Mirrored Wardrobe Door Catch-Replacement?

[mysticmd]

These plastic door catches for the sliding mirrored wardrobe doors - snap easily. The reviews for the replacements say the same thing - Snap! Broken in 1-3 trips. Has anyone found a durable replacement product (what and where, pls), or are you using a bar in the track, or found some other device? Thank you. Mary

[Mark and Dale Bruss]

I can't find the history of my purchase but I did find a black plastic catch that worked a lot better.

 

I went searching and I believe this is the latch, Amazon

[WeBeFulltimers]

I can't find the history of my purchase but I did find a black plastic catch that worked a lot better.

 

Same here. Got mine from tweets.com.

[mysticmd]

Thank you both for your quick replies.... I'll look at the tweety's.com Think I found it; says two to a card, aluminum and plastic for $13.88 and .... gotta love the shipping: $8! If they are durable, there will be no complaints from me! Thanks for the site info, cld be a bit cheaper than Amazon, too.

Thanks Mark/Dale for your verification of what it is on Amazon. This all helps. - Mary

[Big Greg]

We have had one or two break in 9+ years. The only time we slide a door into the plastic latch is when we travel, otherwise we slide the mirrored doors to the opposite side while we are stationary. Greg

[mysticmd]

Greg: ( We have had one or two break in 9+ years. The only time we slide a door into the plastic latch is when we travel, otherwise we slide the mirrored doors to the opposite side while we are stationary. ) Gotcha. Ours is in the front of the fifth wheel and I noticed a large difference in temperature inside the closet.... so I'm thinking I'd prefer to keep it closed all the time for heat/ A/C reasons. Thank you. Mary

[budeneighe]

I was tired of getting scraped and scratched and having my clothes catch up on the catches so I removed them and put in these surface locks.

https://www.amazon.com/Defender-Security-Patio-door-S-4124/dp/B000NCWR06/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1466709738&sr=8-10&keywords=lock+for+sliding+glass+door

 

They mount onto the surface of the mirror. I put one up high and one down at the bottom and when we move, just flip each one out to block the doors from passing each other while traveling.

 

[mysticmd]

Hi Budd, you brought up a very good point about the other latch sticking out to get your skin or clothes hooked/scratched. I'm liking the concept of your doo-dad. Thanks for jumping in on the conversation! - Mary

[budeneighe]

I bought a pair about 4 years ago. Kept them "around" for another 19 months before I actually installed them. Boy do I wish I had not dawdled. They have been great. Do a terrific job of pinning the doors closed (as long as someone remembers to "flip" them) and are not objectionable to have visible.

[rdickinson]

A dowel in each track does the job.

[Big Greg]

Mary, we also have a closet across the front of our bedroom which is in the front of our fifth wheel. We also keep the doors closed all the time. When not traveling we slide the left door to the right side and the right side door to the left. This way the latches are not used when we are stationary. When we travel the doors are moved and latched shut. I hope this better explains what we do. Greg

[Randyretired]

We did like Budd. Works great and thanks again to the friend who showed us this. We bought ours from Amazon.

[budeneighe]

I did use a dowel but found that on the tippy-dippy roads of coastal oregon, a dowel in the bottom can make the doors sometimes jump the track. Other than that, I only have to sit somewhere for about a week and I forget where I put it.....

[mysticmd]

Thank you, Big Greg, for the clarification, understand now and makes sense. Interesting how such a tiny accessory for a minor chore can create multiple frustrations/expenses. One of the reasons these forums are so great. Thank you, All! Mary

[Nuke-E]

My old motorhome had sliding doors like this, and a broken plastic catch. Somewhere before I bought it, someone had put a piece of velcro on either end. Super simple, and if I forgot to close the doors, the velcro would grab them after a few turns.

[Hollardawg]

You can find them on Ebay, along with all of the rest of the sliding door parts.

[mysticmd]

Nuke-E -- yet another good one; I do like simple, easy, inexpensive... and it works for you. Thank you for jumping in here. - Mary