Thread: Trunk handle install

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I'm surprised that your latch didn't come with a template to set the hole & slot, but it will depend on how true to original your inner liner position is to the edge of the trunk, I would think, and more important who's latch you bought. Mine's a '33/34, but the handle is the same for a trunk/rumble lid 1932-1934. The key for placement though is the latch.

Looks like my handle is centered 2.125" up from the lip. My latch mounts with two screws from the bottom lip of the inner liner, with the slot .25"x 1.625" and the holes spaced 2.75" on center. A 7/8" hole aligned with the square latch mechanism provides access for a 9/16" socket, and a 3.375" hole above provided access to install the latch inside the liner. The "hook" of the latch grabs a simple 3/16" x 1" eyebolt that is secured in the drip channel with nuts top & bottom - not the most sophisticated latch approach, but very functional and adjustable. A few pics of mine to maybe help understanding. Your's may be totally different for a '32 latch as opposed to a '33/34.

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