Bonding stainless steel to plastic

[Bailey Guns]

Or take a piece of thin steel (thick enough that it won't easily bend) and bolt it on the inside of the door where the curve is with some small nuts/bolts. That might suck the plastic up to it and straighten it out. Or, can you replace the actual rotating latch part with a longer piece of plastic? Something that will catch a little more? Hard to tell if there's room for either from the photos.

[ray1970]

Go big and fabricate a new door out of some diamond plate aluminum.

[Bailey Guns]

^^ Thought of that, too. Probably the best option but most expensive.

[BPTactical]

https://www.etrailer.com/Accessories...SABEgLhyfD_BwE

https://www.amazon.com/Exterior-Show.../dp/B075MQFQHQ

https://www.amazon.com/Phoenix-PF266.../dp/B01779RAR2

[newracer]

I'd try to reshape the door by heating it. If that didn't work I'd replace it.

[Jeffrey Lebowski]

https://www.etrailer.com/Accessories...SABEgLhyfD_BwE

https://www.amazon.com/Exterior-Show.../dp/B075MQFQHQ

https://www.amazon.com/Phoenix-PF266.../dp/B01779RAR2

Totally different part. This is the high pressure nozzle. I kept calling it a shower but it is the air hose fitting.

[Jeffrey Lebowski]

Go big and fabricate a new door out of some diamond plate aluminum.

. I know, right? I just want to glue a magnet, and probably need a pretty weak one at that!

[Jeffrey Lebowski]

Or take a piece of thin steel (thick enough that it won't easily bend) and bolt it on the inside of the door where the curve is with some small nuts/bolts. That might suck the plastic up to it and straighten it out. Or, can you replace the actual rotating latch part with a longer piece of plastic? Something that will catch a little more? Hard to tell if there's room for either from the photos.

Actual rotating part looks simple, but is pretty complicated. There is a spring detente with cogs to hold it in place at 3, 6, 9, 12 o’clock.

[brutal]

Actual rotating part looks simple, but is pretty complicated. There is a spring detente with cogs to hold it in place at 3, 6, 9, 12 o’clock.

Easy to replace that with an RV barrel lock.

[Jeffrey Lebowski]

Easy to replace that with an RV barrel lock.

I'm not sure if it'd have the reach....