Plastic Mailbox Door Won T Stay Closed

If you must lift on the door wiggle the handle or whack it shut then it isn t going to work.

Plastic mailbox door won t stay closed. Unfortunately if you own a plastic mailbox you won t be able to make an easy repair. Maybe it works best on small mailboxes. No tools required for installation easy to apply with enclosed directions works on wood metal and plastic. If you have a plastic mailbox then we re afraid this won t be of much use to you.

Fix a mailbox door by tightening loosening or replacing a part. If you really love your current plastic mail box you can buy a latch set for plastic mailboxes for under 20. Open the mailbox door and use small pliers to bend the top hasp on the mailbox up toward the top of the door just slightly. Unfortunately it still won t hold the door closed and i ve had to twist the door on my rural mailbox every which way to get the magnet to touch the door.

However at this price point we recommend just replacing your mailbox. Replace rusted hinge bolts. We know that mailboxes come in all different shapes sizes and materials. This is because rural mail carriers typically need to deliver to over 400 mailboxes in less than four hours.

I m at wit s end. If you have a plastic mailbox you may just be experiencing a clasp that is functioning incorrectly and failing to keep the door closed. She has one of those metal boxes that is securely imbedded into a concrete brick mailbox. Brick mail door replacements are the best solution.

Here are some ideas that estes designs suggests to repair and or tighten your mailbox door quickly and easily. The left the other side of the door not overlapping the box. This item is frequently on back order. Tm keeps your mailbox door closed.

Unfortunately it still won t hold the door closed and i ve had to twist the door on my rural mailbox every which way to get the magnet to touch the door. The dirt rust and dangling mailbox door had all become white noise that hadn t been obvious until june when we painted the outside of the house. If this is a problem call before ordering to see if we have any in stock. The left the other side of the door not overlapping the box.

Plastic door hinges can be replaced as well but it is inexpensive to replace the whole box. The door of the mailbox needs to stay shut after being tapped shut one time. Maybe it works best on small mailboxes. For a metal mailbox straighten or bend the hasp to adjust.

Now we would like to be able to say that the following instructions apply to every mailbox imaginable but unfortunately we can t say that. I m at wit s end.