Are these latches plastic or metal? The description says "OEM", but I think all OEM are plastic.
850761
The latches are all metal. They are more substantial than the latch than originally came on my motorhome water heater.
1018847
No. They are the same as original handles. I bought them along with the metal sleeves provided by a different company so these OE parts will not fail like the OE handles which did.
1117391
They are plastic over aluminum. The full structure of the part is all aluminum. It's more rigid and sturdy that I expected it to be.
637913
The ones that came with my set were not plastic. I'm not sure of the metal makeup but I'm positive they were not plastic.
846123
The only metal is the latch itself, key is taped to outside of plastic housing. I am fairly sure all of the valve assembly is plastic also judging from the way the one I replaced was broken.
1687873
Plastic. I doubt you can find metal knobs. These worked well for me. Look nice
1279261
I bought them in Jan of 2014. I am pretty sure they are plastic trim rings. I put them in a rental so I can not double check - sorry
311794
I swapped mine out with the shallow boxes for more capacity. I think there the same latches . The standard Plastic, flip , by Plano
1785520
They have latches, but you have to be careful with them. They are flimsy. Otherwise, they are well made.
1993270
I checked last night and found the hinges are metal, not plastic like I thought they were. Hope this helps
1254278
They are plastic. But I put rubber tips on them myself and it worked out well.
1659863
Its been almost a year since I installed it. If my memory serves me, the latch system is metal. I felt impressed by the strength of design.
1716412
Replacement is plastic but I have no problems with it. Don't over tighten they will crack
1505544
Yes they are plastic but the oem material you could drop and it lasted me 10+ years this replacement i dropped once and it cracked and was only about a month old
818201
They are clearly plastic and not metal. The only thing "metal" about them is the color, so I guess that's what "metallized" means.
403080
They are plastic.i bought 6 a year ago and now only 2 work even after changing batteries
818844
I believe they're molded plastic. So far they've held up perfectly, even after the front wheel was driven over by a car. No damage!