Weatherables Keystone 2-Sided Key-Lockable Gate Latch – Zinc Diecast Metal Heavy Duty Gate Latch with Self-Latching Gate Lock, Made for Easy Installation on Metal, Wood & Vinyl Fences, Keyed Alike

My existing vinyl gate latches both died, so I bought these as a replacement and they were right on the money! They used the same hole pattern, so they were easy to install by myself. They are more heavy duty than the original ones that came with my fence, so I'm hoping they last longer. The directions were easy to follow, as I had a right and left latch. The only disconcerting thing is that they were keyed identical as the ones I replaced. Overall, I am very pleased with them.

This gate latch is so amazing. I just bought another one. Now all of my friends are getting them as well. They are sturdy, look good, lock easily, and function great. They kids love to use them as well. Now my 8 year old opens the gate for me....Bonus.

Latch works well, the metal one is especially solid on aluminum fence gate. Only critique is that I would have liked if the provided template had a marking on where the latch would strike the lock mechanism. Installed the latch first (centered on gate edge) and marked center on the post and come to fine out the lock has to sit higher than what the template shows as center.

We followed the instructions carefully and are very pleased with this latch. Be careful drilling the 5/8 hole... try to get it straight, although there is some allowance in the design. Took about 3 hours to install.

Solid gate lock, easy to install. I have three on my gas chamber and no one has escaped.

Love this product...it mounted easily and the best feature is being able to lock,/unlock from either side

It works fairly well most of the time. But I had to return it for a replacement when the lock mechanism failed. Now the replacement is doing OK, but it still feels pretty fragile.

Easy installation, works great.

Bought this gate latch as I wanted to be able to rekey it in the future and match my main key for my rental. I purchased with the intention of the latch auto locking when the gate closed as I can’t rely on tenants taking the time to use the key to lock it. Unfortunately it seems that I have purchased the wrong latch as this one auto latches but not auto locks meaning you have to use the key to lock it like you would a door lock. So unfortunately I have paid wayyyyyyyy too much for something that the only advantage is that it can match my house key. I would gladly sacrifice that for the over $100 I would save by buying one off the shelf at the local hardware store. Once again unfortunately because I purchased this last year I am unable to return it. Oh and this did not come with the mentioned template so if I do ever use this I’ll have to do my best to line things up. Other than that it is a solid well built latch. I could see people not being interested in auto locking so this would be perfect for them but maybe better product description or in the future make this so it could do either. This was a big costing mistake on my part.