Lion Head Fremantle digital rim lock

Who the Fremantle rim lock suits

The Fremantle is for doors you don’t want cut. Most digital locks need a pocket chiselled into the edge of the door for a mortice. This one screws onto the inside face of the door instead, so it suits older and heritage homes with original timber doors, and doors that already have a rim lock.

It holds 200 fingerprints, 150 codes and 200 cards, and it opens with a wristband as well as a card. That is handy for anyone who heads out for a swim or a run and doesn’t want to carry a key.

It also suits a door where the inside face is solid timber but the edge is too narrow or too old to take a mortice safely. We look at the door first and tell you plainly if the Fremantle is the right fit.

What we check before we fit it

• Door thickness. It suits timber doors 35 to 60 mm thick.
• Room on the inside. The inside part is 168 mm by 82 mm and stands 35 mm off the door. We check it clears the frame, the architrave and anything behind the door.
• The frame. A rim lock catches on a keeper fixed to the frame, so the frame has to be solid where it goes. Old frames can be soft or split.
• The old lock. If there is an old rim lock or a deadlatch now, we check how the new plates cover its holes. The outside part is 200 mm by 70 mm.
• Weather. Lion Head gives no IP rating, only that it is weather resistant, so we prefer a door with some cover.

Living with the Fremantle rim lock

• Batteries. It runs on 4 AA batteries, which Lion Head says last about 12 months.
• Flat batteries. There is a USB C backup for emergency power, and a manual key as well.
• The app. Bluetooth works at the door. Add a Lion Head WiFi gateway for remote access.
• Temperature. Lion Head rates it to work from minus 25°C to 60°C.
• The door stays original. Because nothing is morticed into the door edge, the timber is left as it is.

Other Lion Head locks we fit

• Cadenza
• Enmore
• Enmore Plus
• Regent
• Carlisle
• Bondi
• Aspen
• Aspen VH
• Erskine
• Essex
• Oxford
• Oxford Double
• Lygon
• Nicholson
• Collins
• Rathdowne
• Lonsdale
• Piper
• Beaufort
• Flinders
• Franklin
• Cottesloe gate lock
• Cottesloe double gate lock
• All Lion Head locks

Not sure which one suits your door? Compare all the digital locks we fit, or if your current keypad lock has stopped working, see digital lock not working.

What customers say

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Common questions

Does the Lion Head Fremantle need the door cut?

No mortice is cut into the door edge. It is a surface mounted rim lock that fixes to the face of the door, with a keeper on the frame.

Is the Fremantle good for a heritage home?

Lion Head points it at heritage homes for exactly that reason. It suits timber doors 35 to 60 mm thick and leaves the door edge alone.

Can I open the Fremantle from my phone?

Yes, through the app by Bluetooth at the door. For remote access we fit it with a Lion Head WiFi gateway.

What if the Fremantle batteries go flat?

Use the USB C backup with a power bank, then your code or fingerprint, or open it with the manual key. Still locked out? Call us on 0427 580 823.

Can you fit a Lion Head Fremantle rim lock anywhere in Perth?

Yes. We supply and fit it at your home anywhere in Perth, Western Australia, and we agree the price with you before we start. Call 0427 580 823.

Get a Lion Head Fremantle rim lock fitted

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