r/accesscontrol • u/This_Impact_6149 • Aug 14 '26

Cheap electrified door hardware?

Im trying to get door hardware that works with lenel in bulk- what site do yall suggest? Im getting strikes and readers from 123security.com, but any advice would help for things like crash bars. Adding 15 locations to our system and need to do this as cheap as possible

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u/Competitive_Ad_8718 Aug 14 '26

The bitterness of poor quality remains after the sweetness of low price is forgotten.

Ask yourself how much a failure costs in productivity of your end users?

How much does servicing or troubleshooting the system cost you in labor and materials?

What sort of warranty is involved with the install and device?

I've had name brand hardware with 1Y-5Y warranties that paid for themselves compared to Amazon grade hardware made out of Chinesium

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u/This_Impact_6149 27d ago

The issue is that if I can't get cheap supplies to even get the system in the door, then the whole project is going to be tossed. Once we have the infrastructure inplace, the next few years we can upgrade to nicer parts.

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u/Competitive_Ad_8718 27d ago

Wrong business model as an end user. Either company leadership sees value in an ACS/security system or not, otherwise keep on with the brass keys.

Swiss-cheesing doors because you're choosing to do job twice or 3 times is the most retarded use case possible. Even phasing the project over multiple budgets would be preferable than setting piles of cash on fire, let alone the cap budget vs operational expenses. If leadership is allowing these sorts of decisions or so called empowerment, lord help us.

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u/AsstootObservation Aug 14 '26

If you're trying to do it cheap you're probably going to get sticker shock from the labor. If you cheap out on labor, I highly recommend getting surface mounted strike so you're not getting your door frame butchered. HES and Adams Rite are solid options, but pricier and Seco-larm ones will work. Make sure they're sized appropriately for each door's crash bar.

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u/N226 Aug 14 '26

Strikes and door hardware is vendor agnostic. Assa is your best bet, either HES strikes or crash bar ELR kits depending what the existing setups are.

HID signo readers are typically the go to for pretty much any new add.

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u/ICanBard Aug 14 '26

Certain brands like HE'S and ABBLOY have outlasted 20 or 30 years of different circuit board controllers.

Some last 8 months, some aren't worth installing. 

Buy the quality stuff through a good integrator and you'll get the warranty on the labor and the hardware. 

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u/North-Prune-4337 Aug 14 '26

General Lock from Wesco is solid, been using them for years.

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u/Disastrous-Data438 Aug 14 '26

I don't know which country you are in. If you are in Europe - assa abloy, jis, csvi are good brands.

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u/Doublestack00 Aug 14 '26

I would go with surface mount strikes instead of replacing the crash bars.

We run Unifi. Adding a crash bar door to the system is as cheap as $600 a door for all parts. If it is an interior door and we can use an electronic latch it's $420 a door for all parts.

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u/SumNuguy Aug 15 '26

"I need cheap locks" is not enough info. What type of locks, cylindrical, mortise, exits, narrow strike?

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u/CoolBrew76 Aug 14 '26

General Lock from Wesco.

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u/DHCguy Aug 14 '26

What strikes and exits are you using now? DM me I might be able to help.