Kwikset KWI-971TNLRH Right Hand Single Cylinder Interior Tustin Lever Trim

No. The 971TNL Tustin trim is the interior half only, and the Kwikset exterior pack has to be bought separately to make a complete handleset. Keys are also sold separately. If you order this on its own you will have a lever and turn piece with nothing to mount on the outside of the door.

It is fully reversible, so the same pack works on right-hand and left-hand doors. You set the handing during install rather than ordering a specific hand.

No, the Tustin lever is non-functioning trim. It is a pull, not a latch operator. The locking action comes from the interior turn piece that throws the deadbolt. If you need a lever that retracts a latchbolt, this is the wrong part.

The Kwikset Tustin interior lever trim is classed as residential hardware and is a handleset companion piece rather than a standalone lock. For a commercial opening where you want coded entry instead, Codelocks offers the CL510 and CL515 tubular latchbolt back-to-back in the CL500 Series and the CL610 and CL615 tubular latchbolt back-to-back in the CL600 Series, both rated heavy duty. If you need a mechanical code with a key override on the same opening, the Codelocks CL250 tubular latch in the CL200 Series covers that.

No. The Kwikset 971TNL Tustin is a non-functioning interior lever trim for a Kwikset handleset, with the locking action handled by an interior turn piece, and it requires a Kwikset exterior pack purchased separately to become a complete lock. The BEST 8T Series is a closet-function non-keyed tubular deadbolt with a blank plate on one side and a thumbturn on the other, sized for 1-3/4 inch doors. If you want a thumbturn deadbolt that stands on its own without a handleset, the BEST 8T is the piece to order; if you are completing a Kwikset handleset opening, the Tustin trim is the correct part.

Four: Satin Nickel, Venetian Bronze, Bright Brass, and Matte Black. If you are matching other openings in a building, pick the one that matches the exterior pack you are pairing it with, since the two ship separately.

It is a residential product. Kwikset rates it for the highest residential security and durability, but for a commercial opening in an office, school, or healthcare facility you want a Grade 1 or Grade 2 commercial lock instead, not a residential handleset trim.

If the lever is decorative to you and all you want is inside turn control, the BEST 8T Series non-keyed tubular deadbolt gives a blank plate outside with a thumbturn inside and is listed for 1-3/4 inch doors. The Kwikset Tustin pack makes sense when you are completing a Kwikset handleset and want the matching lever trim and finish.

No. This is a residential handleset trim built for Kwikset handleset preps on standard residential doors. For narrow stile glass storefront, look at something like the Lockey 2950 narrow stile hookbolt lock with a 1-1/8 inch backset, which fits doors 1-1/8 to 2 inches thick.

The Kwikset 971TNL Tustin is interior trim that mates to a Kwikset exterior handleset pack, so the door preparation is set by the handleset it joins rather than by the trim alone. For openings outside a conventional wood-door thickness, the Lockey 2500 Series mechanical keypad hook bolt lock with adjustable backset and the Lockey 2950 narrow stile hookbolt mechanical pushbutton lock both fit doors from 1-1/8 inch to 2 inch, with the 2950 built to a 1-1/8 inch backset for narrow stile frames.

A screwdriver. The interior pack mounts to the existing Kwikset handleset prep in minutes with no drilling or specialty tools, which is why property managers can swap these across a lot of units quickly.

Yes, it carries Microban antimicrobial product protection, which Kwikset states keeps the hardware 99.9 percent cleaner than unprotected surfaces. That is a point worth noting for multi-family or hospitality entries where the lever gets touched constantly.