What to do with passenger door lock?

[pony2]

Some time ago the passenger side lock on my Touring was forced and mangled up pretty bad. It should possible to reform into shape and fit a new barrel. This would mean replacing all the barrels.

I had the idea of removing the barrel entirely and welding a plate to the offending area and finishing it flush to cover the lock.

The door will need a spray whatever I decide to do. Ethically I'm not sure that blanking the lock is the way to go, however it does seem like less hassle. Opinions would be much appreciated.

Thanks

[gotabmw]

basicly it s up to you if you can weld it up it will save idiots trying to force it open again and give it a nice smooth finish
personaly i never use the passenger side as i always use the dead locks and when these are on you can only open it from the drivers side any way so i dont see the point in the passenger lock

[aceraf]

My passengers side lock doesn't work for some reason, so i only use the drivers side aswell.

I say flush it.