I had a locksmith come over and check this out, but he ended up refusing the job. It seems pretty simple to me, but before I wanted to go give it a "try" I figure I would ask here.

I think the problem could be there's not enough room due to the metallic weather stripping lining the door.

Is my best solution to remove the metal strip drill the hole and repaint?

[![current lock with 0.5 inches to metal strip][1]][1]


  [1]: https://i.sstatic.net/aKgAt.png