[DeTomaso] Door Latch Rubbers and trunk security
Stephen Nelson
steve at snclocks.com
Wed Jul 17 16:07:17 EDT 2013
I wrote - Am currently converting the door locks to match the replacement
ignition/key
Mike responded - Won't ever happen. Panteras have two keys--a large
ignition key and a small door/trunk key. You can try until doomsday and you
won't get an ignition key to work a door/trunk lock.
The ignition key is European Ford (Capri etc.) and the door/trunk key is
Fiat. I just went through this rekeying exercise on another Pantera. I had
a key that opened one door but not the other, and an extra tumbler. Turns
out that there is an undocumented change, and there are two different styles
of tumbler and two different styles of key blank. One key would go into one
and another key would go into another. I had to go home and get a third
blank from my parts stash to get three that were of the same type, and then
the locksmith was able to key all three to the same key and make several
copies for me.
OK - the story as I got it. The previous car transporter somehow managed to
bugger the ignition key/switch. So, previous owner fitted a new ignition
switch. I only got two keys, one for ignition, one for fuel cap. None for
doors or the trunk (which I now realize has a key hole in it - duh). But,
the current ignition key, marked Ford on one side, and Kolb on the other,
will go into the door and trunk locks. It was seriously stiff on one door
and the trunk, but once the gunk was pushed out of the way, slides in
easily. So, shifted tumblers around, filed a couple, and all the locks are
now on one key. Also noted that the door locks had a different tumbler
combination than the trunk latch.
Go figure. Now I need to get several copies of the key before I loose it.
As always, thank you all for jumping in with needed wisdom.
Stephen
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