[DeTomaso] Can door and trunk locks be re-keyed, anyone successful with the ignition without removing the lock from the housing??

[Julian Kift]

I took one apart after the key broke off in the lock, not too difficult, putting it back together is a little tougher!


Have you lost your ignition key? The ignition is a different style key to the door and trunk, the latter can all be re-keyed to a common key fairly easily. Unless you have a source for 3 complete tumblers keyed the same I'd take it to an old school locksmith, they will have a selection of pins. The two door locks will already be the same so he can likely make a key to fit and then re-key the trunk lock to match.

Same with the ignition, locksmiths have ways to feel the pins and make a key without drilling the whole lock apart.


Julian

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From: DeTomaso <detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com> on behalf of Ken Green via DeTomaso <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
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Subject: [DeTomaso] Can door and trunk locks be re-keyed, anyone successful with the ignition without removing the lock from the housing??

Anyone know?
Is there a downside in drilling and depressing the catch (or what ever it's called) to release the lock from the ignition housing?



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   I took one apart after the key broke off in the lock, not too
   difficult, putting it back together is a little tougher!

   Have you lost your ignition key? The ignition is a different style key
   to the door and trunk, the latter can all be re-keyed to a common
   key fairly easily. Unless you have a source for 3 complete tumblers
   keyed the same I'd take it to an old school locksmith, they will have a
   selection of pins. The two door locks will already be the same so he
   can likely make a key to fit and then re-key the trunk lock to match.

   Same with the ignition, locksmiths have ways to feel the pins and make
   a key without drilling the whole lock apart.

   Julian
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   From: DeTomaso <detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com> on behalf of
   Ken Green via DeTomaso <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
   Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2017 6:06 PM
   To: P - Mail List
   Subject: [DeTomaso] Can door and trunk locks be re-keyed, anyone
   successful with the ignition without removing the lock from the
   housing??

   Anyone know?
   Is there a downside in drilling and depressing the catch (or what ever
   it's called) to release the lock from the ignition housing?