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Rekeying '92 Civic door lock
Hi,
Bought a '92 Civic which must have had the driver's door handle replaced at some point. What's my cheapest option to make all the keys match again: I guess Honda can probably sell me a cylinder if I give them a key number? Probably most pricey, if they go back that far? If I take the cylinder into a lock smith, can a generic locksmith re-key it or are there honda specific pins (or something)? Any other options? I'd rather not pull the cylinder and then shop around, so info from somebody who's done this before would be appreciated, Thanks, Bob |
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I once bought an old ('89) Mazda that must have had a new ignition put in at
some time. I had one key for the ignition, none for the doors. I asked at a locksmith what it would take to get a key for the doors. He said I could pull the panel off the door and find a number on the side of the lock and he could make one from that. Maybe if you have that number for the cylinder, Honda could provide you a replacement? I was once told (not reliably) that there are only x number of lock variations manufactured. Maybe if you just went to all the junkyards in and out of your town, you might find one where your key fits. If you don't care, it might also be possible to swap the driver and passenger side door locks. Just some ideas. Richard "Bob 4knee" > wrote in message ups.com... > Hi, > > Bought a '92 Civic which must have had the driver's door handle > replaced at some point. What's my cheapest option to make all the keys > match again: > > I guess Honda can probably sell me a cylinder if I give them a key > number? Probably most pricey, if they go back that far? > > If I take the cylinder into a lock smith, can a generic locksmith > re-key it or are there honda specific pins (or something)? > > Any other options? > > > I'd rather not pull the cylinder and then shop around, so info from > somebody who's done this before would be appreciated, > > Thanks, > > > Bob > |
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Bob 4knee wrote:
> Hi, > > Bought a '92 Civic which must have had the driver's door handle > replaced at some point. What's my cheapest option to make all the keys > match again: > > I guess Honda can probably sell me a cylinder if I give them a key > number? Probably most pricey, if they go back that far? > > If I take the cylinder into a lock smith, can a generic locksmith > re-key it or are there honda specific pins (or something)? > > Any other options? > > > I'd rather not pull the cylinder and then shop around, so info from > somebody who's done this before would be appreciated, > > Thanks, > > > Bob ---------------------- I had a car like that . . turned out the lock was just jammed full if crud, and the locksmith described it as 'dead'. I hosed it out with some kind of penetrating oil, and massaged the key around and the lock 'lived' again. For starters, could you put the passenger's lock in it's place, _then_ start looking for the cure? It doesn't have remote access, does it? 'Curly' |
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motsco_ _ wrote:
> Bob 4knee wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> Bought a '92 Civic which must have had the driver's door handle >> replaced at some point. What's my cheapest option to make all the keys >> match again: >> >> I guess Honda can probably sell me a cylinder if I give them a key >> number? Probably most pricey, if they go back that far? >> >> If I take the cylinder into a lock smith, can a generic locksmith >> re-key it or are there honda specific pins (or something)? >> >> Any other options? >> >> >> I'd rather not pull the cylinder and then shop around, so info from >> somebody who's done this before would be appreciated, >> >> Thanks, >> >> >> Bob > > > ---------------------- > > I had a car like that . . turned out the lock was just jammed full if > crud, and the locksmith described it as 'dead'. I hosed it out with some > kind of penetrating oil, and massaged the key around and the lock > 'lived' again. > > For starters, could you put the passenger's lock in it's place, _then_ > start looking for the cure? can't do a straight swap with the passenger on the civic - there's a tab on the cylinder that prevents insertion into the driver side. you can grind it off, but it's a pita. > > It doesn't have remote access, does it? > > 'Curly' > |
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Guess I wasn't clear. I've got keys (and the keys have numbers on
them) for both locks. Just wanted to make one key fit them all. There's probably a Honda dealer in a town about an hour from here, but figured I'd ask you guys before I pried off the door panel, dis-assembled the locks, and took it to a dealer. From the responses it sounds like I should just live with it. I was considering swapping in the passenger side cylinder, thanks for the heads up on that not being a simple swap also. thanks, Bob |
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Bob 4knee wrote: > > Guess I wasn't clear. I've got keys (and the keys have numbers on > them) for both locks. Just wanted to make one key fit them all. > There's probably a Honda dealer in a town about an hour from here, but > figured I'd ask you guys before I pried off the door panel, > dis-assembled the locks, and took it to a dealer. From the responses > it sounds like I should just live with it. I was considering swapping > in the passenger side cylinder, thanks for the heads up on that not > being a simple swap also. > > thanks, > You could fire off an e-mail to sales at (http://www.hondaautomotiveparts.com) and ask them if they can get you a lock cylinder that matches your original key if you give them the number. |
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