The Key was to Re-key
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Yes, it's safe. No, someone will not intercept the photo of your car and make a key so they can steal it (as long as you make sure to wear your tinfoil hat when you send the photo.)
I've used them with excellent results, and so have many others.
#17
Nordschleife Master
Check post 5 in this excellent thread for how it goes back together
https://rennlist.com/forums/928-foru...larm-lock.html
Thanks to Bill Ball for the awesome pictures
https://rennlist.com/forums/928-foru...larm-lock.html
Thanks to Bill Ball for the awesome pictures
This may be a stupid question, but every post I have seen on re-keying locks just says to put the thing back together.
I always run into the difficulty of getting the spring to set into the right place. I am working on a hatch lock at the moment and just can't get the pieces to fit right on reassembly.
Anyone got some hints or tips.
Thanks much
I always run into the difficulty of getting the spring to set into the right place. I am working on a hatch lock at the moment and just can't get the pieces to fit right on reassembly.
Anyone got some hints or tips.
Thanks much
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A testimonial to 928 Int'l:
I had a different driver door lock key, so I removed the lock and sent it with its matching key as well as the ignition key to 928 Intl. Note, this was the only keys I had to the car, so I insured it for $1k.
Tom re-shimmed the lock to match the ignition key. The cost to have this done was only $45, and I had the lock back in less than 1 week (including the twice cross country mailings).
I also had a second key made, and it works as desired too.
So, for those who aren't looking to take the lock apart themselves, there is a low cost quick solution.
I had a different driver door lock key, so I removed the lock and sent it with its matching key as well as the ignition key to 928 Intl. Note, this was the only keys I had to the car, so I insured it for $1k.
Tom re-shimmed the lock to match the ignition key. The cost to have this done was only $45, and I had the lock back in less than 1 week (including the twice cross country mailings).
I also had a second key made, and it works as desired too.
So, for those who aren't looking to take the lock apart themselves, there is a low cost quick solution.
#20
Nordschleife Master
GOOD TO KNOW! I might have to do that for my passenger door lock on my '92 GTS...it does not match! Should have done this with a spare key for my '81 vs. ordering a factory lock cylinder for like a ZILLION dollars! Maybe I can send that back...
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I am trying to rekey my ignition tumbler so it's smoother but I can't remove the pin housing. Does the ignition tumbler need to drill out the pin to remove the housing? Thanks.
#23
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I drilled a small angle hole on the ignition housing to pull the tumbler housing, so the pin housing in the tumbler requires the same method?
You can't just insert the key to flatten the pin to pull out like most other cars? Could the wear on the pin leaving it uneven so it still binding against the inside housing, can't pull key out? The key require some twaeking to turn so I suspect the pin is not retracting fully. Thanks.
#24
Nordschleife Master
There is a difference between the pin that holds everything in place, and the "tumbler pins" that make the lock 'lock.'
The pin that holds everything in place is a simple drift pin. There's no way to get behind it, so it has to be drilled out. Unfortunately, the pin is harder than the cylinder body. Drilling it is a pain.
When I did mine, I simply tapped the hole the pin goes in and put in a little setscrew. I took a normal screw, cut it off and cut a slot in the shaft. Little bit of blue locktite to hold it in place and it was good.
The pin that holds everything in place is a simple drift pin. There's no way to get behind it, so it has to be drilled out. Unfortunately, the pin is harder than the cylinder body. Drilling it is a pain.
When I did mine, I simply tapped the hole the pin goes in and put in a little setscrew. I took a normal screw, cut it off and cut a slot in the shaft. Little bit of blue locktite to hold it in place and it was good.
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Yes that rekey kit was a pretty rare bird. Haven't seen another since. Hopefully the RL'ster I sold it to did the same and it is still making the rounds.....
and yes, Randy, I still appreciate that!
and yes, Randy, I still appreciate that!
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