is there a way to rekey your doors to match your ignition tumbler?

[RD]

i am wanting to buy a kit, but it would be cheaper to buy them separate and just rekey the locks to match the ignition key.

any ideas?

Jamey

[kab69440]

Yes. Any local locksmith should be able to replace the pins in thetumblers to match. Another alternative, since so many other people have the keys to your car anyhow, is to just pop off the tumbler keeper and dump the pins and springs out. Yes, this means any Chrysler key will now open the lock, but who is gonna know?

[maxwellwedge]

Yes. Any local locksmith should be able to replace the pins in thetumblers to match. Another alternative, since so many other people have the keys to your car anyhow, is to just pop off the tumbler keeper and dump the pins and springs out. Yes, this means any Chrysler key will now open the lock, but who is gonna know?

Hey Jamey - Where do you park your car? 

[tan top]

Yes. Any local locksmith should be able to replace the pins in thetumblers to match. Another alternative, since so many other people have the keys to your car anyhow, is to just pop off the tumbler keeper and dump the pins and springs out. Yes, this means any Chrysler key will now open the lock, but who is gonna know?

Hey Jamey - Where do you park your car?  

could   just buy up a few old key missing   locks & take them to bits &  swap the tumblers , so they fit one key

[b5blue]

It was cheaper for me to buy a matched lock and ignition set on ebay than pay the darn locksmiths around here...they wanted 40.00 + for each door, and that was me handing them the doorlocks on there counter!    (Just put all new in they work so smoooooth!)

[kab69440]

could   just buy up a few old key missing   locks & take them to bits &  swap the tumblers , so they fit one key

That won't work, either. You will notice that there are different length pins and combinations of pins in  the holes. You would need dozens of donor locksets to get enough variety of pins to key-match one pair of doorlocks. Still another option is to take a chunk of brazing rod and turn it down to hand-make pins for your own, one-of-a-kind custom keyset. But surely NO ONE on this board would do something like that to their Charger... right?..

[tan top]

could   just buy up a few old key missing   locks & take them to bits &  swap the tumblers , so they fit one key

That won't work, either. You will notice that there are different length pins and combinations of pins in  the holes. You would need dozens of donor locksets to get enough variety of pins to key-match one pair of doorlocks. Still another option is to take a chunk of brazing rod and turn it down to hand-make pins for your own, one-of-a-kind custom keyset. But surely NO ONE on this board would do something like that to their Charger... right?..

yeah i know what you mean ! took 4 old  glove box locks with missing keys, to make one with the right combination , & the two types of locks dont inter change with their tumblers some have 3 or 2 i forget , & will others have 4 !

brazing bits on !! never thought of that

[b5blue]

What if you started with an uncut key? 

[kab69440]

If you start with an uncut key, and have no fitted key from which to duplicate a cut, a functional key can be cut by hand via a process known as "impressioning". It isn't terribly dfficult, but it is very time-consuming.

[b5blue]

I meant just file all the pins to the same size, flat.  (I got ignition and door lock set for 40.00 shipped on ebay for my 70.)

[Charger RT]

I have a film canister I keep pins from locks in. I was able to recode a trunk lock for my 68 the original was hammered and I had the key for the glove box and console. I keep things like that around
Tim

[b5blue]

Someone here awhile back had bought a Mopar lock set kit Full of all the pins and stuff you would ever need! Right away folks asked about it.

[tan top]

Someone here awhile back had bought a Mopar lock set kit Full of all the pins and stuff you would ever need! Right away folks asked about it.

oh yeah i remember that now !  you mention it    think it might of been  Rob with the orange 69 R/T SE ,  Sorry Rob if its not you buddy

[b5blue]

Yea that was a great find! 

[RD]

cool thanks guys.. definitely food for thought!