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

 

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

 

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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'

 

Have you called a dealer and asked? Easiest solution I can think of.

He can make a key for that lock, but can't re-key the lock as the cylinder
can't be disassembled.

I had a lock go bad on my old Corolla once. It was not possible to get a
cylinder with the same key as the rest of the vehicle, so I had to get a
unique cylinder and key for that particular door.

 

"motsco_ _" <"motsco_ _"@interbaun.com> floridly penned in

Somebody tried to use powdered graphite, I'll bet. Worst stuff you can use
in an automotive lock.

 

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.

 

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

 

You could fire off an e-mail to sales at
mailto:
(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.

 

Randolph <> floridly penned in

Another option for the OP is to visit a wrecker's and just pull all the
locks off a wrecked car.