scotty g
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| posted on 22/8/06 at 07:25 PM |
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Will Other ford ignition switch/locks fit?
Hi all, i have a Sierra steering column without the lock/ignition keys, will the tumbler mechanism from another ford fit such as an
escort/Fiesta/Granada?
Cheers guys.
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DIY Si
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| posted on 22/8/06 at 07:31 PM |
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Why bother? If I were doing it, I'd put the lock in the middle ish pf the dash ala moggie minors. Then add a push button start. Don't know
what the sva man would say mind.
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iiyama
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| posted on 22/8/06 at 07:55 PM |
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depends which column you have, but I have an ignition barrel with two keys going spare.
U2U me if your interested
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 22/8/06 at 09:15 PM |
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Got a new one off ebay with 2 keys for about £18.00 inc postage
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jollygreengiant
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| posted on 23/8/06 at 04:34 AM |
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Barrels are common and IIRC a tad cheaper than £18 from the dealers plus if you have an old key you can build it up to fit that. The only change that
ford made was between the two differnt types of key, blade kiy or pin type key.
Beware of the Goldfish in the tulip mines. The ONLY defence against them is smoking peanut butter sandwiches.
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scotty g
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| posted on 23/8/06 at 06:31 AM |
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I know i can take the tumbler out and a locksmith can make a key to fit but he will charge me £20 for the first key then £5 for every other so i
figured if one from a Granada or something would fit then i can get one from a scrappy.
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Peteff
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| posted on 23/8/06 at 09:34 AM |
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I fixed my bro in laws M reg Fiesta van and the lock looked identical to the one in my Sierra column. The switches looked same pinout as well. I used
early Fiesta switches on my column as the horn was on the light stalk.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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jollygreengiant
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| posted on 23/8/06 at 11:18 AM |
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Trust me, get a tumbler set from ford (a good stores man will make up the set to your key for a pittance or free cos they do it all the time and it
take seconds.) then just get a new key cut at any key cutting shop for a couple of quid.
I can make up lock sets and it generally takes me about two minutes including thinking time.
Or if you feel like doing it yourself and feel unsure then strip out your old one slowly and lay out the parts in order. the internal disc have
numbers on them to reflect the gate value. (either numeric or notches). Then just rebuild in reverse order. Simple.
Beware of the Goldfish in the tulip mines. The ONLY defence against them is smoking peanut butter sandwiches.
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Peteff
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| posted on 23/8/06 at 03:05 PM |
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/are they the same tumblers as the door locks? I bought an Escort write off once which had been vandalised and the locks had been super glued. I
dismantled them and cleaned them with acetone and they worked fine after. You can work out the code for the key from the flats on the peg type keys,
a bit about it here.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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