In a message dated 12/30/2003 11:15:24 AM Eastern Standard Time,
ple@woodedlaw.com writes:
In a severe senior moment Ive succeeded in losing both sets of keys to
my 74 TR6. Is there a simple way to secure a replacement key without
replacing the entire ignition lock?
If you don't know the history of your car all the way back to new, there's a
chance the
keys by code from build cert. won't work.
The ignition switch assembly is mounted to the steering column with shear
bolts -
a pair of bolts with tapered area below the head which breaks off as they are
tightned - if those have been replaced with bolts you can actually back out -
or with shear bolts not sheared off, then your ignition switch has most
likely been
replaced at some point in the past and your key codes will not work, but you
will
be able to remove those bolts fairly easily (compared to sheared off bolts)
and take
the switch assembly to a good locksmith who will be able to make new keys
for you (cheaper than a new ignition switch)
I have yet to own a Triumph for which i could succesfully make keys from the
codes on a BMIHT certificate. My TR6 had the ignition switch replaced some
time
before i got it (see above) and although i can find no evidence of my TR8
ignition
switch ever having been replaced, the ignition key i had cut by code does not
work
while the glove box/boot keys made form code do work.
Cheers
Jack Mc
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