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Re: ignition switch

To: triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: ignition switch
From: Don Malling <dmallin@attglobal.net>
Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 12:35:06 -0500
When my TR250 was new, it came with an extra set of keys inside the tail light 
lense. So you 
unscrewed the lenses and there they were. Every TR250 owner knew where your 
extra keys were. I guess 
they figured it didn't matter because the keys were all the same anyway.

:-)

Don Malling


Joe Curry wrote:
> I think there were 2!  :)
> 
> Funny story:  At the VTR 2001 in Breckenridge CO, I was talking to the
> owner of a nice black Triumph 2000 Roadster and he asked if I would help
> him put his top up.  I jokingly said yes if he takes me for a ride.  He
> agreed and when we got the top up, he started to lock it up.  I reached
> in my pocket and pulled out my Spitfire key and to my amazement it fit
> the door and the ignition switch.  
> 
> No, I didn't steal the car but perhaps I should have!  :)
> 
> Joe
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Don Malling
> Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 9:20 PM
> To: triumphs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: ignition switch
> 
> I have a similar situation... I bought some TR250 dash parts on eBay.
> One was a key lock. I was 
> thinking about getting it re-keyed to match my existing TR250. For some
> reason I stuck my TR250 key 
> in it and it worked. Kind'a makes you wonder how many different keys
> they had.
> 
> Don Malling




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