A good locksmith should be able to make you a key from the number,
but if the handle can be had that cheaply...
Alternately, maybe someone with the same key number will make one for you.
Gerard
At 8:32 PM -0700 8/14/03, bill b. wrote:
>The trunk lock on my '69 Sprite works as a catch, but
>I have no key to it. I read somewhere that it can be
>dissambled and the tumbler numbers can be used to
>manufacture a key.
>
>I took it apart down to removing the curlique spring
>but can not seem to figure out how to get the tumbler
>out. Neither Haynes or Leyland manual offer a clue.
>
>1. is it worth messing with, or should i just spring
>the $25 for a new handle and keys?
>
>2. Know anybody who can make keys from the numbers
>anyway?
>
>3. What is the trick for removing the handle from the
>square shaft to remove the tumbler?
>
>4. What is the meaning of life?...oh wait, that's the
>other list.
>
>cheers, cheap bill b.
>
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