How Many Keys?

[Aesthetikz]

My Car only came with 1 key, And it works in the Ignition only.

I'm looking into buying a lock set and was curious to know how many different keys a 1970 B-Body came with originally.

There is 2x Door, 1x Ignition, 1x Trunk and 1x Glovebox. But, What all shares the same key?

- JDB

 

[Dako]

Doors and ignition use the same (pentastar head) key...trunk and glove box use their own (round head) 'same key'.

 

[patrick66]

The trunk key also fits the console lock, if so equipped.

 

[GetX'd]

Ditto on the above.

 

[Aesthetikz]

Thanks guys.
It seems my Ignition Lock is not the one that came with the car.

No Console. But, Would like to add one at some point. Thanks for the info.

Right now I'm trying to get the Glove Box tumbler out, And it seems you cant do that without the key...

- JDB

 

[Dibbons]

Spent all afternoon now researching on the internet sites trying to find a way to remove the glove box latch/cylinder to repaint the door inside and out. We are talking about the latch that one can lock using the trunk key. Of course, the first problem is that I don't have the key. Paper clips and wires have not worked using the access hole normally used to release the lock cylinder. From what I have read, the latch needs to be in the locked position in order to release the tumblers.

However, from what I have read the outside chrome knob also needs to be in the vertical position. Without the keys, which I don't have, the knob will always return to the horizontal position. That makes my job seem impossible. I believe the only way to move the key to the vertical position would be to lock the glove box door with the key.

There still is some hope left, because someone on a website mentioned that they found a second hole to access the tumbler release pins that was located 90 degrees from the bottom hole that is shown in fotos all over the internet. If that is true, then one could actually access the tumbler release pins while the chrome knob is still in the horizontal position. I have been trying that method with no luck so far.

Anybody actually accomplish this task? My glove box belongs to my 1972 Plymouth Satellite Sebring Plus project car. Thank you.

 

[YY1]

Pull the trunk lock cylinder out.

carefully remove the top cover.

then carefully remove the pins, keeping track of which pins (2 per hole) come from which tumbler position.

That will give you the info to have a key made (or find one laying around, like I have done) that works the trunk lock, and has a good chance of working the glovebox/console lock. It can also give you a better idea of where to position your picking tools.

There's also a good chance you can make your door locks work with your existing ignition key buy rearranging the pins you already have. I get all but one pin to work an existing key about 85% of the time I can almost always get it to work with all but 2 pins, and about 30% of the time all the pins.

 

[Dibbons]

Good idea, too bad I don't have a trunk key either. Took my glove box and a spare glove box (neither have keys) to a local locksmith with 42 years experience last night. Will pick the pieces up later today and report back with what he did.

 

[Dibbons]

OK. The locksmith charged me about $17.00 (U.S. funds) for taking out the latches of the two glove compartments I had (the one in the 72 Satellite Sebring Plus project car and a spare glove box that was included in the purchase of the car). He also re-keyed them both to match the new aftermarket trunk cylinder lock I bought previously for the car. Now I will have a locking glove box that operates with the same key as my new trunk lock, and I will have a complete spare glove box that works with the same key! Happy camper compared to the nut case I was becoming the day before!