Keys

[Triplegreen500]

So I'm stupid, that's a given. But I just cannot remember...

I got my charger a few years ago. Pentastar ignition key, round trunk key. Neither one unlocks the doors. I'm pretty sure on my '72, the pentastar is the doors, too, and the round is just trunk (and maybe glovebox?)...yes?

I'm thinking my ignition was swapped at some point and they never redid the doors...?

Guess I should make a trip to a locksmith....

 

[5.7 hemi]

Doors and ignition should be the same but trunk is different…..at least on the earlier models.

 

[Triplegreen500]

Just making sure I have a locksmith match the correct key for the doors.

I really don't want to take the doors apart, but....

 

[Jerry Hall]

I see no way, without pulling the locks on the doors. Then the locks can be made to fit your key.

 

[moparsaver]

The lock cylinder/s needs to be removed for repinning. I have a few kits if you’d like to borrow or buy 1.

 

[Triplegreen500]

Might take you up on that...they come with instructions for dummies?

 

[Fran Blacker]

If the both doors work with one key remove ignition switch keyed to door key. Edit: if you have key on steering column go fishing in the doors. Take pictures before disassembly. Buy the tool for removing door panel.

 

[Triplegreen500]

Neither door works with any key right now.

 

[Fran Blacker]

That makes door fishing the way to go. When I painted my car I removed door locks and every piece of chrome. Door locks aren't that hard. With me fear of unknown, afterward piece o' cake.

 

[Geetex]

This got me to wondering, can a column mount ignition lock be re-keyed? I know door locks can be, but I don't know if there's a way to disassemble an ignition lock to re-pin it.

 

[DeltaV]

Doors and ignition should be the same but trunk is different…..at least on the earlier models.

On the later models too.

My '70 Dodge, '71 Plymouth, '72 Plymouth, '76 Plymouth, and '79 Chrysler were all the same...Pentastar key for the doors & ignition; and rounded key for the glovebox door and trunk.

 

[Mopar Hunter]

Buy the tool for removing door panel.

Do you have a link for that door panel removal tool?

 

[YY1]

Ignition locks are somewhat difficult to remove and rekey.

By contrast, door looks are easy to remove and easy to rekey.

There is a good chance you can rekey a door lock to match your ignition key using the existing pins.

There's an even greater chance you can get all but one set of pins to work with it.

 

[Fran Blacker]

There are a bunch of them. Friend used one similar to this. I used 2 good sized screw drivers one on each side of clip, take your time. https://www.napaonline.com/en/p/BK_7769160

 

[Charles Cook]

Lay a towel in the bottom of the door before you remove anything. If you drop a clip it won’t go in the bottom of the door in a area you can’t retrieve. Ask me how I know. Lol

 

[440 4 speed]

Lay a towel in the bottom of the door before you remove anything. If you drop a clip it won’t go in the bottom of the door in a area you can’t retrieve. Ask me how I know. Lol

Best idea. If a towel is forgotten, an extendable magnet will work.

 

[Triplegreen500]

I have six or eight magnets on a stick.

Not that I drop a lot of stuff....