Ignition cylinder replacement

Started by MrSober88, Dec 06 2012 11:06 AM

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#1 MrSober88

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Posted 06 December 2012 - 11:06 AM

So two night ago I finished work late and when I opened my car my shit was all over the place and glove box ect. open. I had a look to see if anything was stolen which wasn't, and thought I got away lucky when I went to put my key in the ingnition it wouldn't fit........

So the low life **** tried to steal my car with a pair of scissors... Snapped the tip off in the barrel. Called a few locksmiths that didn't think they could do anything and one thats says they are 24/7 but when called he said its a fee of $200 just to come out but he wouldn't be coming out. As I really wanted to get my car home.

Luckly I know a guy that use to work on all kinds of safe's and locks. So he managed to get the bit out and I was able to drive it home.

Now I have a question, Would a 99 WRX cylinder work in my Liberty RX? How do I go about taking the old one out?

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#2 allpaw4

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Posted 06 December 2012 - 12:19 PM

You would probably be better off replacing it with a complete set of locks with 2 keys. Might need to have the alarm fiddled too, depending on how the immobiliser works. Have a look in the factory manual as far as the replacement of ignition barrels goes. Not an easy job though, and needs specific tools. Probably best to get someone who knows what they are doing. My thoughts.

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#3 cameron

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Posted 06 December 2012 - 12:41 PM

absolute ***** of a job (excuse the french) done it once never again. so time consuming. then when it was all done we were stuck cuz the key then needed to be coded.