Thanks,
Stan I tried a variation. I went back to the locksmith with the
suggestions. He said he had a longer blank (identical in everyway except a
bit longer) which might work. He cut it to take the wear into account. It
seems OK at the moment.
BTW I am having terrible trouble replying to your email. Your ISP is
blocking it!
Let me know when you and your wife are going to visit and I will see what I
can organise. It will be good to put a face to a name.
Noel
At 09:40 pm 20/05/99 -0700, you wrote:
>Noel,
>
>I have done a trick with a worn key/tumbler lock on a roadster. I don't
>know if you have hardware (Ironmonger) stores or neighborhood places that
>make spare keys but if you do it is an inexpensive fix if it works.
>
>Take some masking tape and put a couple of layers on the back edge of the
>key opposite the teeth and have them put it in the key duplicator machine
>and make a copy. The copy will have teeth higher than the worn one and
>will compensate for the wear. Key copies cost about $2 here. New
>lock/switch assemblies are about $175 US here.
>
>The wife and me will probably take a trip to your country in Oct/Nov.
>
>Good luck,
>Stan
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>>My Ignition Lock or keys have started to play up
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>>If I turn the key all the way to lock, I find it extremely difficult to
>>turn it back to acc and on.
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>>Now I have quizzed a local locksmith as to whether it is just a worn key or
>>a worn lock. Of course he said it was a worn barrel in the lock and I
>>would be looking at $90 - 100 for him to fix.
>>
>>Whats the opinion out there - is it the key or lock?
>>
>>Thanks in anticipation
>>
>>Noel Finden
>>Brisbane
>>Australia
>>70 2000
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