new lock set

[thephoenixphoto]

hi all

 

i want to go one key for my car which is 2 keys at the moment.

i also need to change my ignition switch.

i am looking for complete set but can't find it except at a crazy price on ebay.

 

do you have any adress ?

do you know if some other datsun or nissan cars lock set could match ?

 

thanks

[Patcon]

Why don't you take out the lock sets and have a locksmith re-key them all to one key? Cheaper, no shipping and shouldn't be that expensive if you take it to the locksmith...

[SoCalJim]

Charles’ (Patcon’s) suggestion is a good one.  I’m planning to follow that advice soon and rekey my 280Z’s locks.

[thephoenixphoto]

12 hours ago, Patcon said:

Why don't you take out the lock sets and have a locksmith re-key them all to one key? Cheaper, no shipping and shouldn't be that expensive if you take it to the locksmith...

sounds like a good idea. thx

[w3wilkes]

From the OP post I don't know what year car we're talking about, but...

My '71 is also a two key affair. The ignition key is toothed on both edges, but the door / hatch key is only toothed on one edge. the cut lines down the key sides appear to be very different. I can't see how the locks could be made to work with a single key for the whole car by a locksmith. My '73 was keyed to a single key of the type with the teeth on both edges. Not sure when Datsun changed to the single key for the whole car, but it was sometime between 12/70 when my '71 was built and sometime in the first half of '73.

[thephoenixphoto]

i learned to day that 240 came out of the factory with two keys, one for the ignition and one for the rest of the car.

 

[psdenno]

8 hours ago, w3wilkes said:

Not sure when Datsun changed to the single key for the whole car, but it was sometime between 12/70 when my '71 was built and sometime in the first half of '73.

My 4/71 build has the double edge cut key that works on all locks as well as the ignition.  One key does it all.

Dennis

Edited September 2, 2018 by psdenno