thephoenixphoto Posted August 31, 2018 Share #1 Posted August 31, 2018 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patcon Posted August 31, 2018 Share #2 Posted August 31, 2018 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... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalJim Posted September 1, 2018 Share #3 Posted September 1, 2018 Charles’ (Patcon’s) suggestion is a good one. I’m planning to follow that advice soon and rekey my 280Z’s locks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thephoenixphoto Posted September 1, 2018 Author Share #4 Posted September 1, 2018 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w3wilkes Posted September 1, 2018 Share #5 Posted September 1, 2018 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thephoenixphoto Posted September 1, 2018 Author Share #6 Posted September 1, 2018 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psdenno Posted September 2, 2018 Share #7 Posted September 2, 2018 (edited) 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 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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