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external door handle key

Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2016 4:27 pm
by 1983Pinin
Hello,

I've been working on my doors since my locks have never worked. With enough time, liquid wrench and WD-40 I now have the driver side door opening when locked, and locking nicely using the key.
On the passenger side, while it will lock from the inside, I can not get the key to turn in either direction . It goes in nicely but just won't turn.

Before I try pulling the door handle off to work this out, is it possible that a door handle replacement would give this same result?
Would a Fiat door key go into the handle but not turn if it was not the right key?
I don't want to get into this only to find that I need to buy new handles to get a consistent key. And if I needed to do this, what do I do for the trunk lock, which is the same as my exterior door handle key.
Thanks for any input

--Peter

Re: external door handle key

Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2016 11:29 pm
by Ptoneill
You can buy a set of three lock cores from various vendors.. Or just leave the car unlocked and don't leave valuables in it......if they really want in they just cut the fabric top

Re: external door handle key

Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2016 8:06 am
by klweimer
+1 on not locking the car. What's the point? Also, it's entirely possible the two door keys are different. My car has a different key for each door and the trunk.
Kirk