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brad20653 · 08-09-2003, 12:40 PM

Got a new keys and bezel because guy lost keys that went to it how do i get the old key thing out without the key ?

jcueckert13 · 08-09-2003, 12:47 PM

are you talking about door or ignition

brad20653 · 08-09-2003, 12:50 PM

ignition

jcueckert13 · 08-09-2003, 12:57 PM

ok i had to have a lock smith teach me how to do this but you take a pair of vise grips or simular tool and you have to move around the outer rim of the chrome bezel and bend the bezel outward and the ignition will slide out the back of the dash. once you have the ignition switch out take it to a locksmith where he/she can drill the lock itself and replace it.

brad20653 · 08-09-2003, 12:58 PM

i have it turning but just keeps turning and turning not coming off

jcueckert13 · 08-09-2003, 01:02 PM

that is why the bezel has to be broken off i dont remember the reason the locksmith used but i have had to use it three times (different trucks)

67swbc10 · 08-09-2003, 01:08 PM

There is a small hole near the key hole. Stick a paper clip in the hole and turn the bezel and to get the cylinder out put the key in the hole and keep the paper clip in the hole I believe you turn it to the left then and pull to get it out.
Mario

jcueckert13 · 08-09-2003, 01:12 PM

hey 67 i belive that for that method to work you have to have the correct key for the lock

jcueckert13 · 08-10-2003, 12:16 AM

hope this advice helps

Longhorn Man · 08-10-2003, 11:22 AM

I messed with mine for about a month off and on. (I had another ignition switch that I plugged in and left hanging behind the dash) I eventially had a small screw driver (flat tip) and a small hammer and basicly beat the crap out of it untill it came apart in a million small pieces.
Then I was able to turn the bezel off with no key.
Don't hit it too hard, the dash will bend. I got lucky and did not bend my dash.

08-09-2003, 12:40 PM	#1
brad20653 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: So. MD Posts: 218	key bezel help Got a new keys and bezel because guy lost keys that went to it how do i get the old key thing out without the key ? __________________ Soon to have 68 SWB 350 with Turbo350

08-09-2003, 12:47 PM	#2
jcueckert13 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Edgewood New Mexico Posts: 2,088	are you talking about door or ignition __________________ 1990 subaru legcy (daily driver) 1987 Toyota 4runner (weekend toy) 1968 C30 flatbed dually 1970 C10 longbed stepside (in pieces) 1976 Dodge Dart 1963 Dodge Dart

08-09-2003, 12:50 PM	#3
brad20653 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: So. MD Posts: 218	ignition __________________ Soon to have 68 SWB 350 with Turbo350

08-09-2003, 12:57 PM	#4
jcueckert13 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Edgewood New Mexico Posts: 2,088	ok i had to have a lock smith teach me how to do this but you take a pair of vise grips or simular tool and you have to move around the outer rim of the chrome bezel and bend the bezel outward and the ignition will slide out the back of the dash. once you have the ignition switch out take it to a locksmith where he/she can drill the lock itself and replace it. __________________ 1990 subaru legcy (daily driver) 1987 Toyota 4runner (weekend toy) 1968 C30 flatbed dually 1970 C10 longbed stepside (in pieces) 1976 Dodge Dart 1963 Dodge Dart

08-09-2003, 12:58 PM	#5
brad20653 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: So. MD Posts: 218	i have it turning but just keeps turning and turning not coming off __________________ Soon to have 68 SWB 350 with Turbo350

08-09-2003, 01:02 PM	#6
jcueckert13 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Edgewood New Mexico Posts: 2,088	that is why the bezel has to be broken off i dont remember the reason the locksmith used but i have had to use it three times (different trucks) __________________ 1990 subaru legcy (daily driver) 1987 Toyota 4runner (weekend toy) 1968 C30 flatbed dually 1970 C10 longbed stepside (in pieces) 1976 Dodge Dart 1963 Dodge Dart

08-09-2003, 01:08 PM	#7
67swbc10 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: lancaster Tx. Posts: 60	There is a small hole near the key hole. Stick a paper clip in the hole and turn the bezel and to get the cylinder out put the key in the hole and keep the paper clip in the hole I believe you turn it to the left then and pull to get it out. Mario __________________ 1967 Chevy SWB

08-09-2003, 01:12 PM	#8
jcueckert13 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Edgewood New Mexico Posts: 2,088	hey 67 i belive that for that method to work you have to have the correct key for the lock __________________ 1990 subaru legcy (daily driver) 1987 Toyota 4runner (weekend toy) 1968 C30 flatbed dually 1970 C10 longbed stepside (in pieces) 1976 Dodge Dart 1963 Dodge Dart

08-10-2003, 12:16 AM	#9
jcueckert13 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Edgewood New Mexico Posts: 2,088	hope this advice helps __________________ 1990 subaru legcy (daily driver) 1987 Toyota 4runner (weekend toy) 1968 C30 flatbed dually 1970 C10 longbed stepside (in pieces) 1976 Dodge Dart 1963 Dodge Dart

08-10-2003, 11:22 AM	#10
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	I messed with mine for about a month off and on. (I had another ignition switch that I plugged in and left hanging behind the dash) I eventially had a small screw driver (flat tip) and a small hammer and basicly beat the crap out of it untill it came apart in a million small pieces. Then I was able to turn the bezel off with no key. Don't hit it too hard, the dash will bend. I got lucky and did not bend my dash.



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