re-keying door locks?

[Mr. Tarkanian]

I'm almost done with my '89 door swap, but I'm curious if it is possible to take the door lock/hatch lock cylinders and re-key them to match the ignition switch key? Maybe take them to a locksmith? I hate having 3-4 keys just to operate 1 vehicle.

Dumb question maybe, but I figured I'd make an idiot out of myself online, vs doing it in person with a locksmith.

 

[Explorin94]

Where are your old locks at? They should swap right over.

 

[97RangerXLT]

I'm almost done with my '89 door swap, but I'm curious if it is possible to take the door lock/hatch lock cylinders and re-key them to match the ignition switch key? Maybe take them to a locksmith? I hate having 3-4 keys just to operate 1 vehicle.

Dumb question maybe, but I figured I'd make an idiot out of myself online, vs doing it in person with a locksmith.

I think that the ranger did not go to the single key system until the mid 90s.. you might be able to swap a newer ignition cylinder to your 88 with the matching door locks and glove compartment lock but I am not sure on that as the 95 + have completely different steering wheels and glove box doors.

You should at least be able to swap in your old door lock cylinders into your new doors so you only need two keys. 5 min job to swap them out

AJ

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[Road Angels]

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Yes just about any lock can be re-keyed, on older locks you can do it your self

 

[97RangerXLT]

The lock cylinders and ignition cylinder tske a completely different key blank as well so you won't be able to rekey them unfortunately.

However if you have another ford that takes those style of key, I have heard of peole having one side cut for each vehicle so all you had to do was insert the key 180 degrees to operate the 2nd vehicle

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[kunar]

However if you have another ford that takes those style of key, I have heard of peole having one side cut for each vehicle so all you had to do was insert the key 180 degrees to operate the 2nd vehicle

i've done this myself. one key fits my ranger and my escort, you just have to put it in the right direction.

to the OP: the keys for the ignition will not physically fit the door lock cylinders and vice versa. rekeying wont fix that. the doors, glove box and hatch should all match though, so that's only 2 keys. either swap in a matching set of locks or have yours rekeyed. the autoozne chinese replacement locks are garbage, i'd get a junkyard set before i got a chinese set.

you might be able to use lock cylinders from a different ford vehicle though. my thunderbird uses the same key for the ignition and doors, and a second key for the trunk and glove box. i dont know if a tbird's door locks and ignition lock would swap in or not, but it might be worth looking at.

 

[adsm08]

Yes just about any lock can be re-keyed, on older locks you can do it your self

The newer one are easier than the older ones. The older ones are very hard to take apart without breaking them. The new one you just have to take the cover off and remove a snap ring and they fall apart.

 

[Mr. Tarkanian]

Thanks for the input. This was not what I was wanting to hear, but, I'm just glad to have a definite answer.

My 91 Explorer shares a key between the doors/ignition, and I love it, which is why I was asking.