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General Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: wildcat65 on January 04, 2018, 09:43:16 AM
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Do you guys have any recommendations for new locks and keys- including glove box? for a 69, unfortunately not 65! :notworthy:
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http://www.jessersclassickeys.com/ (http://www.jessersclassickeys.com/)
He used to come to the Charlotte Autofair, but haven't seen him there in years. Guess he just focuses on the Internet business now. He is in Akron, so you can just drive over there since you are in Cincinatti.
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I have used Jesser’s before with varied results - actually all good except
The ignition lock for my 65 is from him and it is concave
Vs convex. Keys worked though.
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Every 65GS ignition lock cylinder face I have ever seen is concave--did yours have something different when you got it, or did you just get the words backwards in your post?
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I recently purchased locks from Thomas Sestak on eBay for one of the 65s'. Now the trunk, glove box and center console are keyed the same , as they should be. I found the quality and service both excellent.
Link to the store for '69 Buick :
http://stores.ebay.com/Thomas-Sestak-Collector-Car-Parts/Buick-/_i.html?_nkw=69+buick&submit=Search&_fsub=3&_sid=9368398 (http://stores.ebay.com/Thomas-Sestak-Collector-Car-Parts/Buick-/_i.html?_nkw=69+buick&submit=Search&_fsub=3&_sid=9368398)
Loren
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convex is what I got, should have been concave. Sorry
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If you have a set of original locks, regardless of what key fits them, they can easily be re-pined to where they all use the same key. I have done this many times before myself--collected up the various lock cylinders from different cars, then re-keyed them all to match a common set of keys. After watching a lock smith do it for some of my 80s Ford truck locks, I realized that it is pretty simple and I started doing it myself. Once I took apart enough locks, I had a complete assortment of all the pins for the Ford locks and can now re-key one in a few minutes.