saginaw column key cylinder substitution.

[Crazy K]

thats right, I'm talking about the passkey equipped cars.

 

assuming I bypass the pellet in the anti theft system, can a key cylinder from any other make or model be substituted in order to have a cheap key for the car? perhaps the type of key cylinder used in A bodies from 82-96???

[Psych0matt]

Shut up, you dongle!

[ManicMechanic]

Ken doesn't even have a dongle.

[Psych0matt]

it was funny because he told me to check this thread out (standing behind me), and so I did, and added my input!

[slick]

Shouldn't be an issue, assuming the ignition harness is the same.

[Psych0matt]

Shouldn't be an issue, assuming the ignition harness is the same.

ken as matt:

 

sounds like you confused the ignition swtich with a key cylinder!!!!

 

let me clarify: the issue being asked is whether anyone has compared the passkey key cylinder to normal key cylinders in an effort to replace the pass key cylinder with a cheap alternative.

 

This is only dealing with the lock cylinder itself, and whether another lock cylinder could be interchanged.

 

 

Assume that the passkey chip has had a resistor bypass installed, negating the need for a resistor pellet key.

 

[slick]

Ahh... the cylinder itself. I know it has the reader on the cylinder, making it a bit larger than the non-passkey cylinders. It may physically fit, but who knows if it will actually lock into place.

[Brian P]

just get a key cut without the pellet!

[GP1138]

just get a key cut without the pellet!

 

x2.. find the resistor value of your particular system, solder a resistor into place, and then just get a regular key cut. Just tell the douche at WAL*MART to cut the key or you'll tell his boss he's blazing up behind the building.

[IRONDOG442]

I have put electrical tape over the pellet before and it worked.

[5speedz34]

Or don't shop at Wal-Mart all together....