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door locks - stepdown
  • dougsondougson
    Posts: 601Platinum Member
    Are the two door and four door stepdown door locks the same? I need one or two with a key for the '54 coupe. Turns out my keys won't work with the locks that came on the car. Aarrrgh.
  • RonSRonS
    Posts: 621Platinum Member
    If you remove the locks a good locksmith can add or remove the "waffers" to match the key, usually. Another option keep the locks and get some key blanks and have 'em cut to the "wafer pins". The cylinders should be the same and only the front doors have them... But theyshould be the same as the ignition key , so if you change the lock cylinders you will have 3 keys unless the locksmith does the change as above, rendering the the issue nothing more than buying new lock and keys. 48-53 are same for respective sides.
  • hoggyrubberhoggyrubber
    Posts: 488Gold Member
    what about the trunk? is it the same. i was kind of kicking around getting a locksmith to key them all the same. maybe down the road.
  • ski4life65ski4life65
    Posts: 627Platinum Member
    I took a door lock to a locksmith. He had a key made in 20 minutes that fit both locks and the ignition. Charged me $15. On the Hornets and Commodores, the trunk and glove box are the same key (different from doors and ignition), but on the less expensive cars there was only one key.....as far as I know.
  • Oldfarmer1947gmailcomOldfarmer1947gmailcom
    Posts: 132Hitchhiker
    Same experience as ski4life65. But I had all my locks keyed the same.
    Oldfarmer1947@gmail.com
  • SuperDaveSuperDave
    Posts: 2,414Platinum Member
    The original thought, was to have the trunk and glove box(s) keyed differently so a valet parking attendent could drive your car, but not have access to your goodies. Might be difficult to find a valet that could drive your old Hudson!