key blanks and lock cylinders

[DCurrent]

I am trying to have an extra set of keys made for my 48 plymouth. Not to long ago I asked about keys for the truck and glove box. Now that I have the car in my possesion I have the locks for observation. I do not have a key for the glove box or the trunk. I only have a key for the ingnition. I was under the impression that the key blanks for the ignition, glove box, and trunk were all the same. However the glove box and trunk used the same key blank but was cut different from the factory.

With that said I went to a lock smith to get them all keyed the same. The ignition key with the glove box and trunk lock assembly. The key I have doesn't fit into the glove box lock. Why? :confused:It should fit but not turn it shouldn't it? The lock smith said that the ignition had a seperate key from the glove box and the trunk. I said that fellows had them all keyed the same before. He was stumped. He explained that it was imposible because the ignition and glove box takes different key groves.

So I am asking how did other have this done? In researching different keys on ebay there are two different numbers for ignition and the trunk. The ignition having x1199b and trunk having xo1199b. Looking at the pictures they appear to be the same, but they aren't side by side. How can this be if they can be keyed the same?

Darren

[busycoupe]

I'm not sure what kind of car you have, but on my car, a '48 Dodge D24, the ignition key also works the doors. The trunk will take the same key blank, but it is not keyed the same as the ignition. The glovebox takes an entirely different, and smaller, key blank. I hope that this helps.

Dave

[Young Ed]

Yes Dave has it right. Thats how Mopars did it. Ignition and doors, another for trunk, and a smaller one for the glove box. You can key the trunk the same as the doors ignition and if you want to get really fancy some locking gas caps will use the same blank as the glove box. My glove box keys say fuel

[DCurrent]

OK! Yes I forgot to say that my ignition key operates the doors also, and it does fit inside the trunk lock. It just doesn't turn the trunk lock. So the glove box takes an entirly different key. That I did not know. I assumed that all the cylinders could be worked with the same key somehow. Well I'll just see if he can't modify the trunk lock to be used with the ignition key.

Thanks ,

Darren

[Mark D]

I just replaced my glove box lock with an NOS version from EBay. Cost was about 30$, rediculous, but I wanted a functioning lock. Long story short, said lock arrived at home and i installed the new lock in place of the old. Once completed, i decided what the heck, lets give the new key a try in the old lock... Yup, it worked.

So if anyone's looking for a lock/key combo... $30 and it's yours.

But remember I've got the other key.

[Daliant.]

You could take all the pins out of the lock tumbler which would allow you to use any key you want or a screwdriver or anything else that will fit in the key hole. On the outside the glove box lock will still look stock, still function and no one will be able to tell the difference.

[Eneto-55]

I do not know that it was done this way from the factory, but it would make sense to have the glove box and trunk key different from the door and ignition key, because then personal articles in those two places would be safe (theoretically) from curious - what do you call them - the word escapes me at the moment - 'car-parkers'. Oh yeah, Valets!

Neto