Looks like I needn't buy a lottery ticket today.
After several calls to Locksmiths, most of them only do residential, there's no magic wand to an easy fix. That round metal you see outside the door with the key cylinder inside......well that is crimped and takes a special tool to remove and to install the new lock cylinder.
A tool I do not have.
The locksmith also said he would need to remove the door panels etc as well and so the labor will be costly.
I asked him if I could drill the old cylinder out from the outside and then remove the round clip on the outside, he
said he would not suggest that.
He's been in business for 25 years......and he didn't seem too keen on taking the project on.
So for now, it's still four keys......tomorrow is another day
After several calls to Locksmiths, most of them only do residential, there's no magic wand to an easy fix. That round metal you see outside the door with the key cylinder inside......well that is crimped and takes a special tool to remove and to install the new lock cylinder.
A tool I do not have.
The locksmith also said he would need to remove the door panels etc as well and so the labor will be costly.
I asked him if I could drill the old cylinder out from the outside and then remove the round clip on the outside, he
said he would not suggest that.
He's been in business for 25 years......and he didn't seem too keen on taking the project on.
So for now, it's still four keys......tomorrow is another day
