65 mustang ignition removal

65stangrob · 01-17-2005, 08:46 PM

my wife lost the keys to ignition.all removal methods i read use the key and paper clip to pull cylinder.but what do you do if you dont have a key. i removed instrument panel but there is this ring around ignition .any hints

Orange97GTVert · 01-17-2005, 10:54 PM

How bad are the keys lost? Are they lost like dropped in the lake or lost like you just can't find them and they may turn up later? If they are lost lost, I'm afraid you may need a locksmith to help. If they may turn up later and the car is not a daily driver, I would wait it out a few days and see where they turn up. Hint: The last place you look is where you always find things, so look there first!

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65stangrob · 01-17-2005, 11:05 PM

keys lost in garbage,already gone. locksmith couldnt help. need to get new ignition with key. just having a hard time getting it out. i'm sure its something easy if you new how

Orange97GTVert · 01-17-2005, 11:30 PM

Have you tried the paper clip in the hole and a screwdriver or something to turn the lock? It could work, worth a try. I have never tried to remove an ignition lock without the key before. I can't even remember how the bezel comes out. If you could get the ignition switch/bezel out of the car you could replace the whole thing. I had to the last time I changed one, the switch was bad and I was replacing the keys in the ignition and the doors so they matched. Good luck!

Rev · 01-18-2005, 12:38 PM

I would just drill it out and destroy it being careful not to bung up anything else. Once you have it desroyed, you should be able to remove it and then just replace it. Be sure to do all that with the battery disconnected, LOL. I've never done this before, always having had the key to remove the switch. That's how I would approach the problem though.

Rev

Fat0eknee · 01-18-2005, 01:37 PM

there are grooves around the ignition ring - take a screwdriver and put it int he groove and hit it counterclockwise so it will unscrew

MRMUST · 01-19-2005, 09:46 PM

Only Method I Know Is To Use A Slide Hammer With A Screw Tip. Screw The Tip Into The Key Slot And Hit Very Crisply. Should Pop The Ignition Cylinder Free With Minimal Damage. Have Used This Method For Fifteen Years, When Necessary, And Have Not Damaged The Bezel, Yet.

66MustangAlley · 01-31-2005, 11:35 PM

Personally if you have not destroyed it yet, i have done the very same thing. A good "Real" Lock smith can make a key for it. i have had it done serveral times will cost a litle but is cheeper then a new lock and igintion.

01-17-2005, 08:46 PM	#1
65stangrob Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2	65 mustang ignition removal my wife lost the keys to ignition.all removal methods i read use the key and paper clip to pull cylinder.but what do you do if you dont have a key. i removed instrument panel but there is this ring around ignition .any hints

01-17-2005, 10:54 PM	#2
Orange97GTVert Mustang Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Tyler, TX Posts: 568	Re: 65 mustang ignition removal How bad are the keys lost? Are they lost like dropped in the lake or lost like you just can't find them and they may turn up later? If they are lost lost, I'm afraid you may need a locksmith to help. If they may turn up later and the car is not a daily driver, I would wait it out a few days and see where they turn up. Hint: The last place you look is where you always find things, so look there first! Welcome to Mustangworks!! __________________ Harold Phillips www.mustangsofeasttexas.org 1997 Mustang GT Convertible, 4.6L Auto, Autumn Orange w/Saddle Tan Top & Leather Interior, Styling Bar, 17 X 9 Polished Cobra R's on Nitto NT 555's, Ford Racing Bullitt Suspension package, Mac CAI, Steeda UDP's, Flowmaster 40 Series Catback, SCT X-Calibrator II, Zaino Shine, 7 time Show Winner, driven daily

01-17-2005, 11:05 PM	#3
65stangrob Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2	Re: 65 mustang ignition removal keys lost in garbage,already gone. locksmith couldnt help. need to get new ignition with key. just having a hard time getting it out. i'm sure its something easy if you new how

01-17-2005, 11:30 PM	#4
Orange97GTVert Mustang Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Tyler, TX Posts: 568	Re: 65 mustang ignition removal Have you tried the paper clip in the hole and a screwdriver or something to turn the lock? It could work, worth a try. I have never tried to remove an ignition lock without the key before. I can't even remember how the bezel comes out. If you could get the ignition switch/bezel out of the car you could replace the whole thing. I had to the last time I changed one, the switch was bad and I was replacing the keys in the ignition and the doors so they matched. Good luck! __________________ Harold Phillips www.mustangsofeasttexas.org 1997 Mustang GT Convertible, 4.6L Auto, Autumn Orange w/Saddle Tan Top & Leather Interior, Styling Bar, 17 X 9 Polished Cobra R's on Nitto NT 555's, Ford Racing Bullitt Suspension package, Mac CAI, Steeda UDP's, Flowmaster 40 Series Catback, SCT X-Calibrator II, Zaino Shine, 7 time Show Winner, driven daily

01-18-2005, 12:38 PM	#5
Rev Registered Member Join Date: Nov 1998 Location: Houston, Tx. Posts: 3,887	Re: 65 mustang ignition removal I would just drill it out and destroy it being careful not to bung up anything else. Once you have it desroyed, you should be able to remove it and then just replace it. Be sure to do all that with the battery disconnected, LOL. I've never done this before, always having had the key to remove the switch. That's how I would approach the problem though. Rev __________________ '66 Coupe, 306, 350-375 HP, C-4, 13.07 e.t., 104.8 mph, 1/4 mi. O.B.C. #2 '66 coupe Last edited by Rev; 01-18-2005 at 06:28 PM..

01-18-2005, 01:37 PM	#6
Fat0eknee I'm slow ...I know. Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: houston Posts: 518	Re: 65 mustang ignition removal there are grooves around the ignition ring - take a screwdriver and put it int he groove and hit it counterclockwise so it will unscrew

01-19-2005, 09:46 PM	#7
MRMUST Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1	Re: 65 mustang ignition removal Only Method I Know Is To Use A Slide Hammer With A Screw Tip. Screw The Tip Into The Key Slot And Hit Very Crisply. Should Pop The Ignition Cylinder Free With Minimal Damage. Have Used This Method For Fifteen Years, When Necessary, And Have Not Damaged The Bezel, Yet.

01-31-2005, 11:35 PM	#8
66MustangAlley Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 3	Re: 65 mustang ignition removal Personally if you have not destroyed it yet, i have done the very same thing. A good "Real" Lock smith can make a key for it. i have had it done serveral times will cost a litle but is cheeper then a new lock and igintion.

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