69 rear key
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69 rear key
My 69 that I'am restoring has a key slot over the corvette letters on the rear. Have not tried my keys yet. Was not sure if it was bubba at work or if this is a stock item maybe for the spare tire?? Anyone
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Try inserting your door key and turning 90*. Then open your door and wait for it. (It's the alarm switch) Consider yourself lucky if it works. It should also go off if you open the hood.
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The Alarm system is set by the Door Key. I have yet to test mine also in my 1977 the key was were moved to the front drivers side fender in later years. The Alarm system was installed for many years on the Corvettes and the horn is generally installed near the Driver Side Rear Wheel.
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I tried something a little different to get a broken key out of a car door lock and also the lock on my freezer. It worked both times, too. Use a dental pick to hold the little door cover open, then put a very, very tiny drop of Crazy Glue on a paper clip. Put it in the slot against the broken key and hold it very still for a couple of minutes until it's dry. Then carefully and slowly pull straight out. All you have to do is get it out far enough to grab it with some needle nose pliers and you're home free. Good luck!
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Yes there are 2 different versions of the alarm lock. mid '68 to mid '70 used the lock pictured. It has no door in the key way and locks would fail due to dirt entering the keyway. In mid 70 a lock entered production that looks just like the door lock. It had the door protecting the key way and used the round head key that also worked the glove box and spare tire lock. When this lock was used to replace the earlier lock the hole in the tail panel had to be enlarged.
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If the OP does not have another Briggs key, no use messing with it. Just purchase the replacement. The only thing that the Briggs key was used for was the alarm lock.
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