Question on '68 Door Locks
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Burning Brakes
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From: Goose Creek SC
Question on '68 Door Locks
I need to remove the locks on my '68 doors so I can get a key made for them. What retention method is used on this lock assy to the door? Pictures would be greatly appreciated.
Melting Slicks
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Army
I know one thing, us 68 "button pushers" are so lucky. I have had my 68 coupe for 42 years, putting almost 100,000 miles on it, after buying it with 22,000 miles and had to use it for a DD for 4 1/2 years in wonderful Cleveland, Ohio weather. I have never had trouble opening my doors.
I read all of the horror stories of 69-82 people locked out of their cars here and I feel really bad for them. Lou.
I read all of the horror stories of 69-82 people locked out of their cars here and I feel really bad for them. Lou.
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I know one thing, us 68 "button pushers" are so lucky. I have had my 68 coupe for 42 years, putting almost 100,000 miles on it, after buying it with 22,000 miles and had to use it for a DD for 4 1/2 years in wonderful Cleveland, Ohio weather. I have never had trouble opening my doors.
I read all of the horror stories of 69-82 people locked out of their cars here and I feel really bad for them. Lou.
I read all of the horror stories of 69-82 people locked out of their cars here and I feel really bad for them. Lou.
I love it. 
Melting Slicks
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Army
I have to tell this story, last year a "car flipper" had a 69 white coupe with red interior, for three weeks. We pulled into Sam's club together. He told me that he was thinking of keeping it. I have a 68 white coupe with red interior, and my wife could not believe the differences between the two, even though I have told her about them.
Anyway, I let this guy open my 68 door and then I asked him which door opening method he liked better. He told me that he really liked the 68 door button better than the 69 flap.
I can kick myself in the butt for not buying that car, which was an automatic. He sold it to someone that ended up selling it to a guy in FRANCE!!! It looked almost unmolested. Lou.
Anyway, I let this guy open my 68 door and then I asked him which door opening method he liked better. He told me that he really liked the 68 door button better than the 69 flap.
I can kick myself in the butt for not buying that car, which was an automatic. He sold it to someone that ended up selling it to a guy in FRANCE!!! It looked almost unmolested. Lou.
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Burning Brakes
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From: Goose Creek SC
Thanks DZ. The door is stripped out with no panel, glass, regulators, motors or anything so I am hoping now is the time to get to those. The guy helping me work on the car today took a look at them but wasn't sure how they were held in. Now that I know where to look that should help a lot. BTW Lou, in South Carolina we don't "push" buttons we "mash" them. Haha. That is a long standing joke amongst the Ohio folks I transferred down here with a few years ago. We hired some lower skilled welders for running automatic welding machines and our skilled welders said: "Those guys aint welders, there button mashers".
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Do you have to remove the locks to have a key made for them? I thought a lock smith could just probe out the lock assembly from the ouside and determine the key configuration.
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From: Taylor Michigan
Not exactly that easy...except some ignition keys are the same as the door set which is easier to remove and replace. There is a 4 digit code on the cylinder and he would have to have the code book. Then also have the hand held cutting pliers like I have....Car dealers had the same set