spare tire lock.
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Racer
Joined: Mar 2019
Posts: 327
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From: west mi. / ms. gulf coast
spare tire lock.
My key will not turn the lock and checking the price of a new one is crazy. Whats so special about them? Anyway anyone have a alternative replacement suggestion ?
Safety Car
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 4,057
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From: BC
I wouldn't bother with the lock. You would have to be dumb and then some to bring the proper size wrench, crawl under the back of a C3 and steal an old spare that could be upwards of 50 years old. Nobody has ever stolen the spare from under my pickup and unlike my C3, it sits outside all the time. The new lock might be worth more than the tire it's protecting....
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 3,103
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From: Massapequa Park NY
Its really not hard to remove the entire piece that is bolted to the frame that the lock attaches to. Once off, the lock is pretty easy to remove from the rod. If you do a search on this forum there are plenty of threads that tell you how to do it. It also, easy to remove the cylinder from the lock when its off the bolt. On the cylinder there should be a 4 digit code. Take that code to any decent locksmith and they can cut you a new key from that code, it shouldn't cost much, but before you do that try spraying the whole thing down with some WD40 or something similar to see if maybe its just a little jammed up from age.
