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Old 10-26-2012, 07:09 AM
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Default HELP LOST KEYS!! STEERING WHEEL LOCK

I lost my keys to my 94 Civic...i know how to start the ignition without a key...but i don't know how to disengage the steering wheel locking mech...I've read a few different things but I'm not sure which is correct.

Also it's a 94 DX SHell with a D16Y5 From a 98...which I'm told is VTEC-E....I dont think the correct ECU is in it....Should I just put a P28 ECU In it?....Thanks
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Find your keys or buy new ignition switch with new key.
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Lock. Smith.
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Default Re: HELP LOST KEYS!! STEERING WHEEL LOCK

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Lock. Smith.
Exactly... easiest way to get going again without causing more damage.
break down and pay the man... while you are at it have him make a few more copies.
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take your vin# to honda,they give u key
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take your vin# to honda,they give u key
Give? really?
As in no charge?...... nice dealer where is it?
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Old 02-21-2014, 05:40 AM
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Well what I did was take off all the covers around the steering wheel, and then on the opposite side where the key goes.....there is the actual ignition switch. A few screws to pop it off, stick a key or a screw driver in and turn the positions just as if the key was in. The only thing was I had to break the steering wheel lock. Theres a brass colored disk looking thing underneath the ignition ( or on top) don't remember. Drilled that with a 1 in drill bit. Using a 3/4 spade bit would probably work better but. Once drilled, inside that cylinder is a spring with a washer/disk. Once a made the hole big enough for the spring to pop out, then i stuck a flat head in and popped the brass colored disk out. In which falls out the washer/disk and unlocks the Wheel lock permanently. **CAUTION** ONLY DO THIS IF YOU INTED TO NOT CARE IF YOUR WHEEL LOCK IS GONE, WHICH WILL MAKE YOUR CAR EASIER TO STEAL. YOU WILL HAVE TO BUY A WHOLE NEW IGNITION CYLINDER, WHICH YOU WOULD HAVE TO DO IN THIS CASE, OR CALL A LOCK SMITH TO TRY AND MAKE YOU A KEY. THIS WASNT THE STOCK IGNITION THAT CAME WITH THE CAR. SO THE VIN NUMBERS DIDN'T MATCH. IT HAD BEEN REPLACED ALREADY ONCE BEFORE
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....damaging parts because....
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go to the dealer with the titlte or proof of ownership they will make a new key for like 5 bucks
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Originally Posted by gsrturbo-ek
go to the dealer with the titlte or proof of ownership they will make a new key for like 5 bucks
The ignition was not the original. So going to dealer with VIN was not an option. This car has been gone and sold for a while. I'm just explaining what you CAN do if you lost your keys...not what you SHOULD do
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If you just unbolt the ignition from under the steering wheel and let it drop down it unlocks the wheel lmfao, no parts broken lol
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Best bet is locksmith... take of the cylinder and switch and bring it. Unless you want to change the whole thing...
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Old 03-18-2014, 08:12 AM
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Originally Posted by 00 Blk-SI
If you just unbolt the ignition from under the steering wheel and let it drop down it unlocks the wheel lmfao, no parts broken lol
Really....and then just drive with your ignition "unbolted" thats a great idea...
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Default Re: HELP LOST KEYS!! STEERING WHEEL LOCK

All of these honda keys are some what interchangeable so you should have tried another honda key and wiggled it until it worked.
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