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Trying to assess the damage on my ignition cylinder. Car was locked but the door locks are unchanged. The ignition is stuck in accessory, I can turn it on but not off. My key will only go in 1/3rd but I can turn car on with screw driver or any object that fits. No interior removed. Steering is unlocked because the ignition is stuck on. See my picture, is it drilled out or something? The face of the cylinder has no marks or scratches but here's an inside pic with endoscope.
Anything else I should look at? I just need to know if the cylinder is broken, whole column broken or just a broken jiggle key.
This may be a topic that users on here wont want to go into too much detail about because doing so would reveal how easy it is to steal these cars(not that everyone doesn't already know) and the methods to do so. The cylinder looks fine to me except that the wafers/tumblers look like they may be damaged. You could try taking the lock apart yourself and see if you can repair or replace any damaged wafers and then clean and lube the internal parts with dry graphite lube.Otherwise replace it with a junkyard one. I found an extra ignition lock for my car once at a self service junk yard by just trying my key in different cylinders until one turned, lol. Note that the ignition lock is held on by two shear bolts so you'd have to use a proper sized extractor or a flat chisel with a hammer, to remove them.
If you don't want it stolen please garage it or put a tracker on it.
my s2k gets the garage. I felt overly safe because of where I live and that was just a bad mindset. Plus I sell my old parts to sketchy people on offer up and they know where I live... I'm now installing every form of anti-theft commonly known, and more... I got very lucky that they took so little, and I'm using this as a huge learning experience.
This may be a topic that users on here wont want to go into too much detail about because doing so would reveal how easy it is to steal these cars(not that everyone doesn't already know) and the methods to do so. The cylinder looks fine to me except that the wafers/tumblers look like they may be damaged. You could try taking the lock apart yourself and see if you can repair or replace any damaged wafers and then clean and lube the internal parts with dry graphite lube.Otherwise replace it with a junkyard one. I found an extra ignition lock for my car once at a self service junk yard by just trying my key in different cylinders until one turned, lol. Note that the ignition lock is held on by two shear bolts so you'd have to use a proper sized extractor or a flat chisel with a hammer, to remove them.
Went to a Ford mechanic in the complex where I work and he had a whole 90s honda ignition assembly that we played with. The cylinder itself comes out pretty easy. If having a re-keyed switch ordered through Honda is too expensive I'll probably get a cheap aftermarket unit. I don't want a junkyard switch meant for a slightly different key and have to jiggle the bitch every time.
As to the subject matter being touchy... I had that thought as I was typing the post. Now that you mention it, I sound like a sneaky thief looking for tips LOL
my s2k gets the garage. I felt overly safe because of where I live and that was just a bad mindset. Plus I sell my old parts to sketchy people on offer up and they know where I live... I'm now installing every form of anti-theft commonly known, and more... I got very lucky that they took so little, and I'm using this as a huge learning experience.
Rule number one is don't meet people at your house.
Car stolen/recovered - How'd they do it?
