So I got a 94 prelude to replace my totaled 93 prelude...... problem is that someone tried to jack the 94 lude..... I need to replace it, Ive got a new ignition with key and what not..... problem is I do not want to carry two keys. Does anyone know if its possible to take the ignition apart and replace the pins in the tumbler?
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yes it is possible, as I have loss count of the number of times I have done this at my dealership. I think the tumblers are considered a controled item, so you can't just order a set due to security reasons. Best I could tell you to do is dissassemble the ignition and take the cylinder to your local dealership and should only cost you 50 bucks or so to code it to the key you want to use.
I have the damaged ignition..... the pins in the tumbler are still good, I can insert they key, I just have to press a little pin with a screwdriver and the key will turn so I know the pins are still good. I have another ignition I got from a salvage and i was wanting to know if this is something I can do on my own, as Im trying to save money here. Ive looked every where I can think of and cant find any instructions and cant figure it out myself....
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well its hard to explain..... they broke the metal around where you insert the key (with the 0 l ll and lll) theres a little metal tab inside there that I have to press on with a little screwdriver that will allow me to turn the key.... so I know the pins a tunbler are still good
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Last edited by rigamortis : 07-02-2008 at 10:58 PM.
actually, your lifting the interlock it sounds like, that will only lift on it's own with the key coded to the key cylinder. but are you using the key thats suppose to go with that cylinder or the other one?
using the key that goes with the ignition... wont turn on its own without pressing that pin..... I could easily just put the other ignition in I just dont want to have to have two keys and dont wanna pay to rekey the two doors, trunk and both inside locks for the trunk....
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you would only have to pay to have the old cylinder keyed to the key that matches the trunk, doors, etc. like i said should only be 50 bucks or so, but judging from the damage in that picture, there really is no repairing it.
the one in the picture is the original... the one that was in there when the car was broken into. Ive got another ignition from a salvage with a key. I could easily put it in to replace the bad one with the key it came with..... just dont want to do that.
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actually, your lifting the interlock it sounds like, that will only lift on it's own with the key coded to the key cylinder. but are you using the key thats suppose to go with that cylinder or the other one?
Well I got the new ignition rekeyed for only $30, well worth IMO. I have a better picture of the pin I was talking about now that Ive swapped the ignition out.
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I'm the owner of a '96 prelude and I'm experiencing an ignition problem (at least, it's what I think), and I'd like to ask you a question (I see you are quite expert).
When I turn the key ( position I and II ) the dashboard lights turn on. When I turn the key in the III position the engine cranks but as soon as I relese the key it turns off, and the dashboard lights too. It looks as if the power has been cut off.
I thought it was the ignition system.
So I changed the thing you put the key into (sorry for my bad English), but things were even worse. Now the dashboard lights didn't turn on at all.
So I put everything back as it was before and the lights still don't turn on.
What do you think I did wrong?
Now I'm trying to change the ignition switch but there's a stuck screw that's driving me mad. Have you had the same problem? I think I should remove the dashboard but it's too complicated.
I'm the owner of a '96 prelude and I'm experiencing an ignition problem (at least, it's what I think), and I'd like to ask you a question (I see you are quite expert).
When I turn the key ( position I and II ) the dashboard lights turn on. When I turn the key in the III position the engine cranks but as soon as I relese the key it turns off, and the dashboard lights too. It looks as if the power has been cut off.
I thought it was the ignition system.
So I changed the thing you put the key into (sorry for my bad English), but things were even worse. Now the dashboard lights didn't turn on at all.
So I put everything back as it was before and the lights still don't turn on.
What do you think I did wrong?
Now I'm trying to change the ignition switch but there's a stuck screw that's driving me mad. Have you had the same problem? I think I should remove the dashboard but it's too complicated.
Thank you.
On the back side of the ignition there is a swith (on mine its white plastic)..... a pin from the ignition goes into it so it knows what position the ignition is in..... i controls the lights and what not..... so if its not on there correctly then the lights and what not wont work...... Im gonna assume the motor wont run either.......
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Last edited by rigamortis : 08-26-2008 at 10:55 AM.
Thank you for your reply,
but I've just found the problem.
I menaged to remove the ignition switch and I opened it.
One of the copper plates was covered in some kind of rust. So with a sand-paper I gently removed the most of it and I finally polished it with an anti-rust solution I found in my kitchen. Now everything is fine.
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