b15101r14944a

Hello,

I have a 2005 Civic 2-door, the two regular keys and the grey key work fine with the ignition, passenger’s door, trunk, and gas lock. All three keys stick with the driver’s door lock, I use 10-W40 and it slides fine for a while.

I called the dealer, they said something about "a lock set" where all the locks and keys have to be replaced, not just the driver’s door lock. ABout $ 1100.00 for the whole car

Anyone have any insight into this? There has to be a way to just replace one door lock

Thanks

b.

ezone

Of course there is a way to change out a single lock.


Sounds like you have worn out tumblers in that lock cylinder. Common issue with the most used locks. Ignition will probably be next to do this.


The dealer SHOULD have a tumbler kit (for sidewinder locks) that came with a pile of blank door lock cylinders in the kit.

They are supposed to be able to build a single door lock cylinder that will work with your original keys, using that set.



Go to your dealer and tell them to look up an 04 Civic and find Service Bulletin 03-068.
(OR print this bulletin and hand it to them.)
http://www.skidmore.edu/~pdwyer/e/files/tsb/a03-068.pdf


Or, you can order a single door cylinder and it will come with a pair of keys that fit it, but then you will have to use more than one key. (one for the door, another to start the engine)
This cylinder can be retumbled to fit your original keys....IF your dealer can find the kit and someone that can handle it.



I don't know that lock shops would have the correct tumblers to fit Hondas sidewinder locks.
I know the dealer is the only place in my town that can do this, and I am the only person that does the work.




I wonder if I should start offering this service again. You pull out the lock and send it to me along with a good key and $$(a pile of money)$$, and I'd do my thing and send you back a working lock and key to reinstall in your door....
If the key is worn out it makes it hard to do the work though.

b15101r14944a

Thank you for the information,

You make a great point about the ignition, might as well replace that at the same time,

If you are offering the service, let us know.

b.

CraigW

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Liquid lubricants attract dust & dirt.

ezone

Even though the manufacturer says we aren't supposed to take those apart, I do a lot of those in other models with great success. It is the most often used lock in most of the cars, and they can eventually wear the tumblers and have issues.

If you decide to purchase and install a brand new ignition (steering column lock assembly) it would involve towing the car to the dealer to get the immobilizer programmed before the engine can run again..


Send me a PM.

LucasV

My local Honda dealership said they would "rekey" (They said they would replace the bearings, and still be able to use my current key.) my tumbler for $170. That said, as ezone mentioned, they do have that option.

ezone

Is this quote for the entire job, meaning they remove and reinstall it in the door too?


My experience is that not all employees know about it, nor are all capable of completing the task properly.

crxmanpat

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I'm getting ready to do the locks on my 2003 Civic LX Sedan. What I had planned to do was strip working locks from a used car (my ignition really needs replacing as you can remove the key from it with the car running), and I found a junked 03 that I got the ignition from. Problem was that I could not get either door cylinder as they were bad too. But I did pull the trunk, back seat and gas cap/trunk latch cylinder assemblies.

After watchng a video on YouTube, I decided to teach myself to fix the door locks. And once you get the door handle assemblies out of the door, the lock itself is actually pretty easy to fix. The problem is finding new tumbler pins to replace the worn out ones.

What happens is that over time, the tumbler pins get damaged (the red circled areas), and they stick in the cylinder housing, preventing you from turning the key. This pic shows where the pins normally get damaged:



I have not been able to source just the pins until recently. There are a few Chinese sites that sell them pretty cheap, but costs about $18 to get them shipped to the US. But, I can get 3 full sets of pins for about $22 shipped, which is a sight better than $300 plus for a new full lock set from Majestic (and I don't have to get the keys programmed to my car ). Here's the website where I found them:

https://www.apollo-auto.com/car-lock/honda-lock-pins

When I get the pins and do the locks, I'll probably write up a DIY for the procedure.

sanddunes

what youtube video did you view?

garigola

What grease or gell is good for door locks

CraigW

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^^^^

Graphite lube would be best.