Door lock cylinder...

[Craig Taylor]

Well it turns out I have an original Amphicar ignition switch and a key from
Gordons worked perfectly in it and the glove box. However my door lock cylinder
has been changed. Does anyone out there have a door lock cylinder of the 55
series that I could rekey to match my ignition and glove box looks? My current
door look is a 54 series and can't be rekeyed to the same key as my ignitions
switch. I also need a push botton for the passanger door. Mine works but looks
like someone ran it down a guard rail...

Craig in Alaska
Red 66 Amphicar(FLATLK)

 

[Craig Taylor]

OK before the spelling nazis get me I meant Lock Not Look... At least I'm
chatching it myself...

Craig in Alaska
Red 66 Amphicar(RDUCKY)


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[John Friese]

Craig,

My White car came with all matching locks (type 55) and they all
worked correctly. My Red car needed an original ignition switch. I
was able get one (type 54) from Mike Echemann. The door handles had
been rechromed and they had rechromed the button/lock too. That
destroyed the drivers door lock. The only way I was able to get one
of those was to buy an entire NOS handle set from Mike. He also was
able to find a type 54 glove box lock. I had the door lock and glove
box lock recoded to match the ignition lock. A local lock shop only
charged me $22 to rekey both of them and even included a couple of
keys. I got what I wanted, all the locks work and match. A minor
benefit of having the two different lock series, it's easy to tell one
cars keys from the other.

John



--- In amphicar-lovers@yahoogroups.com, Craig Taylor
<alaskanamphi@g...> wrote:
> Well it turns out I have an original Amphicar ignition switch and a
key from Gordons worked perfectly in it and the glove box. However my
door lock cylinder has been changed. Does anyone out there have a door
lock cylinder of the 55 series that I could rekey to match my ignition
and glove box looks? My current door look is a 54 series and can't be
rekeyed to the same key as my ignitions switch. I also need a push
botton for the passanger door. Mine works but looks like someone ran
it down a guard rail...
>
> Craig in Alaska
> Red 66 Amphicar(FLATLK)

 

[Craig Taylor]

Re: Re: Door lock cylinder...

My car has a lock on the drivers door and just a push button on the passenger
side. I assume that the water lock is supposed to serve as the passenger door
lock. Is this standard or do some Amphicars come with a passenger door lock?

Craig in Alaska
Red 66 Amphicar(FLATLK)


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[Marc Schlemmer]

Craig,
The passenger door can be locked from the inside by pushing the inside door
handle into a lock position. Push the handle in the opposite direction that
you would to open the door, and it will be locked. No need to use the water
latch. I don't actually remember ever learning this....but I think
Elizabeth just figured it out one day. She locks the door almost every time
she gets in.

Marc Schlemmer.

 

[a_colo_native]

Craig,

To lock the passenger's door, just push the door handle (not water
lock) down. Up opens, down locks.

Your CD left Friday.

John

 

[Craig Taylor]

Thanks both John and Marc! I had no idea the passanger door locked that way!

Craig in Alaska
Red 66 Amphicar(RDUCKY)