Locks and ignition replacement

[Compi]

Hi!
I'm about to change the my car's locks (someone tryed to brake in from passengers side and destroyed the lock) and I found a full set of locks (trunk's too) and ignition switch from a coupe.. Does anyone knows if they would fit to my saloon ?

[Compi]

anyone?

[Nuvo]

The door locks should fit, the trunk/boot lock won't.

[Tonks4x4]

The door barrels are the same. Not too sure about the bootlid one though.

Have they damaged the ignition barrel?

You could swap the tumblers in another door lock to match your old key.

[Compi]

No the ignition barrel is ok, I didn't know I could swap tumblers.. that's a good idea
thanks!

[macspring]

If it was me,

TBH, change the tumblers and make up a "new" barrel for your passenger door is more rewarding and not more hassle than changing all of the remaining barrels in your car.

Get a loan of a digital micrometer to measure the size/difference in the tumblers and it makes it very straightforward.

Practice on a barrel or two from the breakers, which will also surrender a few spare tumblers to assist in making up the sequence of tumblers for your car's set of original locks?



Kind regards.

[Tonks4x4]

If you are short on some tumbler sizes let me know, I save every single lock from every Audi I ever broke just for this purpose.

I had to rebuild my ignition barrel before Xmas in my s2 as the little aluminium casting inside had crumbled.

[Compi]

Many thanks for the ideas and offers..
I think I have kept the barrels from my crashed b3 so if I hope I find some time this weekend to dedicate in it..
If everything goes right I'll post pics..

[wildoliver]

Incidentally from memory saloon and coupe bootlocks are the same, it's avant that are different.

Door locks are the same although there are 2 different types of handle/lock unit (early and late) but they can be taken apart and used in either case. Ignition is always the same.

Don't forget to do the glovebox lock too.

[Nuvo]

Sorry, I don't agree with you there. The saloon and avant boot locks are the same. The coupe lock is different,