2004 Honda Element ignition key stuck in or won't go in

[@drewskeets]

Thanks @Hoopties for recording this. I just fixed my ignition (05 element) and wanted to share pointers. Be prepared to pull two roll pins. There's one holding the lock housing in and another holding the lock cylinder in place (the one you see drilled/pushed in this video). One thing you don't see in this video is that if the key is in the cylinder, and key can be rotated, the roll pin at the end of the lock cylinder will rotate and expose itself (no drilling required). I used a very small drill bit to extract both pins. Using you fingers only (no drill), feed the bit through the roll pin. Gently spin it until it "grabs". Once it grabs, firmly apply pressure and slowly wiggle and pull the pin out. Take your time here to avoid braking the bit. Once you get the lock cylinder out, identify which pins are sticking out (protruding). Using a Dremel and a grinding bit (I used aluminum Oxide), gently grind off the portion of each pin that protrudes beyond the surface of the cylinder. Do not grind the actual cylinder face. Go slow. The pins are spring loaded so you cant bear down on the surface while grinding as the springs will allow the pin to push back into the cylinder. Try to keep you grind profile in line with the original shape of the pin. This isn't difficult, just take your time and be patient. Once I ground down all the pins my original keys work like a charm! Gool luck!

[@kingmydazz3546]

Bro you are a life saver had the same problem with my element and watched your video did exactly what you did and my car starts now. Thank you so much

[@jammonjohn5398]

Thx dude...took 2 pins out of mine and works great now. Wasnt close enough up to see exactly what you were doing but figured it out mostly from what you were discribing. Thx again

[@jhops2552]

Thank you so much! Exactly what I needed!

[@benhiggs8234]

Thanks a ton sir. I'm back in the game !

[@timanderson961]

With the original pins I believe you can get a key re-cut with the actual pin code. If you get the tumbler kit, you can also rekey using your old key and avoid having to use two different keys. Since you are pulling the pins out anyway, just put as many back in so your old key works.

[@FredQuann-vs1qh]

Guys very good.

[@javimascara]

Can you remove all the pins?

[@HooptiesGarage]

Yes but then anyone could stick something in there and turn it

[@markusheitmann]

As a locksmith i must say that the other locksmith was way overpriced, and that was a bitch ass move to just remove the waffers and not replace them.. There is a special pin removal tool that is cheap and yhe waffers are inexpensive too, hell a cup of coffee cost more 😂

[@pastabravo12]

En el minuto. 5:16