Commodore Ignition Rebuild Kit VT/VX/VY Repair

[@nicolestewart]

I’m happy I found this video. Today I had a Mobile mechanic come out and tell me my car needed a starter motor and a battery. I insisted that it’s the ignition switch. After testing my car he replaced the battery and told me to take it to an auto electrician. It just cost me $600 to replace the battery and his time. What a basturd. Thanks to your video I will fix the ignition switch myself. 😊

[@man.i.literally.failed6772]

Mobile machanics are over priced pricks, ive had a couple miss dionogose problems almost costing me more..ill never use them again

[@nicolestewart]

@@man.i.literally.failed6772 well I had no choice cause my car was in the carpark under our apartment. There’s no way a tow truck could have got in. But like you, I’ll never ever call another mobile mechanic. Also this afternoon after I got the battery I used my car for the first time since December 31st and a bloody car reversed into me at a T junction. Wreck my side panel. What a bloody bad day I swear

[@man.i.literally.failed6772]

@@nicolestewart hope your luck changes .life sux sometimes

[@nicolestewart]

@@man.i.literally.failed6772 thanks. Your sweet 😊

[@joshthomas2536]

​@man.i.literally.failed6772 I had one travel about 40km each way to do a force burn on a craptiva, took him about 5 hours to get it to finally do one, he decided to do the burn 3 times to make up for the times the previous owners didn't let it do a burn, only charged me $50 as he had a flat rate for basic diagnosis with a scan tool. Dude got such a good rep so quickly and was always constantly doing shit for others he now owns 3 workshops, all with good reps. His rates haven't changed either in the last 4 years since it happened to me. It's just a matter of finding the right one.

[@matsteele6437]

I was always taught on the nice ignitions to leave that dome pin out, done plenty of these no dramas. I believe it acts like a little like a relocker

[@Jackcc5]

1996 - 2007 thats when VZ line finished VE started in 2006 which was GM45 then Hu100 from there on

[@KJPage]

Mines original and I have the original card with key code. Do the numbers correspond to the tumbler wafers in any way? It would save time. Also is there any way to screw this up so you can't get the barrel apart again or worse can't get it back out of the steering column once installed? I assume as long as it spins before fitting it should be safe. My old lock I got out in one piece but I can't get it to rotate now its out of the car. Otherwise I'd pull it apart and look at the wafer numbers.

[@Dannydawson537]

Got some great names for cars over there 😂👍🏻

[@itziktzachor6067]

Great video 👍 I believe it should be the same on a Pontiac GTO

[@admk69]

HI Dr Lock, I recently felt a crack when turning my VX Holden ignition, thereafter the final stage of ignition has lost it's spring back. so the starter circuit remains open if not manually controlled. do you know what i need to fix the spring back? thanks Alex

[@KJPage]

So, I'm also just searching through the shed to see what I have on hand to lubricate the new lock barrel tomorrow. Motortech Lithium Grease (spray can). Inox MX3. Dry Powdered Lock Graphite. Vaseline Patrolium Jelly. Wynn's Silicon Spray. I assume the graphite powder is the best option for the tumbler wafers inside? The electrical switch is way down the other end of the protruding shaft and sealed so conductivity should not be an issue. But I'm wondering what's best for the rotating pin and spring at the end?

[@renripari5514]

AWESOME 👌

[@barbellsamurai8014]

hi, do you sell the barrels pre coded to fit an existing key?

[@DrLockShop]

do you have the key code ?

[@barbellsamurai8014]

no. how would I acquire that? Can you tell from looking at a key? Thanks@@DrLockShop

[@DrLockShop]

you can get the key code from the dealer, but it's not accurate enough to do from looking at the key

[@barbellsamurai8014]

One of those shopping mall key places, mr mint or something told me he could recut the key and get the code, do some shops have access to the database for the keys from holden?@@DrLockShop

[@michaeljurdana5590]

Hi Everyone! Is anyone able to tell me what that metal triangle tab (placed into the cylinder at 9:10 in the video) actually does? Had a locksmith replace my barrel and realise he left the part out as it was sticking on the new cylinder! Thanks

[@falscherbruce5522]

the NICE brand is shite. The shaft between barrel and switch broke after 6 months. And I was working from home; hardly used the car. Is there no alternative?

[@JeffreyRosenthal1]

I think up to 2006 -2008 end of the vz era.