Recode, Rekey Car Door Lock Cylinder - Use Any Key to Unlock Car!!! Ex. Durango

How to recode most car door lock cylinders to work with any key you have. Used a cylinder out of a 99 Dodge Durango.
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Notes:
1) I had the right key when I inserted it which let the barrel come out smoothly. However, most will not have a key that will bring all the pins down. The idea here is to bring them down "most the way" and then you can use a small screwdriver to push them down one at a time to slide it out.
2) The numbers on the pins are to distinguish between pin heights.
3) The reason you may have a pin or two that does not match is because you did not end up with the exact pin numbers you needed for that key. However, as you saw in the video you can either grind them down if desired, or leave them out all together.
How To:
Remove Door Handle: • Remove, Replace Front ...
Remove Lock Cylinder: • Replace Car Door lock ...

[@exploreraa983]

Many people pay locksmiths hundreds of dollars to do what you showed them how to do in 10 minutes. This is a wonderful video, Thanks.

[@fridtjofsj]

I screwed up my wifes car lock. thanks to you I could finally put it together! Now there is a chance that I wont get killed.

[@Bigguy4778]

are you still alive after 7 years?

[@harh3101]

What makes a person to take the time to teach, whatever it is Sir, you have it, also my appreciation and gratitude. Now i can fix the lock on my truck thanks to you.

[@joshgeorge83]

Great explanation. I was definitley intimidated by this process. Great breakdown. I have door that I am trying to match so now it feels even easier to do!

[@richardj3025]

Great info.I had someone try to apparently break into mine,too.Looked identical to the cylinder you replaced.You just saved me some aggravation.Thank you!

[@nickpierceall8059]

This video is gold!! I was able to re-key my ford f250 tailgate to match my ignition and doors, without having the old tailgate key! Thanks so much!

[@markzimmerman9705]

Great video. I just used it to recode a new cylinder for my Honda. The lock broke and I ordered it online for $13. Trial and error worked except for one slot which I just left out. I learned so much and saved about $50 for a locksmith to do the same job. I can't wait to see what is broken on the old lock when I swap them out.

[@mattk8810]

I dunno. Supply and labor costs..

[@lesio333]

Thank you for the video. It gave me the idea how to fix my lock cylinder without going to locksmith - one of the tumblers was blocking my key. Your solution was brilliant. Done! Once again thanks ☺

[@johnmcnamara8610]

Thank YOU! Had a key broken off in the car door lock and though that's not what this is about, it was just what I needed to sort it out with some confidence. Saved me a bundle and made me a hero. You rock.

[@fedcareer837]

Thanks so much for this video! I called two locksmiths and got tired waiting for a callback. I first tried to find the correct pins while not removing the springs and quick started to get irritated with pins popping out. I then realized how important your recommendation to remove the springs actually made the process move faster. Thanks again for taking the time to make this video!

[@ahmedadoodi]

Someone tried to steal my truck and jacked up my ignition cylinder. I almost gave up on replacing the tumblers since they got jacked up from the thief. Luckily I found this video. Thank you so much. This video gave me the confidence to keep trying. And it worked. Thanks again.

[@kalei43]

Thank you, took about 15 minutes with the help of your video to learn how to redo the locks. Shorty after I redid all the locks on the truck I just bought so they match the ignition!

[@invalidusrname]

Saved $135 doing a rekey with your video. Thanks a bunch man!

[@lightbringer53]

I used this to recode my 99 Toyota Corolla door lock cylinder. I only had 1 of the 7 wafers that I couldn't re-use. I just left it out instead of trimming it. On the Toyota it was much the same setup but two of the wafers were split into two parts with a "wing" on each side. Different but the concept is the same. I reconfigured it with this video in about an hour. Thanks a lot!

[@jcobra09]

Dude, I’ve watched so many videos, and I got the gist of what was going on, but your explanation was so much better. Not watered down or saying the same stuff multiple times. Appreciate the help! Doing a ‘03 Ford F-250

[@JohnnyWojtkowski]

Bought a 2003 DeVille and the PO switched the door with one from junk yard. Did this and now my keys finally work 👌 great info here

[@gerikbensing]

Great video! I got a replacement lift gate for my '98 Durango off a '00 Durango and swapped my locks to match. I figured I'd try keying the spare cylinder to my key. Sure enough I had the same issue of one slot not matching any of the pins. It was a #4 pin in the 3rd slot from the keyside of the lock. Filed it down and it works great, so now I'll have a spare cylinder lying around. THANKS!

[@giovanniarcilla8021]

Thanks for this video i was able to fix my trunk key cylinder in my 8th gen civic.. mabuhay from the Philippines 🇵🇭! 👍

[@BANDEAD_]

I fixed my door lock cylinder on my Jeep JKU with this video. Thank you very much! I learned a lot.

[@toyotacamry1239]

0:55 exactly what i needed to see to fix my toyota camry 2004 pretty similar process i just removed 2 of them that get stuck now it works saved me $$

[@mrjwebley]

Just done my R34 GTR door locks tonight as the drivers barrel was from a donor car. But now it matches the Master key for the car boot and Ignition.. Very Happy and saved a small fortune, Great video!

[@ryankruse1855]

Great video! Short and sweet. On my set-up I had 3 pins that didn't quite work out, so I broke out the file and did some manual tuning. Worked like a charm!

[@johnjkizer6399]

I was planning on doing the same, although it worked can we say that most same make car with similar keys won’t open the door, thanks

[@speedkar99]

Thanks for the video. Will the key pins have the correct quantities of height for all combinations of keys for that make/model?

[@178mrssg]

Thank you for not wasting time with how much you know-excellent video

[@paulpettit7738]

Thanks just doesn't seem to express my gratitude. This all started 2 weeks ago, the linkage on that door handle popped apart on my way to a family thing so I just used the inside handle so not to be late. when we were leaving I rolled down my window and it got stuck in the linkage then the door wouldn't open at all so I started this adventure having to pull the door panel off while sprawled across from the passenger side. A week ago I finally got the door open by just blindly disassembling everything attached to the door 2 days ago I received my shipment of 6 plastic clips so I could put it all back together but to attach the clip to the outer door handle I had to pull the cylinder that turned out to break into pieces, after all that I got lucky enough to find your awesome instructions so I don't have to change all of my locks and now I can keep my original key. thank you so very much.

[@jxaxmxixn]

After watching your video for inspiration... I had a similar situation with my 2000 Tahoe. However the mechanism is a little different and couldn't get the pins out - what I did was insert the key and noticed only 1 or 2 pins were still ever so slightly raised, so I simply used some wire snips to lightly clip off a small bit of the pin. This isn't 100% professional, but it's quick, cheap, and still quite reliable! (did this for 2 separate locks with that were for 2 separate keys). THANK YOU!

[@TheShaggyRifleman]

If you're still active, THANK YOU! This video was a life saver!

[@ml5208]

Crossed my fingers and tried it on a 2005 Camry. Worked like a charm! Found one pin that was a bit too long. Filed it down a bit to fit, removed some rust inside the body and voila! Kudos!!!

[@FlannyBagJuggle]

Thank you for this video. Took a lock out of the driver door of a 2006 f350 fx4 crew cab & rearranged the keways and now the ignition key unlocks the door. Thank you ery much.

[@MissKatiesLight]

Thank you so, so much for posting this video! My daughter got her only car key stuck in the door lock of her Lexus late last night, so, naturally, she calls Mom and Dad to come save her, again... ;) We take the door panel off and then the handle and lock off with the key stuck inside and I know that the tumblers must be moved but I simply didn't know how to do that, so after messing with it for an hour I call triple A and they send a locksmith out, who seems like a nice guy, but is admittedly no locksmith but he can get you into your car if you're locked out, which we were not. He takes the thing and is looking at it and wiggling it and looking just as lost as we are so he calls his boss because apparently his boss is a locksmith but it's after midnight and he doesn't want to come out and refuses to walk him through it on the phone and tells him to abort the call and tell triple A that it needs to be towed. Quite surprised and a bit frustrated that this boss guy refused to allow his guy to help us, I call triple A and cancel the whole thing, pack it in and leave the car where it was, taking this door handle, lock and key home with me so I can take it to a locksmith in the morning. So, I get up this morning and being no fan of defeat, especially knowing in my gut that it's a super simple fix, I search and I find this great video and within seconds I've got that pesky lock disassembled and the key out! Thank you sir for handing me this little win and saving the day! :D

[@DoAsImDoing]

+Katie Did KZbin for the win! I've been helped so many times as well. Glad you won this one!

[@EvilAlucard19]

DoAsImDoing hey i was wondering your video awsome and help alot but whats a tool u recomand to tigthen up the silver crown because i got a nissan

[@norwoodbuckner7794]

how to recode a door push button on a Ford vehicle

[@bobbyb9718]

Thanks for posting this. I've been waiting to hear back from the local locksmith to do this for me. They just lost business, because I will do it myself now :)

[@DavidParker-cf2km]

Me too. I can never get a locksmith when I need one. I go to his shop, he's closed. I go to his house, he's not there.

[@barongtipad8728]

Outstand tutorial - precise to the point, thank you very much!!!

[@NickCianfrocco]

Thank you! Was able to rekey a worn out cylinder/key combo. Some filing was necessary. It works perfectly!

[@ejlarson249]

Excellent work!! Thanks so much for posting this!!

[@dsinclairTUBE]

Thanks - got mine all figured out now. Nice job.

[@Rustin-wy6yf]

Thanks to your video, my car now has matching keys all around! 👍

[@BeastlyIronworks]

Thanks for sharing brother! Toy saved me like $90. Your awesome!

[@Nza420]

Thanks, simple tutorial. Just re-keyed two new handles for my 97 Passat.

[@mrmarkymark627]

Excellent tutorial !! Thanks so much !!! Saved me from going to a locksmith.

[@zsoltkovacs2229]

This is the most useful video for me about car lock repairing. My case was prius door lock. Thank you

[@JaeThePseudonym]

Fixing my Jeep door on Monday, the last day of my vacation. Hells yeah.

[@PiFFHoUSEEnt]

Thank you sooo much. This video walkthrough saved me some 💵💵 and I learned something in the process. One thing is that my needle nose pliers couldnt pull up the shims so I used a dull fingernail clipper to pull up the shims. Worked perfectly. Also had to shave some the shims, but that was no issue since I had a dremel tool all in all, Thank you much. God Bless!

[@rusty8770]

Saved me having to find another barel and carry around 2 keys for using my vehicle. Managed to get all except 2 but it's more likely the lock would get ripped out instead of picked of anyone wanted to steal my Ute. Great video cheers mate

[@tomboytalk2108]

Thanks for this video. My lock wouldn’t turn on my tailgate (02 F150). I can rekey door locks at work (Lowes) so I knew I could tackle this after your video. Turned out I had the correct key. My lock was full of mud!! After some cleaning with alcohol and a tooth brush it’s back in and working great! Thanks again for the video.

[@SuperSalazar94]

You are a God send guy. Thanks for the video! Now I'm gonna recode my 1994 Mustang locks ha

[@cm30256]

This was a great video. I did the same to recode my truck door lock to match my Jeep. Thanks

[@bobb9477]

Great video helped me save some money after someone broke into my Tahoe. Just a note for whoever has to do this next. If you tilt the wafer towards the spring side they just slide out. No need to wiggle.

[@JohnsonMac]

Thanks for posting this!!! Saved me time and money!

[@johnhopkins798]

Thanks, good video helped me rekey my durango I just bought as well!

[@jeremymorgan9582]

Just picked my Chevy up from the dealer. Had the ignition re-keyed. It took them three days. I know the door is a lot easier but I just re-keyed it with this video in 30 minutes. Thanks.

[@DoAsImDoing]

+Jeremy Morgan Nice work!

[@jeffreydiechman4632]

DoAsImDoing. Thanks for the video. Just did my daughters Saturn. The previous owner must have lost the keys because they had a different ignition in it but no keys for the doors. Had one made at a dealership after jumping through hoops but still wouldn’t work. Come to find out the cylinder was full of what I believe to be glue. Again thanks a bunch. Stay safe.

[@DoAsImDoing]

Glad you got it working. I mentioned somewhere in the video that I actually ground down one of the pins, but wires snips work too!

[@kio9922]

What can happen if you left out the last one? (The last one in mine is a bit bad so I'm wondering if the key will work normally if I just remove it)

[@kio9922]

@@octacle_ I went ahead and removed the last one in mine about a month ago, and everything works just fine, like you said...still, Thanks for your reply 👌

[@g8beast679]

Great video with clear explanation. Following this, i was able to rekey the lock cylinder i picked up from Junkyard. Save 100s. Much appreciated and Many Thanks.

[@vettefret]

Thanks for the help...Worked perfectly...

[@DadsGotADeal]

Exactly what I needed! Thank you!

[@jayinla81]

I had trouble with the last tumbler just like you did. I just threw it out as I didnt have immediate access to a grinder or filer. But 4 out of 5 tumblers still works fine. Like you said, "not the end of the world" Good stuff. Thx for taking the time.

[@johnjkizer6399]

Heck, I took out 3 tumblers out of 7 , it’s not that important, as long I can open the door

[@grochef]

Very impressive tutorial. Thank you!

[@Scoopsaz88]

This video saved me about 150 bucks. Thanks bro

[@jonathanguerreroguerrero3179]

thanks for the video I'm gonna try it and test my luck hopefully is goes smooth like you did it!

[@samuelmartinez6852]

Thank you for taking your time to make this video. It really help me..

[@sand0077]

Great info! This helps me re-key my wife's Mitsubishi Eclipse so she'll have less keys to deal with.

[@tommyboya5439]

Hello, And thank you for sharing that with us. Your video was very educational and enjoyable. Thank you!

[@patmakhubela7066]

I must say this video was so helpful. Thank you so much

[@jensg.breuer6636]

Thanks for this helpful video! Very seldom to find the good explanations. Hopefully it will work for my 60 years old volkswagen as well.

[@KumiSolutions]

God I love KZbin! Had a lock fall apart on me, bits went everywhere. Didn't know about the springs until watching this video. Found all the bits and put it together first time. Cheers and thanks for a really useful video.

[@DoAsImDoing]

Glad to help.

[@damyou583]

It took me a hour but he'll yeah I got a random key working with my 19 year old lock ,hey that silver cap was a sob to take off thanks for the video!!!

[@sertifikali]

Great video. My problem was the cylinder was stuck completely. Removed the cylinder and applied wd40 on the back of the cylinder. Wiggled the key a little bit. Wait some time. Wiggled more and boom the cylinder is back to normal. Thanks for again sharing this.

[@michaelnewton-1989]

Appreciate this video! What I was looking for as far as info. Hopefully when I try this tomorrow it works lol

[@agermanautoparts5112]

THANK YOU, WASN'T MY CAR BUT YOUR VIDEO WORKED JUST GREAT, GRACIAS AND KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK

[@dannoi]

Wow ! awesome tutorial, thank you so much ! Ive lost both my keys and Im dreading a battery drain like nothing else ))

[@carlmooreII]

Great tutorial . Thanks for the info !!

[@edwardlucas8333]

That was an awesome video! If it works, you will have saved me $125 for a new lock SET!

[@timbosam]

Well done, great video. How can anyone give a thumbs down???

[@maharathy]

Very informative and accurate, thank you so so much. I am able to repair my triumph speed key due to your video.

[@israelmartinez4602]

Good video helped me on my 1996 went to junkyard and got two that were 90%off and made my key fit

[@van8000]

Thanks for sharing. Learned one more new thing today. Very Happy! Subscribed

[@ericsonmaia2421]

Awesome video. Perfect explanation...

[@backporchpicker]

Thanks for upload. Simular barrel in my 1997 Diahatsu Cuore tailgate, which I had to repace to the original main key as the previous owner had lost key to a replacement tailgate lock that they had fitted.

[@247Dalvarez]

Holy frikk'n smoke, I just re-keyed a Mazda RX8 with your helpful video! I've never done any locksmith job ever until today, thank you! There were some other helpful comments as well. I had to replace a door lock that got damaged when someone tried to break in the vehicle. The old lock had 7 pins or tabs (not sure what they're called). The new one had 8. I couldn't get the new one to work with all 8 so I left one out. I'm sure if locksmiths ever do this, I'm curious if they do? Thanks again!!!

[@easymoney68]

awesome video thanks!! I just rekeyed my corolla

[@TurkVladimir]

Thanks Great Presentation Video Very Clear Camera Thanks Again

[@TargeT6969]

Thanks for video just Fixed my cylinder in VW :D

[@pirihern9329]

Just found this. Exactly what I was looking for. I have a 2006 subaru sti with a bad trunk key cylinder. My guess is the tumblers.

[@jdcglobe]

Try your new key before you remove all the tumblers....two or three just might be right. There's only four different depths to each cut of the key, so you have a 25% chance the tumbler will match the key cut.

[@jonathanfairchild2179]

If there's 4 different tumblers then you have less than a 5% chance

[@ryananchors1967]

I think he mean you have a 25% chance on each pin, not overall.

[@hubercats]

Great video. Thank you!

[@EndlessXConcertgoers88]

where can I buy these pins? my trunks lock tumbler wouldn't turn.

[@Rotaswagga]

Great work.

[@dangollbeater]

Great video!

[@u.s.a.198]

Great help !!! Thank you!!!

[@JHsadler]

This looks interesting and my Range Rover has 3 keys. One for the ignition, one for the doors and one for the tailgate. I would like to get all of these onto one. Say if I were to get all of these barrels out like you have done, I have a few questions. In this case there are 7 pins, are they usually only in say 2 sizes? Because what if you need a length that you don't have enough of? Also, are all locks the same? Like can I also do this for the ignition barrel as well as the door locks? Thanks in advance.

[@adamanders713]

Thank you for this video! I fixed my 2002 Toyota Camry door lock cylinder after watching this. There was one pin that stayed up a hair too high with the factory key. I took it apart and ended up snipping the top of the pin off and it works like new now. Thanks again!

[@HisMajesty99]

I have 96 Corolla with a driver side door lock that doesn’t turn when the key is in. I’m guessing one of the split wafers wore out after 25 years and is sticking out preventing the cylinder from turning. I haven’t opened up the door to check yet, but I’m pretty sure it’s a faulty wafer. Would u recommend I just remove the faulty wafer or do I need to buy another one? Or should shaving it down with a file also work? And will the lock cylinder work with a wafer removed? (I don’t rly care about worsening the security of the lock)

[@adamanders713]

@@HisMajesty99 If you have a spare key, test it before you do anything else. It could be the key has worn down. If the spare key works, but the normal one doesn't, it's the key. If you don't have a spare, test the key on the other door/s and if they turn, you'll know it's the lock cylinder and not the key. Then you can disassemble the lock cylinder and get a good look at what is stopping the cylinder from rolling. Good luck!

[@HisMajesty99]

@@adamanders713 I’m pretty sure it’s not the key since I’ve been using the key to unlock the car from the passenger side door for the past 2 years haha. And thanks, hopefully it’ll be an easy fix

[@adamanders713]

@@HisMajesty99 That rules the key out then haha You might need to use a little metal pick to pull the front casing of the cylinder off. That was the hardest part to get off for my cylinder. After that it was pretty straight forward. My parts and springs didn't go flying, but I do recommend working over a white towel or something so if a small piece falls out, you'll have a better chance of finding it.

[@HisMajesty99]

@@adamanders713yeah from the video it seemed like the cap was the hardest part, I don’t wanna accidentally damage it taking it off. And good idea, I’ll definitely do it over something white or bright

[@davidburgess9002]

Great video. I do a lot of rekeying of house locks and I have an assortment of pins to do that. It looks like the car door locks all have the same pins but in different orders, and I correct?

[@danman2070]

Well done and thank you!

[@ScottBrown1406_Repair]

I did it, EASY. Thanks

[@amgjens]

Excellent tutorial, what kind of lube should be applied, i used to lube it with WD-40, but it ended up freezing up my lock up i think...

[@pkiriakos1]

Nice job !!! Thanks a lot.

[@ruizrandyrr]

Great thanks for the help I found this video really useful and really helpful

[@ocrun6765]

Very good instructional video. Is there a way that you know of to make a key if you know the wafer/pin combination but don't have the key?

[@renaudjerome8416]

Yes you can just take the combination or the actual key code which is normally stamped on the lock to a locksmith and they will make a key from the code

[@houstontxhouston]

Awesome video!

[@fendyfelani3714]

hi.. i have got toyota corolla 2007 which bit weird.. my car key cant open the door manually.. it can turns on engine though. so do you think with your method can fix the problem? and do you think the toyota corolla 2007 will looked simillar like yours? many thanks