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the "Co-Drivers side storage box" has 2 separate locks by "American Lock".... without mauling the locks to death to remove them,... do they use a generic key?
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American Lock cargo box key ?
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From what ive read each base had its own locks keyed alike if you have a battery operated grinder just cut the hasp or drill a 1/4 inch hole at the small edge of the key hole where the pins are located drill them out open with a flathead screw driver then you cand buy another cylinder from local lock smith and save the lock .
If you look close the brass circle has an x in it you just take the flat head and turn it till the lock pops open then look down in the hole where the hasp goes into and unscrew that that philips head and the small piece in the bottom of the picture comes out put your new cylinder in button it back up
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I've never seen a base keyed alike. Never seen a truck keyed alike. I did rekey the locks in our supply room so they all used the same key.
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Wait, you've never looked inside?
I couldn't do that...
I couldn't do that...
both of mine were locked i just took needle nose and unlatched the spring clipWait, you've never looked inside?
I couldn't do that...
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No master key. I took about 12 locks apart and dumped out all the pins and sorted them by size and use 3 of the must common size to put back in.
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did you then have a key made ?
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We have a member here that sells military padlocks - Master Locks brand. I have purchased several sets of them and he has the ability to make them all "keyed alike". Makes it nice to have one key on the ring that opens everything MV related at my place...
We have a member here that sells military padlocks - Master Locks brand. I have purchased several sets of them and he has the ability to make them all "keyed alike". Makes it nice to have one key on the ring that opens everything MV related at my place...
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I like the 25 year old patina…. No keys available….then time to cut them off
oddly enough, the chain is only connected to the lock….where does the other part go?
oddly enough, the chain is only connected to the lock….where does the other part go?
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In several cases my chains are connected to nothing. Eventually they will be.
The storage bin on the right of the truck has a few things I would like to keep, so I have a chain there and on the toolboxes on the wrecker bed are the same way. It just makes a way to keep stupid from happening.
Eventually I might do a little better with the chain connection.
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Just matched one of the 12 key up to the pins I used.
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Just take a dremel with a cut off wheel and cut it off.
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I don't own a battery powered dremel, but a 4 inch grinder with a cutoff wheel on it works well too.
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Do we by chance have that members name?
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Found the link that seems to have gone away. Just got a couple dozen from him several months ago.
M1031 Cabinet locks
Hey guys, I am looking into getting a bunch of locks for the cabinets on my M1031. I was just looking for suggestions on what you all use that works out well. Personally, I figure that the padlocks will only keep the honest people out. I mean, the cabinets themselves are made of aluminum and...
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