Not exactly the circumstances I would have liked in order to post my first new thread, but what can I say... other than too many *******s in this world. Anyway, on to my tale. Someone within this last week tried to break into my truck by jimmying all the lock cylinders on my 79... both doors and tailgate. I am obviously going to have to replace all of them, but leaves me with question. I don't want to have 3-4 different keys for my Bronco and ultimately I would like to have different keys for the ignition and the doors and possibly a 3rd different key for the locking hood latch. Are the door/tailgate lock cylinders re-workable to function off of the same key or am I stuck having a managerie of jingling keys?

I understand if they aren't, that I really don't have a choice since they need to be replaced, but if they are I would obviously like to have them keyed before I go through the hassle of the install. Any insight would be appreciated my Bronco brethren.

Comical side note for the day... I accidently left my keys in the ignition and locked myself out while at Best Buy. I of course was able to break back in using the McGyver tools of a wire coat hanger and an ever handy knife. Funny how some retard(s) screw up my locks taking who knows how much time doing it and getting nowhere, yet it took me less than 10 minutes and I broke nothing.

 

Some retarded did the same to my drivers door lock, I guess on TV they just pop right out Any ways I had to get a set, 1 for each door. Take them to a lock smith before you put them in and get them keyed alike.

 

Ford sells a full master lock set for your Bronco, with the door/ignition keyed alike, the gate and glovebox keyed alike.

Locks are also available individually.

Glove box and rear gate key sets (keyed alike) are available for purchase without buying the master set.

 

get a set from newer bronco the ignition ,doors should be same and I imagine rear hatch . the glove box is different. But you can get keyd alike. My 2 trucks all take same key .

 

And find a Bronco there and take all the locks out of it, the wreckers around here always leave the keys with the vehicle so easy to find and cheap to buy.

GL

Rick.

 

Thanks for the replies everyone. Pulling yard parts is a pain in the *** around due to time restraints at the moment, so I think I'll just end up ordering the new set through the dealer as suggested by Bill.

Bill: My glovebox does not have a lock mechanism at all, would the lock for the glove box be a direct replacement for the old push button?

Wayne

 

It would not be a direct replacement. I know the 78-79 didn't have the locking glove box, not sure about the 80-86, but the 87-96 did.