Ok so a buddy of mine just discovered that any key whether it be another car key or a house key motorcycle key any key can open his driver door.! Now what I wanna find out is if the key entry(the part were you put the key to open the door can be replaced for a new one??
He's been freakin out because he has quite a bit of work done to his max and he doesn't want it broken into!

 

i think alot of cars have that same issue, my friend with a vw his mechanic lost his only key so the mechanic paid to have a new one reinstalled so it used a diff key. so i guess it can be done

 

So is this something he has to go to the dealer for?

 

i dont have much knowledge about it but i do know my friend wanted them to use a oem piece from the dealer but the mechanic was too cheap to pay 800 dollars for it so they bought a aftermarket one for 300 so i would guess any can be used as long as it fits

 

Change the lock cylinder with a new one

 

He doesn't want any key to fit lol just his own key

 

Is that the correct term for it? Who sells it?

 

the dealer... if you know how key cylinders work you can pretty much figure out that metal pates inside are stuck... replacing the cylinder is simple nothing too much to it... door handle needs to come out ad from that point its just plug and play...

 

lol i meant the locking part as long as it fits into the door lol not that any key can fit lol :P so i guess he would have one key for doors and 1 key for ignition?

 

any lock cylinder for our cars, and many other cars from that generation, will fit a majority of keys in them and theyll work. if you dont want ghost keys to be an issue, shave all the lock cylinders and just use your keyless entry. this of course creates a whole other list of problems that can occur.

 

thats good idea ggenius but like you said the other issues that can happen from this like the battery dying lol anyways if someone wants to steal your car they dont care if you have crazy aftermarket alarm, no lock cylinders they can easily tow it or break window rather than fooling around with picking locks.

 

yeah pretty much. you need a new car that doesnt even use keys to defer most thieves now adays.

 

Take the car to a locksmith that works on cars and have them fix it. Maybe only the tumblers have to be replaced, maybe the key cylinder needs to be replaced. But when the thing is fixed, only the correct key will work. To buy a new key cylinder with a key that is different from the ignition just doesn't make sense to me.

 

Thank for all the info guys! I'm going to talk to my mechanic and a locksmith and the dealer and figure out what ill do..!

 

no prob and i hope your friend gets what he wants for his car as in locks goodluck

 

This! You'll then have to keep up with 2 keys instead of one.