Ignition Lock Cylinder

Is it the ignition lock barrel or the electronic portion? The latter has two small screws holding it to the back of the lock and gets crudded up over the years. You can open up and clean/grease the contacts.

The ignition from an early pre-facelift Euro Capri Mk1 will fit (it won't have the key in seat buzzer connection), but those cars are getting rarer and the ignition locks less

I believe an early Mercury Capri lock should fit. If it is just the key barrel, I'd take it to a locksmith and have him re-key it or put in some new pins.

Larry Finch (LF-TP 2511 username here) usually has the electrical portion and maybe even an ignition lock.

Julian

The reason that there are for a long time no Original spare parts for sale , is because a big fire into the warehouse from Ford into Köln Germany , destroy all the NOS parts.
Simon

Julian, It is the ignition lock barrel not the electronic portion. It is available from Blitz Capri for $68 and comes with 2 keys. I want to make sure it will fit before I buy it.

I've purchased two ignition locks with keys from Wilkinson and both fit and worked fine. I recall they were around $60-$75 each.

Mark

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Key turns and releases fine, starts the car every time

So, your 40 year old car's ignition cylinder still works fine but you want to change it.

I get it. As owners of exotic rust-prone Italian Hot Rods, some might say we are a "different" breed. While it makes sense to us .....

But, before you begin, here is the task before you:

The entire ignition lock assembly needs to be removed from the car so you can replace the lock barrel. This is not easy.

The assembly is mounted with two security bolts that have torque-to-snap hex heads that break off when proper torque is reached.

I found using a cut-off wheel and a Dremel worked to cut a slot in the remaining head to use a flat blade screw driver.

THEN, you can remove the assembly and move to your work bench.

Ready for step two?

Larry

Now, to remove the old lock barrel. This is not easy, either.

The barrel is held in place by a black metal spring clip. There is no method to depress the spring clip. Some automotive ignition housings incorporate a hole located above the spring clip: Insert nail/punch to depress spring and remove barrel.

The Capri/Pantera housing does NOT have that hole. You get to drill it yourself.

With the new unit in your hand a little reverse engineering will allow you to approximate the position of the spring. Carefully drill your hole and hope it is close enough to the spring to allow it to be depressed.

Remove old barrel, insert new barrel, install ignition housing using new bolts.

Done.

Just thought you should know what is involved before you start.

Or use your time, and mental health, to fix something that really needs fixing.

The black band in the barrel photo is the spring clip.

Larry

Larry, thanks for listing all the steps involved in replacing ignition lock barrel along with the photos. Regardless of age of car, I want it to maintain it in top shape. Eventually this ignition will quit working, might as well change lock barrel before that happens. However, there is more involved here than I expected so, I might seek professional help when I do decide to change it.
Shah