Spare tire key plug

[TheJoker]

you will need a new pin set. i have rekeyed a few locks and usually they come with a new pin tumbler set. they are small metal rods of different lengths and theres a good possibility that the pins in another persons lock are not the same lengths so you cant reuse them. sometimes the pins line up if they are moved to a different spot, but to get all of them to match is not likely

Correct, but, a good locksmith should be able to scrounge up something.

I've rekeyed my storm door to use the same key as my other doors in my house, and that was easy.

 

[fjcoop]

guilty.

never replaced mine though

Guilty too

 

[DCSVT1]

I just lost mine this past weekend, however I don't believe it was a key plug, but just a flip open butt-plug. I didn't even drop the spare, just noticed the empty hole today. Anybody else have a flip open cap/hole? Sounds much better than the $150 cheesey key lock one. If so, part number??

 

[pat247]

I just realized that I never updated this thread. When this first happened I thought, no big deal right, maybe $20-$30 mistake. Wrong!!! This started in April 2015 and ended in February 2016 when the local dealership rekeyed the lock cylinder for me. I bought the lock cylinder kit (4L3Z-1543262-BC) in June 2015 thinking that I would be able to do this myself. Took one quick look at the instructions, then procrastinated until February 2016.

Total cost of this little mishap ended up being right at $200+. Lesson learned...........until next time. Ha Ha