Only one key not three

[Tomwas1]

Read that I should have three seperate keys , door, console and ignition. I only have the ignition key.. Wondering if the door cylinder tumblers can be reset to accept the ignition key. Had this done on my 63 Comet convertble. "I know a guy"... is door panel removal pretty straightforward..? Working on my 70 rqa0387. TIA

[Dwight FitzSimons]

Normally, you should have TWO keys, one for the ignition & doors, and another for the console & glove box.  That's how Studebaker did it, and your car is a '70, so should be the same.

Many times the ignition switch fails and is replaced.  That's how a car becomes a three-key car.

The door panels can be removed easily.

Perhaps a locksmith can reset the door lock cylinders to match the ign key.  Or, at least, he can make a key for the door locks.  May have to look online these days for locksmith services.

--Dwight

[Tomwas1]

Thanks Dwight, will try and lube up the door cylinder. Maybe it will start working..  Yes I have a friend with a mobile locksmith business..

[grant mills]

While the door panels are easy to remove and put back on, repeated re-screwing can make the connection into the fibreglass loose. After much work on my doors (and some stripping of the fibreglass interior door panels) , I ended up enlarging the holes, squaring out the circle and placing plastic (locking) inserts that would accept the screws. This made the panel more secure against the door

[Tomwas1]

Okay, ill be careful