 Can I use 911 keys in a 914? |
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| mharmon |
 Aug 5 2010, 10:15 AM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 129 Joined: 1-November 06 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 7,133  |
Getting ready to start my 3.6L conversion project. I'm starting with a '71 914/4 but have already 914/6 dash frame that I will be using. Definetly going to have the ignition switch on the dash instead of the steering column and picked up a nice early 911 switch w/ Porsche key for that purpose.
My question is - is it possible to have the door/truck locks modified to accepts the early (small style) 911 key, or do I have to accept the fact that I will need to use 2 keys for the car? Thanks a lot for your advice. Mike |
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| Eric_Shea |
Aug 5 2010, 10:17 AM
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PMB Performance Group: Admin Posts: 19,275 Joined: 3-September 03 From: Salt Lake City, UT Member No.: 1,110 Region Association: Rocky Mountains  |
Certain years... yup.
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| mharmon |
Aug 5 2010, 10:20 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 129 Joined: 1-November 06 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 7,133 |
Thanks Eric - as usual you are a fantastic source of info.
Have a good one. Mike |
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| Eric_Shea |
Aug 5 2010, 10:28 AM
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PMB Performance Group: Admin Posts: 19,275 Joined: 3-September 03 From: Salt Lake City, UT Member No.: 1,110 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
Happy to help. I got these for both my 71, 911 and my 74 914.
You may have trouble with the shorty. I'd recommend keeping all the 914 stuff and looking for a 70-?? 911 or a 914-6 tumbler. Then you keep all of the keys the same. Attached image(s) 
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| smontanaro |
Aug 5 2010, 11:13 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,190 Joined: 3-June 05 From: Evanston, IL Member No.: 4,197 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Sorry, but my eyes aren't what they used to be. What's "shorty" about one or the other of those two keys?
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| Eric_Shea |
Aug 5 2010, 11:15 AM
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PMB Performance Group: Admin Posts: 19,275 Joined: 3-September 03 From: Salt Lake City, UT Member No.: 1,110 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
Nothing.
From the original post... QUOTE My question is - is it possible to have the door/truck locks modified to accepts the early (small style) 911 key |
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| SirAndy |
Aug 5 2010, 11:16 AM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,640 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(mharmon @ Aug 5 2010, 09:15 AM)  Definetly going to have the ignition switch on the dash instead of the steering column and picked up a nice early 911 switch w/ Porsche key for that purpose. I re-keyed the 911 ignition switch on mine to accept my 914 key ... http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=82045 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif) Andy |
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| Eric_Shea |
Aug 5 2010, 11:20 AM
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PMB Performance Group: Admin Posts: 19,275 Joined: 3-September 03 From: Salt Lake City, UT Member No.: 1,110 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
QUOTE I re-keyed the 911 ignition switch on mine to accept my 914 key ... Sounds like his is a very early 911 switch. Those keys are quite a bit different. Like this: (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/www.orangebarproducts.com-1110-1281028811.1.jpg) Get out the reading glasses Skip. That's a shorty. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) |
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| markb |
Aug 5 2010, 11:23 AM
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914less :( Group: Members Posts: 5,449 Joined: 22-January 03 From: Nipomo, CA Member No.: 180 Region Association: Central California 
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Never mind, I just re-read & realized you mean the real early 911 key. I don't think you can make it work in 914 locks.
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| Eric_Shea |
Aug 5 2010, 11:24 AM
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PMB Performance Group: Admin Posts: 19,275 Joined: 3-September 03 From: Salt Lake City, UT Member No.: 1,110 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
1970 through 1980 are all the same (at least on my cars).
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