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Zane

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Got to love school holidays. Some young knobs have broken my 5.5yr record and tried to thieve my car. Immobilisers stopped them but they still made off with some stereo gear, my favourite Razo gearknob, and a money box containing about $25 in change. Also ripped out the centre console in the process.

But the bit that is really annoying is that they have destroyed the ignition/steering lock assembly, and after being quoted $370 for a genuine Nissan replacement, I need to pick the forum brains.

I know that the R32 assembly is thet same unit used in R31 Skylines/Pintaras, N13 Pulsars and Z31 300ZXs, but does the R33 (series 2) share assemblies with any other models?

My plan is to find a second hand assembly and have a locksmith rekey it to suit my current key, which should be significantly cheaper than the new part option.

So, can I use an assembly from another Nissan model, perhaps even a locally available model eg. Maxima?

Also, am I correct in assuming that the R33 GTSt and GTR share the same assembly?

Any other traps before I embark on this venture?

Cheers,

Z.

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from what i can see, the r33 doesn't share it's ignitions with any other model except for the Series 1's and gtr's.

I don't see why there should be a difference in the r33 gtr ignitions to the r33 gts25t or r33 gts25 models, so yes you would be right in assuming that.

The only difference you have to watch for is whether the car you get the ignition from is auto or manual.

the auto doesn't have a pushbutton.

the manual has a pushbutton.

Buy one from a wrecker and get a locksmith to key it up to your key.

Price the complete job first to compare with the genuine part price.

Cheers :D

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Also if you didn't want to genuine, you can buy aftermarket.

You can ask the locksmith to get you one in.

Its cheaper than genuine but it'll still be pretty exy.

I'd Quote $255-$270 for the ignition

& $35-$55 for keying up the ignition (depends how long it takes)

& $20-$30 for new keys if your keys are to worn to use.

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You should be pretty right using any of those ignition cylinders/steering lock assembly's. They all take the same profile key and contain the same amount of wafers, so there shouldn't be any difference in the actual ign housing or ign cylinder. I can look into it more for you as im a 4th year apprentice locksmith.

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Also i can hopefully source an afermarket ignition for you for around half the cost of the original item, but again i can look into it for you and get you the correct price for them.

Just off the top of my head, i think we sell the ignitions for around $80-$90 then $30 to rekey to suit your key. Dont hesitate to PM me if you need any more information

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Also i can hopefully source an afermarket ignition for you for around half the cost of the original item, but again i can look into it for you and get you the correct price for them.

Just off the top of my head, i think we sell the ignitions for around $80-$90 then $30 to rekey to suit your key. Dont hesitate to PM me if you need any more information

hey bud, i'm 4th year aswell, almost a tradey in a couple of months. did you go to brissy for tafe?

I looked up the ASP Catalogue for the price on the complete assembly --> steering lock, ignition switch and ignition cylinder.

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Thanks guys,

To be on the safe side I think I'll find a manual GTSt wrecking and grab the assembly, then get it rekeyed to suit.

It's a pity there aren't more models out there using the same part number (even if the R32 unit is similar).

Cheers,

Z.

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