Originally Posted by
ptempel
They also rekeyed the lock cylinder for another key. Sucky part was that now its a different key for the dirver door and nothing else. So now I have to carry two keys instead of the original one. Will ask the mechanic about that...
When I got a new door for my '73 Dodge Dart I took the lock apart to rearrange the tumblers, little lifty/droppy things, to use my regular door key. Didn't work, so I took the tumbler things out. At that point, the door would still lock but any flat thing that fit into the keyhole would unlock it. That served admirably for the rest of the car's life.
I would have thought for a modern car with a beepy lock you could just reprogram it or the key to maintain all around access, but I guess not?