General Maintenance & Repairs - Getting t-tops re-keyed

I need a new driver side t-top and there are several on ebay. The only problem is that none of them come with a key.

Where can you go to have them keyed, and is it hard/expensive to do?

Your original lock cylinder will work if you have it, they just clip in. Don't want a different key just for that t-top. If you don't have it any locksmith can re-key it to your door key.

The GM dealer said the could order me a lock and rekey it for my T-top.

The GM dealer said the could order me a lock and rekey it for my T-top.

How much would that cost?

Also, some of them don't include the cylinder either. But I'm sure GM would have that.

And Trackbird, yeah, how much will that cost?

When I bought my TA my key only worked on one t-top, I took it in and they rekeyed it for $20 to match my door key. Now my key works on both tops.

^ Hah same here. My key only works on the driverside can't lock my passenger :jest: Oh well I ride with them off 99.9% of the time. My thoughts are why have them if you dont use them right :) Also wakes me up every morning on the way to school.

When I first got my car the passenger side lock cylinder got turned 180 degrees past where it should have stopped, lol.


I ordered part # 12506783 for a '98 Camaro passenger side lock cylinder (it matters what side it is) for I think $20 then took it to my local dealer and they "formatted" it for my key for another $10 (I think it was cheaper cause I just gave them the cylinder; they didn't have to take it apart).



You can install them yourself, it's just got a bunch of weird clip things.