Ignition Lock Cylinder Replacement???
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Staging Lane
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From: Bonney Lake, WA
Ignition Lock Cylinder Replacement??? I just replaced my ignition lock cylinder on my 93 Camaro Z28 and the new lock cylinder came with 2 new keys with it. The keys don't have the VATS pellet resistors on it (aka key chip as people call it). With the new lock cylinder replaced, I put the new key in and the car won't start, no crank at all! I'm thinking that I might have to bypass the VATS system just to get the key to work but I don't know what to do quite yet. I even tested the resistance on my factory key and it's not reading the correct ohms for the key pellet codes, so my factory key could be bad also. What would I have to do to get my new keys to works with my car since the keys don't have the pellet resistors for the VATS systems? Do I bypass the system somehow with the new keys or what? What has everyone else done that have probably replaced their ignition lock cylinders with pellet resistorless keys?
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Do you have more than one factory key you can test? What did you get for a reading? Since your new keys don't have a pellet, you will need to do a resistor bypass under the dash.
http://shbox.com/1/4th_gen_tech2.html#pass_key
http://shbox.com/1/4th_gen_tech2.html#pass_key
Thread Starter
Staging Lane
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 50
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From: Bonney Lake, WA
Do you have more than one factory key you can test? What did you get for a reading? Since your new keys don't have a pellet, you will need to do a resistor bypass under the dash.
http://shbox.com/1/4th_gen_tech2.html#pass_key
http://shbox.com/1/4th_gen_tech2.html#pass_key
Am currently looking to replace my bad ignition lock on my car and stumbled into this almost year old thread.
I believe that the key you received with your new ignition lock was only a template key and will not start the car. You would need to have a key with the correct resistor pallet made using that template key that came with your new ignition lock cylinder.
Hopefully this will help anyone in the future having the same issue.
I believe that the key you received with your new ignition lock was only a template key and will not start the car. You would need to have a key with the correct resistor pallet made using that template key that came with your new ignition lock cylinder.
Hopefully this will help anyone in the future having the same issue.
Last edited by PwrHngryLT1; Jul 27, 2012 at 11:40 PM.
