Topic: Toyota door locks AND ignition kill wiring

[84xcab]

Is their any way to get new locks for your doors? Or any way to not be able to unlock them with almost any old toyota key? I just got out of school to find my drivers door unlocked which i am 100% sure i locked this morning. Luckily I have everything of importance in my new truck box, but 1 thing was stolen. A 6 pack of mini chocolate donuts. I don't care about the donuts but the fact that somebody would get in my truck to steal something even that worthless makes me angry.

[84pickup]

my friends found out that my 84 with manual locks are really easy to unlock. all you do is stick a coat hanger down in between the weatherstriiping and the window and turn it towards the lock and pull up. once you feel it pull and the tab thing moves up you know it's in the right place. i had moved thier backpack and so they moved my truck out to the back of the parking lot. we all had a good laugh and notified me that i needed new locks or something. you could put electronic locks in or i found out that you can unscrew the little pull tab so that it's just the rod sticking up but that's a pain in the butt to pull up and would hurt if you pushed down on it.

[84xcab [OP]]

im pretty sure it was one of my friends with a 1980 yota p/u and im pretty sure that if the steering wheel wasnt locked (so the key cant be turned) it probably would have turned into a where the hell is my truck joke.

[79coyotefrg]

any  competent  locksmith can rekey  your locks  and  ignition

[84xcab [OP]]

how much would a re key generally cost?

[DeadlyPeace]

I had my locks done a few years back for about $12. The ignition I'd say maybe would be about the same or a little more.

[84xcab [OP]]

sweet maybe ill find a locksmith tomorrow

[84xcab [OP]]

how would i go about wiring an ignition kill switch? what would i need to do this?

[Duffil]

how would i go about wiring an ignition kill switch? what would i need to do this?

search on it...there is a pretty big thread dedicated to it.

[84xcab [OP]]

that thread is what gave me the idea. i have searched and have a general idea but am not sure what materials to use.