SWEM Start switch - Page 2

BillKat · Jul 23rd, 2007, 22:15

Ta Mike. I've got a few switches that'll do the job, something to do after the tank de-rust, more exhaust welding, ... etc ...

222s · Jul 23rd, 2007, 23:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by BillKat

Got a pair of blanks from Amazon Cars, about £45 each I think. Local cutter copied my original for a beer voucher. But still I'm watchful for probs...

Is that £45 just for the key blanks, or including the ignition switch too?

hairyapple · Jul 24th, 2007, 00:39

Tell me that is a misprint. My local Connecticut locksmith (licensed professional not a hardware store) made up keys for my Amazons at about $3.50-$4.00US each. I thought that was a rip off, but he said the blanks are priced according to demand, in this case low demand=low rate of manufacture=high price, but it sounds like a bargain now. If anyone wants some keys made, send me an original key plus cost and post and I'll get them done for you. The new keys don't look like the original but who cares.

BillKat · Jul 24th, 2007, 01:02

Oops!! Sausage fingers!! Four earth pounds each.

edit: Can't edit t'other post. Praps can't edit after a reply is made.

222s · Jul 24th, 2007, 11:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ron Kwas

222s; I wouldn't call the IGN switch "somehwhat tempermental"...

Just to clarify - I refer purely to the switch's appetite for bending / snapping keys.

Quote:

Originally Posted by BillKat

Oops!! Sausage fingers!! Four earth pounds each.

Phew, glad to hear it!!!! Were they original Volvo blanks? I have the original Volvo key for mine somewhere but only use new keys.

BTW for anyone else who needs new keys cut, if you're not fussed about having the exact original blank, there is one (iirc for a modernish Peugeot?) that does the job very well. I had a whole load cut a few years ago at a local locksmiths after a major key twisting incident (almost snapped but not quite...) & am still on the same key since. Anyway, the markings on the blank is as follows:

"ilco ITALY ORION" on one side & "NN23." on the other.

HTH

BillKat · Jul 24th, 2007, 13:19

LOL Yes they're proper Volvo "guitar" blanks.

Jul 24th, 2007, 00:39	#13
hairyapple Queer4Amazons Last Online: Mar 20th, 2011 15:12 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Redding Connecticut View Photos By: hairyapple	hairyapple sez "Do you mean 45 pounds for a key blank?" Tell me that is a misprint. My local Connecticut locksmith (licensed professional not a hardware store) made up keys for my Amazons at about $3.50-$4.00US each. I thought that was a rip off, but he said the blanks are priced according to demand, in this case low demand=low rate of manufacture=high price, but it sounds like a bargain now. If anyone wants some keys made, send me an original key plus cost and post and I'll get them done for you. The new keys don't look like the original but who cares.

Jul 23rd, 2007, 22:15	#11
BillKat Senior Member Last Online: Aug 16th, 2023 21:45 Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Cambs	Ta Mike. I've got a few switches that'll do the job, something to do after the tank de-rust, more exhaust welding, ... etc ...

Jul 24th, 2007, 01:02	#14
BillKat Senior Member Last Online: Aug 16th, 2023 21:45 Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Cambs	Oops!! Sausage fingers!! Four earth pounds each. edit: Can't edit t'other post. Praps can't edit after a reply is made.

Jul 24th, 2007, 13:19	#16
BillKat Senior Member Last Online: Aug 16th, 2023 21:45 Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Cambs	LOL Yes they're proper Volvo "guitar" blanks.

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