IDIBronco Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 I just thought I would pass along this information. When I got my bronco it had non existent door keys and the ignition functioned with or without the key. Makes it a stressful thought parking anywhere with tools inside and not being able to lock the bronco, and the possibility someone could just jump in and drive off. So, I finally decided to do something about this. I have always preferred only needing one key to open the doors and operate the ignition. I went back to my parts van and saw that the van had been setup with a single key to operate everything. So I pulled the steering wheel and popped the ignition tumbler out, as well as pulled a few of the door locks. The van has a set of 4 door locks (front 2 doors, slider, and rear door). This gave me plenty to work with. The bronco has never had a functional tailgate switch yet to operate the window. It hasn't bothered me enough to investigate/fix that issue yet, but I swapped in the door tumblers. This can be accomplished without even taking the door panels off. Just open the door, pull the retainer, pull the old tumbler gently out enough to pop the e-clip off the back and swap it out for the one from the van. Just put it all back together. Probably a 5 minute job per door. The ignition turns out to be almost the same. The only difference is the van tumbler lacked the switch to operate the ding function that lets you know the key is in the ignition (a bonus for me). I even went so far as to take the tailgate switch out and swapped parts around from a van tumbler after prying the outer cover off carefully. I then reassembled it and the key would operate it, but I still have an issue with the wiring in the tailgate. I now only need the 1 lock/unlock/start the bronco, and if I had a functioning rear window switch in the gate I could even roll the window up and down. Not sure if anyone cares, but I do like a single key for the vehicle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 When my ignition tumbler got loose enough that I could remove the key while running I purchased a set of 3 cylinders from Amazon for a later model pickup. Name brand and inexpensive. I really like having just one key. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpin Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 When my ignition tumbler got loose enough that I could remove the key while running I purchased a set of 3 cylinders from Amazon for a later model pickup. Name brand and inexpensive. I really like having just one key. Cool! My 86 has two keys and my 92 Bronco has two keys. Maybe someday...but I doubt it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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