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gearboxx70 · 01-17-2013, 10:25 PM

Very nice write-up, LockDoc! One thing to mention is the rarity if some key blanks. My 67 uses the same key for all the locks and ignition. Since I only got one key with the truck, I wanted a couple spares. Nobody in town had the blanks! My key is a small GM/Briggs and Stratton with an octagon top. There were 3 or 4 different blanks commonly used back in the day, but mine was not so common. I had to order blanks from key-men.com at a cost of about $7 a blank! I got 5, and had them all cut for my Burb at a small Chevy dealership that still had an older style key cutting machine. They all came out perfect, and the guy at the parts counter didn't even charged me for cutting my keys!

01-17-2013, 10:25 PM	#2
gearboxx70 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Grass Valley,CA Posts: 85	Re: Need A Key For Your Suburban Tailgate Lock? Very nice write-up, LockDoc! One thing to mention is the rarity if some key blanks. My 67 uses the same key for all the locks and ignition. Since I only got one key with the truck, I wanted a couple spares. Nobody in town had the blanks! My key is a small GM/Briggs and Stratton with an octagon top. There were 3 or 4 different blanks commonly used back in the day, but mine was not so common. I had to order blanks from key-men.com at a cost of about $7 a blank! I got 5, and had them all cut for my Burb at a small Chevy dealership that still had an older style key cutting machine. They all came out perfect, and the guy at the parts counter didn't even charged me for cutting my keys!