Door locks, trunk locks, ignition lock cylinders....

I may take apart one of these here to see how complicated it is. I can often stumble through automotive stuff of which I've never actually done or seen done but some things are just beyond my ability. I tried soldering aluminum A/C lines and just couldn't get it right. I can weld but will be taking a welding class at the junior college to get better at it.
I am okay with letting professionals do some things that I just can't figure out. If it gets to be too frustrating, it makes sense to just walk away.



Thank you for responding. I was hoping for a trusted member to chime in. I may just check in with you.

You can almost always get three out of the five pins to work using only the pins that come from the existing cylinders.
Sometimes you get lucky and can get four.
The trunk cylinder might come in to play for extra pins.
You still might be able to put that back with one or two pin sets.


That would be MUCH better than using the door cylinders with ZERO pins installed.