69 camaro keys

[69ZX77MP]

Hi I have 69Z  the original keys are long gone im trying to find out if the ignition nonoriginal keys I have are the right year for my car.. KEY BLANK....P1098CV B63  ILCO company I cant find any info on there web site THANKS

[1968RSZ28]

That's because you got to know where to look... 

http://www.camaros.org/keysandlocks.shtml

Paul

[68camaroz28]

Google will get you there as well!
Finding them is fairly easy once you know what to look for as they used them over many model years and they were still available not that long ago.

[KevinW]

NOS GM key blanks come up on ebay quite a bit.  I got two sets and had Home depot cut them, no problems and in-expensive too!

[BULLITT65]

The ones with the " pop outs" still in them are pretty cool as well. Sometimes you can find the original white envelopes they came in on eBay as well.

[69ZX77MP]

Thanks guys for the info and fast responses its a lot clearer now

[69Z28-RS]

The ones with the " pop outs" still in them are pretty cool as well. Sometimes you can find the original white envelopes they came in on eBay as well.

I have an original key for my Camaro with the popout still in place..    I found it under the original carpet when I replaced the carpet a few years ago... apparently fell out of the ignition (or ashtray?) during assembly operations and got carpeted right over...
PS.  Would Chevy still be able to provide me keys from that popout code? 

[BULLITT65]

The code is on your ignition and trunk lock mechanism I believe.

[69Z28-RS]

I think you are right..   but does Chevrolet parts departments still make keys per those old codes??   I haven't tried that, as I usually go to a locksmith but originally they could and would at Chevrolet.

[68camaroz28]

Gary, we have a local locksmith who's Father was a locksmith and he is also a car nut like us. He knows the codes and even has the tool which is used to cut/notch each key per the code or what he finds on the lock. Kind of reminds you of an old label maker but he keys in a number, punches the key, keys in another number, punches the key until he has the code punched in. He also stamps the code if one wishes on the key blanks which I had done for our 68Z restoration. If you cannot find anyone locally send it to me and I will ask him to fix you up.....

[69Z28-RS]

Hi Chick.  Thanks for the offer, but I was only curious if Chevrolet parts departments still did keys (as they used to).  

It's been years since I even thought of asking a Chevy dealer parts dept to make a key for me *(I think about 20 yrs ago I had them make a keyset for a '90 ZR1 that I owned and they did, but those keys had the resister codes in them as well!).  There's been so many changes within GM and Chevrolet these last few years, I thought this might have been one of those things that 'went' .. in their trimming down of services..

I have access to a local locksmith who can make keys to the older (55-57 keys) from the lock numbers, so I'm sure he can handle late sixties keys as well but I haven't had need to do that.  Last year he only charged me $10/key and included the original key blank for '57 chevy keys!

[blackss69]

I bought the "repro" GM key blanks (correct markings, etc) for a 69 Camaro E and H code.  With the original door lock cylinders the "repro" H key has the groves that are not cut far enough in the blank to work.  The key will not insert all the way in the lock.  If you look at a real blank vs the "repro" blank you can see the difference. 

Another "repro" junk part.

blackss69

[z28z11]

Hi Chick.  Thanks for the offer, but I was only curious if Chevrolet parts departments still did keys (as they used to). 

Gary,

I had my local dealer (Jim Reed) make them from the codes several years ago for a '79 Camaro that I had - we made the keys from the key codes listed on the dealer invoice. Sport handled that when he was still at Reed -

Latest was for the '68 Z - my local locksmith handled it - we used the codes from the dealer invoice and from the codes listed on the lock cylinders, plus a couple of NOS blanks from eBay. Worked like a charm.

I'll ask Sport (if he doesn't read the thread this weekend) if they still do it. Anti-theft and privacy deals are the biggest concerns last I saw -

Regards,
Steve

[68camaroz28]

I bought the "repro" GM key blanks (correct markings, etc) for a 69 Camaro E and H code.  With the original door lock cylinders the "repro" H key has the groves that are not cut far enough in the blank to work.  The key will not insert all the way in the lock.  If you look at a real blank vs the "repro" blank you can see the difference. 

Another "repro" junk part.

blackss69

Your probably correct but I thought the later service replacement keys did not have the deep enough groove in the blank and never thought it was repro. I still have a few keys I purchased in the 80's I keep for our cars and they all have the deeper groove. Whether repro or later service replacement its a great point as many have been burned due to that issue.