Car was missing trunk cylinder when I got the car. I wonder if somebody took a hammer and punched the cylinder through because they had no key?? The cylinder just fits through the hole so the locking clip will not hold it. Problem is I just painted the car? I wonder if I put a socket in behind and tap the sheetmetal it will maybe push the metal out a little to snug up the hole without damaging my paint....
No. Looks original but the hole appears rather deep when I insert the cylinder. I was thinking the same thing? Wrong cylinder?? Is the face of the cylinder suppose to be pushed in about 3/16"?? Anybody got a picture??
Here are a couple shots. Looking close, it almost looks like somebody punched the old cylinder through? Sucks cause the car is all painted.
Just looked at a 73 cylinder online and it appears to no longer have that ushaped clip to secure it in the trunk. But it has a rather large threaded not that tightens on the inside of the trunk. Although most places are not in stock, I suppose I should try and find one of those and try it in the opening. I am hoping the previous owner had an issue with the hole, so he hogged it out and installed that 73 version because that would fix the issue. It does not appear to be done in a haphazard manner, so I think the later model might work?? I hope it does. If anybody here has a 73 and up car, maybe they can post a diameter width of the face of their cylinder??
