This old Fiat ignition had no keys when the customer brought it to us. The keyway was so worn out that almost any key blank would fit in. We filed the key by hand until it worked!
We’re always happy to make keys for older vehicles. Lively Locks & Dead Bolts has keys for cars from the early 1930s through today’s most sophisticated key fobs and remotes.
To make a key for this car, we file a blank key after getting little indentations from the pin tumblers. Called “impressioning,” you need a super-fine Swiss file, good eyes, lots of patience, and a knowledge of where the…
Mortise locks are essentially unchanged for the past 150 years.
Sometimes we take on jobs that don’t make us any money, but, somebody has to do it!
Ordering the exact replacement doesn’t mean it’s going to be exact. Notice the different shade of bright brass.
Here are a few repairs that we’ve recently done.
The wrap-around cover plates that WE use have tapped holes for the screws.
Not perfect, because…