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    Default ignition switch info

    I hve a GS 2009, and my key wont go into igintion switch.. now I expect it probably needs to be replaced..any ideas on what to cost expect for this adventure

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    sue

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    Quote Originally Posted by strictlyred View Post
    I hve a GS 2009, and my key wont go into igintion switch.. now I expect it probably needs to be replaced..any ideas on what to cost expect for this adventure

    thanks

    sue
    Have you tried wiggling the bars as you insert the key?
    Or just a ''LITTLE'' lubricant on the key, [not the switch]

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    Default Great ideas !!

    Quote Originally Posted by boborgera View Post
    Have you tried wiggling the bars as you insert the key?
    Or just a ''LITTLE'' lubricant on the key, [not the switch]
    ......

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    Default Try to fix.

    Quote Originally Posted by strictlyred View Post
    I hve a GS 2009, and my key wont go into igintion switch.. now I expect it probably needs to be replaced..any ideas on what to cost expect for this adventure

    thanks

    sue
    If was mine I would try to fix the ignition switch I have before I bought a new one. Oil would be a good place to start. If it has to be replaced then you have to get the dealer involved to program the new keys that come with the new ignition switch. I have heard of some dealers telling their customers that they need a new DESS module and that is not true as long as you still have one of your old keys that was programed to your spyder. There is a procedure for this in the service manual.

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    Don't use oil in a lock. It can cause more problems than it cures. I don't know that I woulsd even use a lock lubricant in an ignition switch, since it could conceivably short the contacts. WD-40 (a dielectric) could insulate the contacts and prevent them from working. I'd see if a local locksmith could pay you a visit. I would at least ask them about safe lubricants for ignition switches.

    It sounds like someone may have jammed something into your switch, in an act of vandalism...unless you are trying the wrong key by mistake, or one is broken off in the switch.
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    Default lock lubrication

    Try powdered graphite. It is the traditional lube.

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    My key refused to in all the way and I thought someone had stuck something in the lock. I got standard lock lubricant from Napa and it cured it instantly. That was over a year ago and it has caused no issues.

    Good luck with it.

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    Could this have been an act of vandalism?
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