Replacing a door lock on car...

RubyShoes

Quick post for advice (apols for typos I'm rocking a newborn baby in one arm!).

My partner has a 2001 Skoda Fabia Classic. His drivers side door has a separate key from the ignition/passenger side door. The lock has failed completely today, the key is just spinning around in the barrel. It had been stiff for a few months, and my partner just ignored it :mad:. Am assuming the previous owners had the same issue, hence why it already has its own key.

Anyway, it clearly needs another new lock/key. Does anyone have any idea how much we are looking at. And where we take it to for this kind of job. Would a regular mechanic do the job?

Thanks in advance!

Splott

Probably around £10-£20 from a scrapyard and no more than an hour labour. Any mechanic or bodyshop can do it.

RubyShoes

Cheers! That is what I needed to hear! (Stupid crappy maternity pay...!)

kevin0410

does your car not have remote central locking?

i have a 2001 audi a3 (from the same VAG family as the skoda) and the lock barrel is built into and not removable from the door handle mechanism which has 2 cables that plug into the central locking module. To buy new would be £££

I only guessing that yours will be the same. If it is, you will probably want the get a handle mechanism that matches the colour of your car. Ebay will probably be your best bet.

They are easy to fit if you are handy with a screwdriver although a bit fiddly.



EDIT.

Just looked on ebay and there's one on there that i saw and it was £40. They're not as complex as my a3 handle mech and the barrel is removable.

RubyShoes

Hi, no it does not have central locking. Just key operated locks.

Thanks anyway though!

Buzby

Scrap yards will have the lock in a door, but rarely ever have a key to fit it. In your situation I'd go to the genuine dealership and get them to order up a door lock matched to the ones in the car already.

Sure, it costs more, but the lock will have a warranty, and you have one less key to cart around to get into it and make it move!

terrylamps

Buzby wrote: »

Scrap yards will have the lock in a door, but rarely ever have a key to fit it. In your situation I'd go to the genuine dealership and get them to order up a door lock matched to the ones in the car already.

Sure, it costs more, but the lock will have a warranty, and you have one less key to cart around to get into it and make it move!

I did this for my car when the drivers door lock got tampered with. Went to the dealership (Honda) to get a lock to fit the existing key and it cost £160 fitted. As the part will only fit your car they will want you to pay for it before they will order it.