# broken key in ignition **URL:** \ **Category:** SON240sx Automotive\ **Created:** [November 8, 2008, 6:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/broken-key-in-ignition/119738 "2008-11-08T18:46:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![gts-ter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gts-ter/32/5613_2.png) [@gts-ter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/gts-ter)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2008, 6:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/broken-key-in-ignition/119738/1 "2008-11-08T18:46:25Z")
anyone know a place or ideas of how i can take a broken key out of the ignition cylinder?,thanks ---
**Author:** ![Specialedition](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/specialedition/32/5714_2.png) [@Specialedition](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Specialedition)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2008, 7:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/broken-key-in-ignition/119738/2 "2008-11-08T19:02:23Z")
try to see if you can remove the key with needle nose plyers ive succefully done this multiple times ---
**Author:** ![gts-ter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gts-ter/32/5613_2.png) [@gts-ter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/gts-ter)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2008, 7:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/broken-key-in-ignition/119738/3 "2008-11-08T19:41:12Z")
tried it…didn’t work, its actually in there really deep. say half way down the cylinder ---
**Author:** ![educated\_Idiot](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/educated_idiot/32/5684_2.png) [@educated\_Idiot](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/educated_Idiot)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2008, 9:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/broken-key-in-ignition/119738/4 "2008-11-08T21:17:09Z")
Tweezers? How much of the key broke off in it? ---
**Author:** ![Jowo72](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jowo72/32/5560_2.png) [@Jowo72](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jowo72)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2008, 9:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/broken-key-in-ignition/119738/5 "2008-11-08T21:49:51Z")
I know how to rebuild lock cylinders - however I’m not close, and I don’t work for free lol. Your best bet is to pull the cylinder (be gentle, if you get rammy you’ll break something) and open the cap on the cylinder and start pulling the tumblers. MAKE SURE you put them back in the slots you pulled them from. ---
**Author:** ![gts-ter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gts-ter/32/5613_2.png) [@gts-ter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/gts-ter)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2008, 9:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/broken-key-in-ignition/119738/6 "2008-11-08T21:53:05Z")
oh man sounds really risky…are there any places i can go…i tried tweezers too deep about exactly half the key ---
**Author:** ![Jowo72](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jowo72/32/5560_2.png) [@Jowo72](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jowo72)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2008, 10:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/broken-key-in-ignition/119738/7 "2008-11-08T22:11:05Z")
if you take it out yourself a dealership can get it out, or match up a cylinder with one that would work for you and code it for you. ---
**Author:** ![PureEuroM3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3bc359/32.png) [@PureEuroM3](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PureEuroM3)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2008, 10:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/broken-key-in-ignition/119738/8 "2008-11-08T22:35:13Z")
for my door I use WD40 and a paperclip with the two ends unfolded. Have two ends slide it in, clip it together to hold the key using the rounded end, and try wiggling it out. That was my door method, hope it helps. ---
**Author:** ![absolum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e47c2d/32.png) [@absolum](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/absolum)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 9:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/broken-key-in-ignition/119738/9 "2008-11-13T09:13:37Z")
super glue at the end of the broken peice, stick it in for a min and pull everything out. ---
**Author:** ![GTS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/82dd89/32.png) [@GTS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GTS)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 9:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/broken-key-in-ignition/119738/10 "2008-11-13T09:21:56Z")
> [@My Turbo Nightmare](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-turbo-nightmare/19061/51): > > super glue at the end of the broken peice, stick it in for a min and pull everything out. I can attest to this method…don’t leave it in for too long, or you’ll have it in there forever. ---
**Author:** ![gts-ter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gts-ter/32/5613_2.png) [@gts-ter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/gts-ter)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 11:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/broken-key-in-ignition/119738/11 "2008-11-13T11:30:36Z")
i tried that as well and it wont come out… ---
**Author:** ![S13GG](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/s13gg/32/5506_2.png) [@S13GG](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/S13GG)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2008, 8:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/broken-key-in-ignition/119738/12 "2008-11-15T08:33:55Z")
you have the steering column cover off follow the ignition wires to the back of the tumbler 2 phillips screws hold the ignition thingy onto the back of the ingintion lock take this off and push it through with another key or tiny electronics screwdriver. ---
**Author:** ![educated\_Idiot](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/educated_idiot/32/5684_2.png) [@educated\_Idiot](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/educated_Idiot)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2008, 9:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/broken-key-in-ignition/119738/13 "2008-11-15T09:05:19Z")
Make’r a push button.