# ignition lock **URL:** \ **Category:** SON240sx Automotive\ **Created:** [August 3, 2006, 3:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ignition-lock/98597 "2006-08-03T15:04:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![matty](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/matty/32/5043_2.png) [@matty](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/matty)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2006, 3:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ignition-lock/98597/1 "2006-08-03T15:04:16Z")
my ignition is stuck in lock how the hell do i unlock it again? this happened happened to me since i first bought a 240. i was told to move the wheel a bit but that didnt work. help soon, i just got ym new starter in and am waiting to turn the motor over. ---
**Author:** ![snowboard\_240sx](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/snowboard_240sx/32/5519_2.png) [@snowboard\_240sx](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/snowboard_240sx)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2006, 3:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ignition-lock/98597/2 "2006-08-03T15:09:02Z")
turn the steering wheel and turn the key at the same time, fiddle with it till it works…i think the steeringwheel goes to the left then u turn the key ---
**Author:** ![matty](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/matty/32/5043_2.png) [@matty](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/matty)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2006, 3:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ignition-lock/98597/3 "2006-08-03T15:42:10Z")
yeah tried that just had a new key made fo the car, but ti towuldnt be that cuz w esued the key code for that specific car. my steering column is not bolted up right now, i can only turn the wheel a little. does it need to be bolted on so i can turn the wheel more? ---
**Author:** ![snowboard\_240sx](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/snowboard_240sx/32/5519_2.png) [@snowboard\_240sx](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/snowboard_240sx)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2006, 3:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ignition-lock/98597/4 "2006-08-03T15:43:36Z")
have u tried ur old key? keys arent always 100% to fit ---
**Author:** ![matty](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/matty/32/5043_2.png) [@matty](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/matty)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2006, 3:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ignition-lock/98597/5 "2006-08-03T15:58:30Z")
if i had my old key then i wouldnt have had a new one made ---
**Author:** ![snowboard\_240sx](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/snowboard_240sx/32/5519_2.png) [@snowboard\_240sx](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/snowboard_240sx)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2006, 4:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ignition-lock/98597/6 "2006-08-03T16:03:25Z")
lol well usually u have the original, and a spare that u use daily, thus i thought u had a spare cut to use instead of the original how do they cut the keys without another key? ---
**Author:** ![CoolioG](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cooliog/32/5322_2.png) [@CoolioG](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/CoolioG)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2006, 4:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ignition-lock/98597/7 "2006-08-03T16:33:36Z")
had the same problem today you gotta really fiddle with the steering wheel till it unlocks,try steering it in one direction to another while turning the key.worked for me. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas180](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lucas180/32/5556_2.png) [@Lucas180](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Lucas180)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2006, 5:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ignition-lock/98597/8 "2006-08-03T17:05:19Z")
I hate how you have to press a button to get the keys out lol ---
**Author:** ![matty](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/matty/32/5043_2.png) [@matty](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/matty)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2006, 5:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ignition-lock/98597/9 "2006-08-03T17:11:45Z")
lol i couldnt agree more they use the key code. its in your glove box its tells then whcih angles to cut and which cuts to make. ---
**Author:** ![matty](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/matty/32/5043_2.png) [@matty](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/matty)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2006, 7:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ignition-lock/98597/10 "2006-08-03T19:25:33Z")
is there any other way to unlock it? ive had two people lok at it now and nobody can unlock this bitch. before i lost my keys a few days ago, i yturned it over and when i pulled the key out i must have put it back into lock. then i had these new keys made and now i cant get it to unlock. these new keys work the hatch and doors fine. ---
**Author:** ![FUNGC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fungc/32/5539_2.png) [@FUNGC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FUNGC)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2006, 7:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ignition-lock/98597/11 "2006-08-03T19:40:22Z")
break tha steering lock, and hot wire that shit! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![matty](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/matty/32/5043_2.png) [@matty](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/matty)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2006, 7:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ignition-lock/98597/12 "2006-08-03T19:45:41Z")
for real. im so pissed. its one thing atfter another witht his car. any ideas guys? ---
**Author:** ![FUNGC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fungc/32/5539_2.png) [@FUNGC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FUNGC)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2006, 7:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ignition-lock/98597/13 "2006-08-03T19:48:10Z")
i guess take it to one of those lock smith guys? iunnoo if they can do anything tho, but they are key pross 😛 ---
**Author:** ![crsbb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b9bd4f/32.png) [@crsbb](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/crsbb)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2006, 8:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ignition-lock/98597/14 "2006-08-03T20:50:38Z")
hey yeah i have had that same problem. smash yoursteering wheel from side to side, smash your shifter up and down, and if those dont work roll your car a bit back and then it usually works. Dont ask the logic behind it, it just works 8) ---
**Author:** ![koz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/koz/32/5478_2.png) [@koz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/koz)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2006, 11:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ignition-lock/98597/15 "2006-08-03T23:32:55Z")
pull the key out a tiny bit (one notch) and try to turn it… that’s how mine works. :dunno: J ---
**Author:** ![roast](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/roast/32/5498_2.png) [@roast](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/roast)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2006, 9:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ignition-lock/98597/16 "2006-08-04T09:28:55Z")
Was your car an automatic before the swap? ---
**Author:** ![matty](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/matty/32/5043_2.png) [@matty](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/matty)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2006, 10:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ignition-lock/98597/17 "2006-08-04T10:39:30Z")
coulndt tell ya ---
**Author:** ![DTS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8491ac/32.png) [@DTS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DTS)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2006, 4:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ignition-lock/98597/18 "2006-08-04T16:06:25Z")
i had a bad incident with breaking a steering lock… i dont suggest you do it. ---
**Author:** ![matty](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/matty/32/5043_2.png) [@matty](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/matty)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2006, 7:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ignition-lock/98597/19 "2006-08-04T19:22:23Z")
dts waht happened and what did you do? if you dont mind sharing anyways, how do i remove the ignition coluimn so i can bring it to a locksmith and have em make a key? never done anythign like this before so bare with me. ---
**Author:** ![big-byrd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/big-byrd/32/3192_2.png) [@big-byrd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/big-byrd)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2006, 7:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ignition-lock/98597/20 "2006-08-04T19:36:38Z")
had the same problem today with an NX. customer brought it by today, i took it for a spin, and when i went to repark the car, it was stuck. also had it stick once in my S14. you have to be aggressive with the steering wheel. just push and pull, side to side, away from and towards you, up and down. go nuts, and it should unlock. being gentle with it will do nothing. (believe me, i know) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ignition-lock/98597.md?page=2)