Alternative for ignition cylinder
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Hi folks,
As my barn find didn't come with keys, I trawled the Internet for a bit, and it so came about that rather than sourcing a Vauxhall replacement, it seems like China has Chevrolet Matiz barrels available for $20-25 shipped from Aliexpress. There's a huge glut of them so I don't recommend any specific vendor, but I found whichever one was cheapest with shipping ($20 wasn't a difficult bet to try) and I'm happy to report that:
1) it fits perfectly
2) you gain two new terminals: the ACC terminal and the P terminal (former for, well, accessory and latter that goes live when key is pulled from the barrel, so for stuff like alarm / always-on DVR / stuff like that). You would need to run a new wire + spade to take advantage of them, as it would appear that the OEM harness does not have those pre-wired.
Just felt that this was simpler than sourcing the Vauxhall barrel and THEN fiddling with plastic pieces to add the key position, which I understood is the current way of doing it. Parts bin car FTW!
Search string is "Chevrolet Matiz barrel" or any variation thereof.
As my barn find didn't come with keys, I trawled the Internet for a bit, and it so came about that rather than sourcing a Vauxhall replacement, it seems like China has Chevrolet Matiz barrels available for $20-25 shipped from Aliexpress. There's a huge glut of them so I don't recommend any specific vendor, but I found whichever one was cheapest with shipping ($20 wasn't a difficult bet to try) and I'm happy to report that:
1) it fits perfectly
2) you gain two new terminals: the ACC terminal and the P terminal (former for, well, accessory and latter that goes live when key is pulled from the barrel, so for stuff like alarm / always-on DVR / stuff like that). You would need to run a new wire + spade to take advantage of them, as it would appear that the OEM harness does not have those pre-wired.
Just felt that this was simpler than sourcing the Vauxhall barrel and THEN fiddling with plastic pieces to add the key position, which I understood is the current way of doing it. Parts bin car FTW!
Search string is "Chevrolet Matiz barrel" or any variation thereof.
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