2003 Ford Ranger - Door Lock Cylinder

[PotatoExplorer]

Hi guys!

So I go out to my truck this morning to head to work and someone took the joy of trying to jimmy my lock at some point since I got home yesterday around 5:15PM. The whole lock cylinder is completely FUBAR and now I can't insert my key to lock/unlock the door. Good news is that it seems extremely easy to replace the door lock cylinder and it seems like they are fairly cheap - like $25ish? I got a few questions though if anyone is familiar with this area...

1 - How do I get a new lock cylinder to use my already existing key? I'm guessing I need a locksmith to repin the cylinder and this is something I can't do myself? I've never had to do this before, how much should I expect to pay for this service??

2 - In the time being, is it possible to take lock cylinder from the passenger side and flip it over to use for the driver side, or are they side specific? I have an "OK" headunit in there, which is probably the only thing worth value in the cab, but I have to leave the driver side door unlocked unless I want to crawl in on the passenger side to manually unlock the driver side door every time...

Thanks guys!

 

[RangerX]

Don't know the answer, so here's a bump for your post

 

[MrFixr]

Hi Potato Explorer.
Hopefully you got a reply. Dealing with issue where Only Key I got for Car does not unlock doors but does open Lift Gate and start car. Don't know the answer to how to re-pin the lock, as mine does not look like it can be disassembled. However, the locks can generally be swapped from side to side unless major changes were made for 2008. The locks are the same, the question is the location of the lever attached to back of the lock.Do the following:
1. Remove both locks.
2. Note that the lever is attached to lock cylinder with an "E" Clip Note position of
lever for both cylinders (taking a pic would be helpful)
3. Remove E Clips, swap lever from right to left and visa versa.
4. Reassemble and lubricate Door Latch Mechanism while you have unit apart.

Hope that helps.

Best Regards,

MrFixr