Discovered today that the ignition barrel on the Zed is goosed. Key can be removed at any position etc. 

CZP sell a JDM one, but states for Manual only. My car is an ex auto, converted to a manual a number of years ago. I don't know how the conversion is done, so wondering if the manual lock barrel would work? 

The auto barrel has an extra locking mechanism to stop you removing the key when not in Park.

If you have it converted and now running a manual box you should be ok.

Ah so that's what it's for. Right. I should have just googled that. Lol. 

Time to strip out the cowlings and see if the design looks the same as the CZP one. 

Although I could always see if anyone is selling a full lock set from a breaker. 

I recall my first auto zed, turning the ignition off in neutral or in gear and spending 20 min trying to work out why the key was stuck.

My Slicktop was a converted manual. So I assumed the push to release button was just standard as it's what I was used to. Lol. Oops. 

my JDM manual has the push button to release the key, but mine was manual from new. I had a uk car that I think was manual from new and that didn't have the push button. 

I don't think the function of the push button is connected to the auto type which locks out.

Maybe its just the Japspec that has it and the UK decided to remove it.

My manual UK spec has the push button key release and is described in the OM.

 

Never seen a zed without one of those to be honest. 

The auto just adds an extra park lock on top of that. 

1 hour ago, JaiKai said:

Never seen a zed without one of those to be honest. 

The auto just adds an extra park lock on top of that. 

https://conceptzperformance.com/nissan-infiniti-nissan-oem-jdm-rhd-steering-lock-w-key-assembly-mt-t-top-slicktop-892-993-z32-d8700-54j00-universal_p_18184.php

Looking at the above barrel, which I hope to buy soon, I would say you're right Lee. 

Once I'm home from sea I'm going to pull my ignition, see if it looks like the above, buy it if it does. Then pull all my locks and get them re-keyed to match the new ignition cylinder. 

Edited August 26, 20205 yr by Lexx

All my zeds have had the key push release. I was told its a anti-hijacking feature (along with the seatbelts in the doors) that the japanese like to have

Further to the above (and without wanting to start a new topic) does anyone know if there were changes to the ignition barrel throughout the model years? 

 

o yes.

 

2 min i'll find the colour codes.

This was what the colours on my old zed were when i changed the ignition.

 

old loom ignition side -->>-- new loom

 

white(red stripe) -->>-- white

black(green stripe) -->>-- black(yellow stripe)

black(white stripe) -->>-- black(red stripe)

black(yellow stripe) -->>-- black(white stripe)

blue -->>-- blue

Are the physical shape and connections the same? (Loom plug aside). 

I'm 300 miles from my car so can't check before I go order the new barrel from CZP. 

One last query on this. 

Will a Ignition barrel from a Manual fit in a original AT car that has been converted to MT. 

I can get a full lock kit (ignition/doors/boot and keys) new from Nissan. But don't know whether I need the AT (car built as an auto) or the MT (car is converted). If everything bar the "park lock" is the same then a MT set should fit fine I would guess?