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can i take the key lock out of an 87 trunk and put it in my 88 hatch? the key does not lock unlock the hatch u put the key in and it just spins and my verts trunk works fine so could i just swap the parts out? about how hard is this? If i do this then ill end up changing the locks in the doors so i wont have 3 keys for my car and the door locks are easy to change.
 

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If the hatch lock is anything like the door locks the fix should be easy. The door locks have a little plastic sprocket that turns with the key cylinder and pushes the rod the locks and unlocks the door. I had that happen on my driver door.
If it's nothing like the door locks then just use the other cylinder.
 
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