Locks on GSA panniers.

[leasky]

Gents. How easy is it to change the barrels / locks on the aluminium panniers if you dont have the original key they were coded to?

If it can be done; what has to be done?

Colin.

 

[crumbles]

Search on Utube for video tutorials...
Much easier than the written word on here...

 

[GSian]

Are the lock barrels still in the panniers? if yes I think its a bit difficult to get them out without the key. Once you have them out its easy with the new key.

 

[leasky]

Yes, the lock barrels are still there; the panniers are unused and the bike was written off, the panniers had never left the shelf in my garage.

 

[siwhite]

It's dead easy - make sure the latch is open, then turn the key to the locked position - you can then use a small flat screwdriver or similar to pop the lock barrels out and recode them to your key. FYI you don't NEED a wafer in every slot for the lock to work - obviously that's best, but you might not have the correct combination of numbered wafers. Most folk have some spare - post up if you need some of a particular type.

 

[leasky]

The problem is that there is not a key - not even the spare plastic one.

It would need to be a case of removing / changing everything…….

 

[Alan R]

Contact a dealer with your bike registration number and see if you can buy an unchipped key for the bike. (About £22). You could the offer the key to the prospective buyer of the panniers if you intend to sell them.
Alternatively, visit a dealer with the panniers and explain the situation to them. They will have several unchipped keys in a box somewhere and should be able to find one to unlock your panniers. You won’t be the first person to ask for this help.
Alan R

 

[BarneyGsa]

The problem is that there is not a key - not even the spare plastic one.

It would need to be a case of removing / changing everything…….

If you still have the key code that was issued with the bike keys this place will do you a new key for about £15. https://www.key2code.co.uk/

 

[Bigcats]

I had the plastic key cut by a dealer (over the phone and email) by just giving them the reg. It is coded so will start the bike and it cost less than £30

HOWEVER

They would not do it without the V5 and my driving licence and other evidence of address

 

[Buttertub]

As above, there's some decent u tube examples of how to get the barrels out once you can open the latches and going about recoding. If your careful the whole process isn't that difficult if you take your time.

If you can get the latches open via the dealer or some other means if they are locked then you definitely wont need new barrels as they can be recoded.

You need to get to the back of the lock barrel, with the latch open, and there's a locking wafer that's spring loaded, push it down and the barrels come out. Just be careful all the wafers or small springs (very small !!!!) don't make a bid for freedom never to be seen again on the garage floor.

A small screwdriver would probably work but i found the best tool is one of those pick and hook tools ( the hook one is best) that you can buy cheaply enough for removing o ring seals, it makes getting access to the locking wafer dead easy.

 

[Deleted account 260111001]

If you are able to jump in a car and bring them to Durham we can probably sort it out while you wait, no charge, you just donate unwanted wafers and I supply new ones.
PM me if you are interested. The locks need to be unlocked though.

 

[Rockeye]

If you’re struggling to get the locks out and can open the panniers, take the four torx screws out of the back of the lock mechanism and remove the lock itself.

You can then easily access the wafer which holds the lock in place and remove it, simply push the wafer in and at the same time push the lock cylinder out. I’ve done mine today and worked a treat.

You can then screw the lock mechanism onto the pannier again, once you’ve coded the lock just pop the cylinder back in place.

 

[leasky]

Gents, thank you all very much for all the kind offers and pointers; the issue has been resolved and all is well again.

Colin.

 

[DaddyPaddy]

Gents. How easy is it to change the barrels / locks on the aluminium panniers if you dont have the original key they were coded to?

If it can be done; what has to be done?

Colin.

Take the boxes with your key and a pack of chocolate biscuits to your local dealer, easy peasy!!

 

[Skippy]

Just re-keyed the lock on a recently bought (secondhand) Wunderlich toolbox. What a bloody faff!! Big fingers and tiny components, poor eyesight and lighting.

After a couple of hours of dicking around, I finally got it, wafers in, springs in, barrel reinserted and bingo, all done. Only had 4 out of the 6 wafers available but it's only a tool box.

I would recommend using a bit of masking tape on the wafers, as you find the right one. Stick it down and then repeat for the next wafer. The springs are as small as a bee's antenna! If you have a jewellers loupe or similar, that would be handy.

Next up is re do the barrel of one of the pannier clamp locks that fix the box to the bike. The dealer where I bought the bike, kindly did all the locks for me but this one is very fiddly to get unlocked/locked. All the others are ok.