door lock barrell help

[BATTS91]

right errm well when i bought my car the previous owner said someone tryed ramming a screwdriver in the passenger lock to try and break in , the lock has never locked or unlok the car since ive had it looks buggered like this



now my ignition and drivers door are the same key , the boot is a diffrent key and glovebox i dont have a key for ,

im thinking the chances are its a diffrent key to what i have but looking here at this pic you may be able to see 3 pins all the way up ,


and all thos pins go down when i use the key for drivers door and ignition ?


should this mean that the lock should work as when i put the boot key in some pins stay up ? :/

any help/advice would be greatfull as i dont mind the boot being a diffrent key and ive never locked a glovebox in my life lol
thanks james

[daimlerman]

If you really feel that you need to lock the passenger door with the key,I would buy a 'lock repair kit' from the stealer for about £20.
this gives you all the bits you need to build a replacement lock barrel to suit your chosen key.

[Billwill]

When the key is inserted you have to have all the pins level with the barrel...that is how it is able to turn.

A quick fix is to insert the key fully and file all the protuding pins flat or else you can buy the pins and replace them all....the pins have a number stamped on them and you need to get the correct numbers and fit them in the correct order.

I had the same issue on my 318i...someone stuck a screwdriver in the barrel and broke it like yours. At the same time my other locks had become fiddly to open due to wear on the pins and a wearing-out key.

I had some new keys cut and did the filing down trick on all the faulty barrels with the new key.