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I thought it odd that Morgan put that junky looking bulky key for the main ignition and made a rather nice key for the gas cap. Makes no sense.
And then key both the same so one key does everything would make more sense. I don’t recall filling up with fuel and having the vehicle running, ever!
Get this... I have the heritage dashboard option which includes a keyed glovebox. I have a separate key for ignition, fuel cap, AND glovebox. Part of why I was interested the key situation is I want a thinner ignition key made so I can put all three on a thin Orbitkey keychain. I currently have all three on there but the ignition key is throwing off the slickness of the whole thing.
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I thought it odd that Morgan put that junky looking bulky key for the main ignition and made a rather nice key for the gas cap. Makes no sense.
And then key both the same so one key does everything would make more sense. I don’t recall filling up with fuel and having the vehicle running, ever!
Get this... I have the heritage dashboard option which includes a keyed glovebox. I have a separate key for ignition, fuel cap, AND glovebox. Part of why I was interested the key situation is I want a thinner ignition key made so I can put all three on a thin Orbitkey keychain. I currently have all three on there but the ignition key is throwing off the slickness of the whole thing. And if you have a box under the bonnet then there is a key for it as well, all different. Wow, if I had opted for the glove box dash then there would be 4 keys to operate the smallest vehicle I own.
The light at the end of the tunnel is actually a train. 2019 M3W
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The knurled knob is an inexpensive stainless item I bought online (Amazon) for another project and didn't use. You will want one with 3/16 or 1/4" female threads, or metric equivalent. I then made a small channel cut the width of the key across the drilled face, then cut off and shaped the end of the key to insert into the hole as well as index into the channel. Epoxy holds it together, with the turning force taken by the key in the cut channel, so it's very solid.
To get it to match the finish of the existing switches, I glass bead blasted the knob portion, then oiled it with ACF-50. That is really nice, just leave the key in place and few people would know how to work it. You wouldn’t still have a link to that knob would you?
The light at the end of the tunnel is actually a train. 2019 M3W
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[quote=You wouldn’t still have a link to that knob would you?[/quote]
Sorry, no. I bought the knob several years ago when designing an air cleaner for the E-type. Was a happy coincidence that it was a very close match for the knurled design of the M3W switches.
And I do leave the key in place when the car is parked for short periods. With a not so obvious battery disconnect and the general weirdness of the machine I don't work about theft of the car. I do carry a spare key in the tool kit, though, in the event someone nicks the little knob one.
Steve
Late 2012 M3W
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