72 Rear compartment storage lock cylinder

[Edward J.]

Which door has the lock cylinder, is it the middle or the pass side? JM says either -under the operations area.maybe a difference between 70-72.

[Pat M.]

Re: 72 Rear compartment storage lock cylinder

For 70 it's middle compartment only.

[Randy C.]

Re: 72 Rear compartment storage lock cylinder

Middle compartment as well for '71. I was looking in the 70-72 Corvette Technical Information Manual & Judging Guide (Fourth Edition) and it says this: "The center compartment has the locking push-button on 1970, 1971 and 1972 up to about 8,000+, while the passenger's side compartment has the push-button lock in later 1972". It's on page 28, towards the bottom. That might give you a little more help. Randy C.

[Edward J.]

Re: 72 Rear compartment storage lock cylinder

Thanks randel, I missed that in the book while looking for it, mine is alate car and thats where the lock is.( pass. side door) ,this made me think is this cylinder installed on the wrong door , I had replace the carpet awhile back. it makes you wonder why they did this.

[Robert R.]

Re: 72 Rear compartment storage lock cylinder

Just speculating on this one, could it be that with alarm equiped cars, the relay is accessed once the cardboard tray is removed? Hence the move of the lock to the passenger side?

[Randy C.]

Re: 72 Rear compartment storage lock cylinder

That would make good sense with the shift of the lock to the passenger side because of the alarm relay. I have the alarm system on my '71 and it would be pretty easy to access the relay once someone got into the car. The thing that gets me is that it's fairly easy it is to get to the alarm horn - disconnect it and - no sound! I'm just now re-doing the carpet in my car and that's how I just happened to be on those pages in the '70-'72 CTIM&JG. Otherwise, I wouldn't have seen it either! Randy C.

[Reba W.]

Re: 72 Rear compartment storage lock cylinder

Your theory makes sense, but I have always thought it was because the other compartment is larger and will hold more. I put my purse in it when I leave my 1972.

[Mike G.]

Re: 72 Rear compartment storage lock cylinder

i have a later 72 and its on the jack box door

[Terry M.]

Re: 72 Rear compartment storage lock cylinder

The lock can be changed from compartment to compartment easily. That makes it difficult to be sure the originally installed location.

Lyle, where is it on 1973s?

[Joe L.]

Re: 72 Rear compartment storage lock cylinder

That would make good sense with the shift of the lock to the passenger side because of the alarm relay. I have the alarm system on my '71 and it would be pretty easy to access the relay once someone got into the car. The thing that gets me is that it's fairly easy it is to get to the alarm horn - disconnect it and - no sound! I'm just now re-doing the carpet in my car and that's how I just happened to be on those pages in the '70-'72 CTIM&JG. Otherwise, I wouldn't have seen it either! Randy C.

Randal------


The early C3 anti-theft alarm system was rudimentary, at best. I think it served mostly to make the owners feel their car was safe. Any car thief with even the slightest amount of sophistication could easily get around it. It was better than nothing, but not by much.