Will 1974 Comet Door Lock Cylinders Work for 1973 Maverick and Comet Doors?

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    The driver side door on my 1973 Comet is done, so I went to the junkyard and got another door off of a 73 maverick. I need to order new lock cylinders for both doors. I found some at a good price for a 74 comet, and I was wondering if those will fit my 73 comet and maverick doors on my car. Let me know, thanks.
     
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    They are the same part number...D2AZ 6521984-A
     
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    You will want to switch out the ignition cylinder so it will match the doors.
     
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    74 ignition cylinder is different than the 73 ignition cylinder. The 74 is wider and won't fit into the column.

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    But it's possible to rekey by poping the pin cover off and swap pins from one to other...

    My Comet had only one junk key, so I repinned doors & ign to a pair of new keys I had that was originally for a '67 Ford in dash ign lock... My neighbor who worked at Norfolk Assembly plant gave me that lock when I needed one for my '57 Ford, he didn't know it wouldn't fit... Rather than "un-borrow" it from Ford, he said keep it... That was 51 years ago...
     
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