How do you change ignition barrel on 1997 vauxhall vectra?

Answer 1

if you take off the trim around the steering wheel and look at the ign barrel housing at the top of the housing is a very small hole you need a very small screw driver or trim pick that has about one inch of the end bent at a right angle push the end of the pick into the Small hole and press down you will feel a sprung resistance at the end of the pick push down all the way at the same time as turning the key and the barrel will spring out. pull out the barrel and look at the end and see how it is lined up with the key .take the new barrel and insert the key and line it up as the new barrel .slide the new barrel in gently until it clicks. that's it .some times when you remove the old barrel the security lock drops and you cant get the new one in in this case look down the housing and with a screwdriver lift the lock up and the slide the new barrel in .making sure you press the sprung clip in as you do so.