E 2400 Re-Keying Kit – Re-Key a Lock Kit with Pre-Cut Keys for all your Locks to One Key, For Kwikset Brand Locks, 5-Pin Style (1 Kit)

I bought some brinks door knobs and deadbolts - all inexpensive from walmart and each on different keys. I noticed the keys had KW1 marked on them, so I had a hunch the kwikset rekeying sets might work for them to get all our deadbolts and knobs to work on one same key. This E 2400 primeline Kwikset 5-pin set worked perfect on those Brinks as well as some from a kwikset basic multipack lock cylinders. I got 6 each of 5 different color pins that go with the 3 keys in the provided package. The keys are kinda rough and cheaply - I'm going to see if having a copy made will yield any better quality. Anyway this beats the heck out of buying a $150 locksmith set and I still can rekey two more locks to match this same key. Decent value.

This kit saved me over $400 versus having a locksmith come over to do the same thing. I re-keyed 4 Kwickset locks in 2 hours and now all use the same key. Previously I had 2 keys for the 4 doors. I imagine it's dificult for the instructions to keep up with changes that are made by the manufacturer of the door knobs so it is necessary that you have a good understanding of the differences in the re-keying of the various models by reading through the entire set of instructions before starting the process. My knobs required the use of steps from 2 different models at various points of the process. After taking my time to figure out the steps for the first one, the three others were very easy to do and only took an additional 45 minutes. The included spring lock removal tool didn't seem to have the correct diameter so instead I just used a couple small screwdrivers to pry it off. I am very happy with this kit and recommend it to anyone with patience and at least an average mechanical skill set.

This is a good set of parts but was missing a few I needed. However, I was using it for a slightly different purpose. This kit comes with keys and a guide to rekey a lock to use the included keys. But what I needed was to re-key a lock to match an existing key, The directions were clear and the disassembly tools worked well. However, although the kit includes many sizes of pins, did not include the shortest pin I needed to match the existing key. Fortunately there were 2 short pins in the old lock so I could re-use those and match the lock to my key but would not have been able to do it using just the parts in this kit. The alternative would have been to re-key all 3 of my locks to match the new keys and not sure there are enough parts in this kit to do 3 locks, plus it is a time-consuming process.

Had to re-key a lock for my aunt, and this set did the trick. Re-keyed 2 deadbolts and 6 locks with it, and to this day they work great! The only thing missing was a special key for 2 of the locks in the house, that required a special "tumbler" unlock key, but that can easily be made. Each lock is different, and I have seen some reviews that were bad on this kit. I think that comes from a bad understanding of how to use a re-key kit. It is a simple process, and although the instructions aren't perfect, you can watch a few Youtube videos, and be a pro in no time, if you have any mechanical skills at all. This type of lock is the only thing I had an issue with. After watching this video, I figured it out. [...]

Not a bad kit at all. The plastic twizzers are not very useful, but that's not what you buy the kit for. I was able to re-pin a Kwikset lock cylinder with the provided keys.

This more or less did the trick in re-keying all of the locks to our house to a single key that was included with the kit. The sizes of the pins included in this kit is very limited however so if you hope to re-key your locks to a key already in your possession you'd be better off purchasing a kit with more than the five pin sizes included in this kit. Finally, if you mess up like I did and inadvertently pop out the top pins when removing the lock cylinder, the silver tool works great to replace them. Just place a strip of double sided tape on the thinner end of the silver tool, then line up and space out the top pins along the length of tape, making sure they stick. Once you have all five pins lined up, align the pins going in through the front of the cylinder housing while simultaneously placing the follower in through the back. This may take a few tries, but in my opinion was much easier than using methods I've found on YouTube.

I bought 5 new Kwikset locks and this re-keying kit. The kit was useless since the new Kwikset locks have no pins. They rekey in a totally different way that made the pins in the re-key set useless. I assume they would be useful for rekeying an older Kwikset lock, but it isn't for what Kwikset sells today.

The instructions are not very clear. I ended up looking up on YouTube how to actually rekey my locks. I had a total of 10 locks to rekey. I ordered two sets and picked one set of keys and instructions. The most important part to not mess up is make sure the springs stay inside the tumbler. When you push the white tube through, make sure to keep it snug against the lock mechanism as it is pushed through with the key turned slightly to the right. Once you put the new pins in, do the same with pushing it back through. Keep the lock mechanism snug up against the white tube. Doing so will ensure the springs stay pushed between the white tube and the wall of the tumbler. The lock will still work without the springs, but the key won't always go smoothly in which will end up having to be replaced and rekeyed before installing, sooner rather than later. I also found the double cylinder deadbolts to be the easiest to rekey.

Does the job no issues encountered.

Kit provides all the pieces you need to re-key 3 kwikset locks. Advice1: READ AND FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS! There is a tumbler follower that needs to be used to push the tumbler out without releasing all of the springs/pins in the lock mechanism. USE THIS TOOL! If you follow the instructions faithfully, you will be able to re-key 3 locks (remove, rekey and reinstall) in about 15 minutes. Advice 2: take a photo of the rekeyed tumbler pin order. This will make it easy to ensure the subsequent tumbler pin orientations are accurate and allow for a trouble free experience. A simple and expensive way to rekey your locks and to avoid the cost of a locksmith.

Good product, but I had to sand down the push rod so it fit the lock. Easy enough to do. I put it in a drill and used sandpaper while it was spinning. Finished with fine grit to make it smooth.

This is a great kit for rekeying all your locks to use the same key. Make sure they use the same key/lock system. They have all the tools you need. I followed the instructions from a youtuber online. So glad I used this for all my locks.

These are hard to find locally. My local home depot and Canadian tire only sell the schlage kits. This kit contained 3 keys and all the pins you'd need to rekey your lock. The e-clip wrench was bad quality, luckily I already had a sparrows wrench. Pin tweezers were also horrible quality as expected with these kits