Prime Line E-2400 - For Kwikset 5 Pin Door Locksets Re-Keying 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.

I purchased this kit after a key i kept outside went missing. Thought I was going to have to spend $50+ on new door knobs and dead bolts but when I saw this I was sold. It’s a very simple and straightforward kit to use as long as you have a little mechanical know how. They give you everything you need except a screwdriver which you need to remove the knob and deadbolt from the door. On note is that when reinstalling the inner cylinder after putting new pins in be sure it is rotated atleast a quarter turn otherwise you risk the outer pins and springs falling out and this is a pain to fix. Luckily it’s easy to avoid. I like that this get does 6 locks. I only had 4 in my house so I had two extra which allowed me to do the garage so it’s now on the same key as the house. Fewer keys are a plus in my book! Definitely check this kit out if you just need a rekey instead of new knobs.

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.

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.

This rekeying kit was very easy to use. Has all the parts that I need to do more than the two doors/4 locks that needed it probably do two more at least. Only took about 10 minutes per lock and that was with me dilly-dailying. For the money definitely Beach calling a locksmith. Everything fit good works pretty good maybe a little less smooth than the original ones the colors were clearly distinguishable and I definitely feel good about being able to change the key to my home so definitely a good buy makes me feel safe.

This set is only for re-keying to a new key. The pins are not standard length and the tapper on the pins would allow an amateur burglar to gain enter to your house.

My keys got stolen and I wasn’t in position to pay a lock smith to rekey or replace 6 locks (3 knob and 3 deadlock) so this inexpensive kit was a money saver. However…. I screwed up the first attempt for lack of knowledge of the mechanism of a lock. Comical! But after a few YouTube videos I was able to rekey in 15 minutes each. But! The first one took 2 hours and an overnight break. I ruined that one but bought new knob and deadbolt ( on sale this is old technology and not new smart key) and rekeyed the new set. Watch when you pull the cylinder out those pins don’t fall out.

Does the job no issues encountered.

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.

First off, I consider myself pretty handy and more than familiar with lock mechanics. When I needed to key 2 locks to match I figure this would be a good kit for the price and a few minutes of easy work vs paying a locksmith to rekey and get a key cut. The item arrived and the plastic bag it ships in was open so the contents had spilled into the larger shipping box with the other items. no biggie, just collect everything and move on. The kit contains everything to rekey up to 6* (more on this later) locks plus 3 keys. In my case I had the Kwikset kit but assume the others are roughly the same. There's a plastic follower tool (which is essential and almost worth the price of the kit - most people won't have one of these and its a tough job without), there's some other long metal tool I didn't need (maybe for releasing lock cylinders in door knobs?_ For reference I was working on 2 5-pin Kwikset mortice locks. Remove the existing lock from it's body, insert the existing key and rotate, remove the tail piece, push the core out with the follower tool (keeping the existing pins from falling out. Knock out all the existing pins, remove key, insert the new key, and drop in the new pins (they're provided in colour coded order) This is where I ran into some trouble: I noticed immediately that the pins were sitting slightly proud of the cylinder - they should be flush. This occurred on 3 of the 5 pins, and consequently the cylinder wouldn't fit back into the body. I ended up filing them down (they're brass so not a hard job), at which time they fit. I see other people have mentioned the same issue with pins being too tall so I suspect it's a widespread problem. However even after filing and reassembling the lock I couldn't remove the key. After disassembly, examination, reassembly, still no luck. Then I noticed that the very tip of the key was interfering with the tail piece. I filed about .75mm off the end of the bottom of the key and everything went back together and finally worked (30 minutes later) The second lock had the exact same problem with the same pins and keys but I was wiser for it. So, ultimately they did work but it was a lot more DIY than I was expecting in a kit like this. Finally - they shortchanged me 1 pin so really only got enough to do 5 locks. Quality control seems to be lacking here and I don't recommend this kit unless you're fairly comfortable/familiar with how locks work and don't mind doing some finishing work if required.

The pins I received are not colour coded, and as has been mentioned by others the pins are all only to re-key a lock for the keys included in the kit. That said I believe the price is worthwhile if not as a "beginner's first re-key kit" then for the tools alone, given they are somewhat pricey elsewhere.

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