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Bought Some hard Saddle bags but no key

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Randyjaco

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I just purchased a pair of factory hard bags for my 2010 BMW F800 ST for cheap. These bags are scarcer than hen's teeth. The problem is that the P/O misplaced the key. The bags will open, but I cannot mount them without the key. I tried to remove the locks from the inside, but that is a no go.
Does anybody have any suggestions on how to get these bags functional?

Randy
 
If there is no code on the lock to order a key, take them to a locksmith. Maybe they can make a key for you.
 
Well, I finally figured out how to remove the lock cylinders from the saddlebags. Took them down to BMW only to find out that they couldn't rekey them and suggested that I buy new locks with another key. I will have to wait till Monday to find a locksmith that will hopefully be able to rekey them. I really don't want to deal with 2 keys.
I next spent @ 2 hours reassembling the lock mechanism. Not an easy task. So now I have one bag done and one more to reassemble. Word of advice: NEVER DISASSEMBLE SADDLEBAG LOCKS! If you do you will regret it.

Randy
 
Thanks DU, but I am about 4 hours away from you.
 
I wish I had found this earlier. Hopefully, it helps someone else.

Randy
 
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