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1975 Dealer-correct keys

Started by benji808, October 03, 2022, 01:05:53 PM

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benji808

I'm thinking about getting a new set of keys cut, as I only have one working pair and they are True Value blanks.

On eBay I see a bunch of different blanks that claim to be OEM...some metallic, some gold etc.
can anyone tell me what I would likely have gotten from a dealer buying a 75 Eldorado?

Thanks!

jagbuxx #12944

They would have been the satin silver look. GM logo on one side and Cadillac crest on the other. Gold keys did not come along until 1984.
Frank Burns #12944
76 Coupe d'Elegance EFI Galloway Green Firemist
70 deVille Convert San Mateo Red
61 Coupe Deville Bristol Blue
41 Series 61 Deluxe Coupe 6127D Black
08 STS 3.6 1SC  Thunder Gray
16 GTI Gray
03 T-Bird Black
16 Grand Cherokee Summit, Granite
19 Tiffin Phaeton 40AH
07 Corvette Blue
20 MB S450 White

"Whatever the occasion, there
is no better way to arrive than in a Cadillac.

TJ Hopland

Note the letters on the existing keys and order those blanks rather than depending on the years in the listing.  Lock cylinders could be interchanged so you may not have the original letter for your year.
StPaul/Mpls, MN USA

73 Eldo convert w/FiTech EFI
80 Eldo Diesel
90 CDV
And other assorted stuff I keep buying for some reason

KingmanCadillac

In 1975 the Ignition Key is all by itself
The doors and trunk and Glove were all the same.

So if you do buy blanks go to a locksmith don't go go true value or Home Depot to have them cut, typically locksmiths constantly check their machines so that they are within thousands of an inch for accuracy.

Also to answer your question the dealer would have possibly supplied the customer with the silver A+B keys with the Cadillac crest on the heads.
Naturally they would be cut to work the locks.


1968 - (C, D)
1969 - (E, H)
1970 - (J, K)
1971 - (A, B)
1972 - (C, D)
1973 - (E, H)
1974 - (J, K)
1975 - (A, B)
1976 - (C, D)
1977 - (E, H)
1978 - (J, K)
1979 - (A, B)
1980 - (C, D)
1981 - (E, H)
1982 - (J, K)


Thor Stone
1957 Cadillac CDV
1964 Fleetwood (Project)
1964 Cadillac SDV
1964 Cadillac CDV (Project)
1965 Cadillac CDV (Project)
1966 Cadillac CDV (Project)
1967 Cadillac SDV (Project)
1967 Fleetwood (Project)
1968 Eldorado (Project)
1972 Cadillac ELC (Project)
1972 Cadillac Eldorado
1975 Eldorado (Project)
1975 Cadillac ELC
1975 Cadillac CDV
1976 Cadillac ELC
1977 Eldorado (Project)
1981 Fleetwood BRG 2dr