Key ignition

2004 HYUNDAI SONATA
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LA.VERO
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Someone broke into my car help on taking this part out to replace it please
Aug 8, 2026 at 5:52 PM
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STEVE W.
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OOF, that isn't a fun item to replace. It is part number 8190038G30 And requires you to remove the steering wheel and the plastic steering column covers, then you remove the two bolts that hold the column to the dash and lower it enough to get to the lock assembly. There is a bolt that secures the lock to the steering tube which you have to cut so it can be removed and the unit comes out of the side of the column. You then install and lightly tighten to bolt, then test the steering lock and the key cylinder. If they work you then tighten the bolt until the head snaps off. Then reverse the process to put it back together. You will now have 2 keys to operate the car, one for the ignition and one for the doors.
Aug 8, 2026 at 10:45 PM
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LA.VERO
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Thank you it’s weird cuz it’s not connected to the steering wheel it’d connected to dash board and there’s a metal plate over it can’t get it off
Aug 8, 2026 at 10:50 PM
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STEVE W.
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It should connect to the steering tube behind the dash, that is where the steering lock assembly goes.
Aug 9, 2026 at 12:39 AM
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