So tried to get the lock out today and my take away is... I need a locksmith
I came so close to getting it too
First attempt was to drill out the lock, and somehow the drill managed to turn the key into the ACC position!
I would have been golden if I had just been rational here... but in my excitement I tried to insert the key and turn it, which turned out to be a big mistake
It ended up in some sort of no-man's-land between ACC and Start. Couldn't get it to budge anymore, and actually broke a drill bit inside.
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From there I got to disassembling the gauge cluster and trying to remove the whole assembly.
The weird thing is the pin holding the assembly in place
seemed to be pushed down when I put pressure, but the assembly refused to budge despite removing all the bolts and screws.
The steering wheel also didn't seem to be locked at any point in all this, so I'm wondering if the last owner "deleted" the steering wheel lock (which I was planning on doing anyways)
Anyways, that's where I gave up.
One major problem is I'm in an expensive area of NYC and locksmiths hear "Porsche" and think I'm about to make a boat payment for them. One refused to remove the cylinder unless I would let them install a new assembly that they would source and paid for the whole installation, which wasn't happening.
I might just get it towed to a dealer and pay for them to right this whole mess, like I honestly should have in the first place.