3 keys: glove, gas, and all else. However, I can use any key, including my old Suzuki key to open the drivers door. Many, many, miles. Karl Wolz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Garrett Adams" <gadams@JPS.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Monday, May 01, 2000 12:16 PM Subject: Re: Vanagon keys--the answers
> John, > > Probably not. The PO's of your Vanagon must have at one time or another > changed the locks, (or entire handle assemblies). To become a one key man > again you would need to re-key some locks. Cheapest would be your ignition > and sliding door to match your two front door locks. > > Your weird rear hatch lock may be trying to tell you something. If your keys > # 2 & #3 both work on that lock I'd say its' tumblers must be worn down to > allow that. > > I realize folks of late have been reporting different key counts but I > believe the majority of us with unchanged locks have three keys in total. A > common ignition/door locks key, glove box key, and gas cap key. Since it's > the ignition/door lock key which is used most often that is "almost" like > having a one key system. > > Garrett Adams > 83.5 Adventurewagen GL > Stockton, California > > -----Original Message----- > My newly-acquired '85 Westy needs three keys (a real PITA): > > 1. Ignition (only) key > 2. Front door key (left/right) > 3. Sliding door key > > To open the rear gate door uses key 2 or 3 (I just try until one works). > I've never tried to lock the glove box. The gas cap is not lockable (I don't > know if that is good or bad). > > Now for the $1,000,000 question: Is there any way, other than replacing > the locks, to reduce the key count? - John > |
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