After I first got my westy I did a thorough inspection of the underside of the van. I found a magnetic key holder with a key to the van next to the fuel pump. A year later when I was doing my surveys for my engine mod and adding a radiator to the air cooled van I found another key holder in the front bumper (this one looked like a house key) after I got hit in the rear and was pulling the rear bumper and straightening out the damage I found another key holder with another van key and a key that looked like a padlock key in the rear crumpled metal. Not sure where it had originally been hiding. Two keys for the van and a house key and a padlock key hidden in the van. Now have more magnetic key holders than I will ever need. I liked the idea of the house key though and have stuck a house key in a holder inside the van. The day after I did it I ended up using it. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• jimt Planned insanity is best. Remember that sanity is optional. http://www.tactical-bus.info (tech info) http://www.westydriver.com
On 10/11/04 7:28 PM, "jbange" <hfinn@INGRATES.NET> wrote: >> I have come too close to locking the >> keys in, and I still haven't got around to getting a spare key... > > As a locksmith, I recommend getting a spare key made and put it between the > license place and the flip-down oil/water filler door, held in place by one > of the license plate fastening bolts through the hole in the key. Easy to > get to when you need it (undo the wingnut, pull the bolt out, down drops > the key), and it won't fall off or be found by thieves* like those crappy > magnetic hide-a-key boxes. I can't tell you how many times I've slammed the > locked slider door shut with my keys sitting on the back seat! P.S. this > trick also works for most non-Vanagon cars, but the Vanagon is well suited > to it because it's just a wingnut-- you don't need to find a screwdriver or > fiddle with a penny in a slotted bolt to get the key loose. > |
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