Date:         Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:23:49 -0700
Reply-To:     John Bange <jbange@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         John Bange <jbange@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Westy water tank key blank
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>> The 1092C is a better deal at 1/4 the price, but it's a pretty thin
>> key.

> I'm using the 1092c and it works just fine

Indeed, the 1092C should be more than adequate. Steve informs me that
the locks are quality all-brass pin-tumbler units, so the typical
problems one finds with the hard to turn cheap cam locks usually used
in these applications simply aren't an issue. Gotta like that sensible
German engineering!

I would be loath to take such a lock to a random locksmith to generate
a key when the originals are all lost, though. They're unmarked,
effectively permanently assembled, and apparently difficult to
generate keys for. Even being a locksmith myself I think I'd probably
just have Steve do it. He has collected all the necessary tryout keys
to deduce the correct bitting--- not an easy task--- so you can be
sure of getting a good key and not having the lock damaged by some
yahoo.

--
John Bange
'90 Vanagon - "Lastwagen"
'90 Vanagon GL - "Wiesel"