Date:         Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:38:06 -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
Comments: To: Steve Sandlin <vwcarlocks@hotmail.com>
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On Sat, Jun 14, 2008 at 8:26 PM, Steve Sandlin <vwcarlocks@hotmail.com> wrote:
> The correct blank for that application is ILCO DM10, which is not very common.  An ILCO 1092C may be substituted, but it will be
> necessary to shorten it and file the shoulder a bit narrower.  We stock both normally.  The 1092C is what we normally use due to cost
> differences.

I'm flipping through the Ilco key blank reference, and I notice that
the American Padlock 1041B (sec 2, pg 2) looks VERY close to the DM10.
Think it might work? Checking  with Clark I see it's actually slightly
MORE expensive than the DM10 blanks, but if someone's just asking
around at local lock shops, they'd surely be more likely to have a
1041B than a euro-market blank like the DM10.
The 1092C is a better deal at 1/4 the price, but it's a pretty thin
key. It's the blank used for the override/change key on the thousands
of lockers in the school district where I work, and we break dozens of
them during combo change season. Is the lock a "real" lock, or just a
plastic cam turn with a key-shaped slot like on many RVs? If the
latter, no reason at all to use anything BUT the cheap 1092C

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