Date:         Wed, 1 Jun 1994 17:01:24 -0500 (CDT)
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         nick mcree <mcree@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu>
Subject:      Re: Ignition switch barrel and tumbler replacement?



On Wed, 1 Jun 1994, Dyer Lytle wrote:

> 
> Greetings again,
> 
> Has anyone out there replaced the barrel and tumblers on their
> ignition switch?  I need to do this for Georg, my 1973 campmobile
> and the VW place wants $80 labor.  I'm already paying $42 for the
> barrel-tumblers-keys package and would like to save a little by
> doing the installation myself if possible.  Also, the locksmith
> I talked to says a lot of the VW ignition switch barrels are
> riveted closed and that rekeying them is not an option as it is
> with the door locks.  This means that once I replace the ignition
> barrel, I will have two keys for the vehicle, ignition and doors.
> Anyone have a way around this one besides haveing all the doors
> rekeyed?
> 
> Cheers,
> 
>  -Dyer

Why not just have *two* keys for your camper?  Every once in a while you 
can open your wallet, see the money you saved by not re-keying all of 
your doors, and smile.

Nick
'66 Westy (with two keys)
'73 Thing