Craig, Go to a FLAPS or indie VW shop and get a driver's side door lock; it will come with a key. Pry the interior door panel off (being careful of the speaker wires) and you can easily replace it with a ratchet-screwdriver, no sweat. (remember, this is for NON-POWER-DOOR-LOCKS.) You might consider doing the slide door instead, though, because it's easier just to crawl through to the drivers seat than to actually enter thru the driver's door, and loading cargo won't involve the multi-step process of opening the driver door, etc. etc. Have a good weekend, in advance! Sam
---Craig Standley <cstand@U.WASHINGTON.EDU> wrote: > > Ok everyone, I just picked up my new '81 and noticed a problem. THe key > that works in the ignition doesn't work in any of the locks. Is there a > different key for the ignition and the locks? I thought it would be the > same key, but the fact that it doesn't work in *any* of the locks made me > wonder. If only one didn't work, I;d think the lock was busted. > > I will be going by a locksmith this afternoon to see if he has any ideas, > maybe replacing the lock cylinder on just the driver's door, and using a > special key just for that one. > > Other than that, it is great! Going camping in it this weekend in fact. > > Craig > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > Craig Standley cstand@u.washington.edu > University of Washington http://weber.u.washington.edu/~cstand > Physics > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com |
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