Date:         Wed, 3 Mar 1999 11:21:54 EST
Reply-To:     kenneth d lewis <kdlewis@JUNO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         kenneth d lewis <kdlewis@JUNO.COM>
Subject:      Re: key code?

The key code is stamped on the door handle/lock assembly. Remove the
large screw then slide pull the handle out. I believe it is a four digit
number. I also took this number to the reluctant dealer. The first
attempt they entered the numbers in a backwards sequence. So the notches
came out upside down. The second attempt did not work either. The machine
they use basically bites out all the notches in one chomp. Not very
accurate. He refused to try again and sent me to a real locksmith. This
fellow new what he was doing and after cross referencing a few manuals
was able to successfully make a working key.

Drive Safely & Good Luck
Ken Lewis<Kernersville,NC>86 VW crewcab;60 T-5 Coupe
P.S.

 A man went to a VW dealership to pick up their Vanagon, but were told
that the keys had been accidentally locked in it.  They
 went to the service department and found a mechanic working feverishly
to unlock the driver's side door.

 As they watched from the passenger's side, the guy instinctively tried
the door handle and discovered it was open.

 "Hey," the man announced to the technician, "It's open!"

 "I know," answered the young man.  "I already got that side."

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