Hey! anyone know where I can source lock barrels and an ignition barrel all with the same key? I need it for my 1978 T2. Tried JK but it’s coming in at £400 thanks Claire
Still a bit on the ouchy side, but these are £100 less https://www.alanhschofield.com/ourparts/prod_6184573-Complete-Door-Lock-Set-7479-RHD-NEW.html with the added bonus that they don't come from Just Kampers!
do it yourself disassemble the lock cylinders, make the plates fit... I need only on key for all doors and ignition (take care, some repro locks did not fit to the originals)
VW Locks and Keys (dubkeys.com) I gave them the key number for my ignition key and they sent me the foils I needed to re-do all my doors to match. All works off one key now, took a couple of hours to do but not difficult.
All you really need is three wafers, even two , The odds Of someone walking up to your bus with an old VW key with the intent to take it. Or open it. Are null., You have to remember, it wasn’t 40 years ago when there was thousands of Vw’s on the road with these type of ignitions and locks. And only you will know the secret.
I really should get round to sorting this out, too. I have one key for cab and sliding doors, but it doesn't work for the ignition or the tailgate. The ignition key works for the drivers door and tailgate, but not passenger side or slider. And neither of them work on the engine lid which hasn't been locked since I've owned the bus. My ghia key will also unlock the drivers door, but not the others or the ignition. Just another thing on the (very) long list of jobs
Here in Australia in the 70’s keys were like 1 in 25 or 1 in 40. Can’t remember. In the early 2000’s I had a company car that I had a bingle in. Panel beater gave me a Mazda 808 (late 70’s) as a driver. Had to do a site visit at a shopping centre and went off to check site out. Parked car came back and drove off. 15 minutes later I saw my bag was missing. Panicked - but quickly realised I had driven off in wrong car My keys fitted another car. Took it back, but that parking space was gone. Parked somewhere else and went and found my loaner and “quietly” drove off. Someone must have been going nuts. Told the panel beater about this and that when he told me about the commonality of keys
The absolute easiest cheapest way is to take out the barrel, put the key in that you want to work with then file down any bits of the brass fingers that are protruding! As long as there’s at least one that pops back up when you remove the key you’re good to go. Give it a good clean and re graphite grease.
What Flakey said. Just use your existing parts and if the odd wafer just won't work, file it down or flick it over Snotty's fence and go with one less.
My father once had a new Rover with remote door locking . Came down to see us, parked his car in a pub car park. We came out, another new same model and colour Rover was also sitting next to it. Pressed key fob. Both cars opened.. Some discussion about which was his reg number followed. He also recognised some of the things in his car. He managed to re lock the other car before leaving the car park. On topic, re- keying VW locks can be fun when some of the wafers are worn as well as wear on the lock barrels.
