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On 4 Apr 2001, at 13:27, David Cook wrote: > I asked yesterday about getting a replacement key. Thanks to those who > answered. There are two numbers on the handle. One is on the back of > the key barrell itself. This number is 9 digits and 1 letter. The > other is on the handle itself near the fixing screw hole. This number > is 2 digits 1 letter then 3 digits. Does anyone know which is the > number to use? All the paperwork left in the car states that it is > 1977 model Type 3 Variant. Rear air cooled flat four. I believe it was > purchased in Belgium. I will investigate the real age after I can move > it. Good, this means you were successful getting the door handle out. The long number is the VW part # for the part it is molded into. The short number is stamped onto the cylinder and is the key number. What is that middle letter? That will tell us the age of the car within a few years (K was 68-70, M was 71-3, I think.) You should take the whole handle and cylinder to the locksmith so you can verify that the key works after he makes it. The actual model year is coded into the chassis # (VIN.) Your VIN will look like 36X where X is the last digit of the model year. This does not hold for the very early years, but if you post your VIN we can explain it to you. On some late cars the VIN is on a plate riveted to the top of the dash pad. It's always stamped onto the top of the tunnel under the back seat and is also on a plate in the trunk. Sometimes later cars have a silver sticker with the VIN on the driver's side door jamb. - Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe? mailto:type3-request@vwtype3.org, Subject: unsubscribe