Re: [T3] Door locks

[Ryan <rlangley1@socal.rr.com>]

<x-flowed>Ok, well my fasty was set up to bypass the ignition switch and be 
started by first turning on the killswitch and the pushing a button on 
the dash. Believe me, it was done before I had the car. So I assumed the 
ignition was bad and the previous owner took the easy way out, if yu 
consider drilling a hole and installing a button the easy way. How can I 
go about checking the ignition switch to make sure it is bad and could 
it be the switch is fine and there is another problem?
Ryan
On Wednesday, January 1, 2003, at 09:48 AM, Jim Adney wrote:

> On 31 Dec 2002 at 15:44, Ryan wrote:
>
> > I have two different sets of door locks on my 66 fasty and no keys for
> > either. A locksmith told me he would make me keys and if possible rekey
> > one so they match, to the tune of $50. Has anyone had this done before?
> > Is that a reasonable price?
>
> First you should find out whether your door keys should match your 
> ignition
> key, then get ALL the ones that SHOULD match to match.
>
> It is most likely that your driver's door lock has been replaced and 
> that is
> why the 2 sides don't match. I'm not sure about 66, but by 68 all 3 
> locks
> matched.
>
> I recommend that you remove and take in all the locks that need to be 
> matched,
> so the locksmith is not responsible for removing those parts. If he has 
> to just
> make 2 "code keys" and match one cylinder to the others then $50 sounds 
> a bit
> on the high side. If he has to rematch 2 cylinders to the third then 
> $50 is a
> bargain.
>
> BTW, in general, the door locks are rather straightforward to re-key, 
> but the
> ignition lock is difficult/impossible to do. Each of the cylinders has 
> a key
> code stamped on it which will tell the locksmith the code it was 
> originally set
> up for. Looking at these will tell him instantly what he has to do. He 
> can
> match all 3 cylinders ONLY if the middle letter of all three key codes 
> is
> alike.
>
> --
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> Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
> Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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