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• Re: '87 Power Locks locking and unlocking by themselves
  Historical mailing list - Wolfgang Carolsfeld
  Mon, 27 Dec 1999 10:27:52 -0800
  ...My experience involved the locks locking themselves immediately after unlocking/opening the driver's door. everytime I pulled up the peg on the windowsill...
• '90 syncro power locks
  Historical mailing list - Ray Perry
  Tue, 16 Mar 1999 21:37:25 -0800
  ...the door lock pin is pulled with great force and the door lever is pulled at the same time. The power locks work fine...
• Re: Electric door locks out of control!
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sat, 17 Jul 2010 19:52:52 -0400
  ...Electric door locks out of control! > Last December, I had a remote installed for my electric door locks at > Fry's > in Burbank, CA...
• Re: electronic door locks -- disable?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Mon, 8 Jul 2002 20:27:45 +0200
  ...Before you start pulling the doors all apart, try to find the fuse. If the mechanism is not totally trashed inside, the locks can...
• Re: Locks
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 10 Jun 1998 09:51:42 -0700
  ...All VW locks have the key code stamped on them. If you remove the drivers door handle w/lock, clean off the 2 long...
• Re: lost key
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:13:52 -0800
  My local oldtime locksmith shop did this for me recently. I pulled a front door handle in the parking lot in under a minute...
• Re: power lock problem
  Historical mailing list - David E Most
  Wed, 13 Aug 1997 16:57:13 -0400
  ...If I pull both front > > door locks up at the same time, they will stay unlocked (and unlock the > > rear doors as well) until...
• door lock service
  Historical mailing list - Peter Krogh
  Tue, 18 Dec 2012 22:59:42 -0500
  ...Anyone care to weigh in on the recommended maintenance for 85 westy door locks? Should I pull the locks, soak in solvent and then...
• Re: 89 syncro westy electric door locks
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Mon, 11 Sep 2000 09:35:10 -1000
  ...89 syncro westy electric door locks --I know how you feel. This is exacrly what mi '87 is doing. I have thought about pulling...
• Electric Locks
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 4 Jun 2021 14:06:34 -0500
  Houston, I have a problem! I have a 1991 Carat with electric door locks that don't work. I pulled the door panels to...
• EV door lock problem
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Low
  Sun, 12 Oct 1997 20:04:15 EDT
  ...My door locks have been malfunctioning. It has happened twice. Push down the lock and all the locks would go down and then go...
• Re: power lock problem
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 15 Aug 1997 02:33:16 -0500
  ...If I pull both front >> > door locks up at the same time, they will stay unlocked (and unlock the >> > rear doors as well) until...
• Electric door locks out of control!
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Sat, 17 Jul 2010 10:25:04 -0700
  Last December, I had a remote installed for my electric door locks at Fry's in Burbank, CA. It worked perfectly until yesterday morning...
• Re: power lock problem
  Historical mailing list - Tony Schiebel
  Wed, 13 Aug 1997 10:31:50 -0600 (Mountain Daylight Time)
  ...If I pull both front > door locks up at the same time, they will stay unlocked (and unlock the > rear doors as well) until...
• Not Vanagon, sticky locks, and a Westy update
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Fri, 16 Oct 2015 09:38:38 -0400
  Hi all, This may or may not relate to Vanagon locks, but specifically, the door locks on the outside of my 1995 Toyota T...
• re EV door lock problem
  Historical mailing list - Rick Gordon
  Tue, 14 Oct 1997 00:25:17 -0700
  > >My door locks have been malfunctioning. It has happened twice. Push down the >lock and all the locks would go down and then go...
• Re: Rear door latch stuck
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 14 Jul 1998 03:09:04 EDT
  ...On occasion rear hatch latches with power door locks can be left in between the power-unlock position and the manual posision. Try cycling...
• power lock problem
  Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
  Wed, 13 Aug 1997 08:59:10 -0800
  ...If I pull both front door locks up at the same time, they will stay unlocked (and unlock the rear doors as well) until...
• Re: Electric Locks
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 4 Jun 2021 22:38:58 -0600
  ...Electric Locks > > Houston, I have a problem! > I have a 1991 Carat with electric door locks that don't work. I pulled the door...
• Re: Electric door locks out of control!
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Sat, 17 Jul 2010 11:20:05 -0700
  ...Then the locks wouldn't budge! > I > could neither lock nor unlock the doors with or without a key! The tech > somehow was able...
• Re: door lock service
  Historical mailing list - Gary Meier
  Fri, 4 Jan 2013 03:09:44 -0500
  ...door lock service I did some work to the sticky locks. It's a pretty major improvement (so far). I pulled off the sliding...
• Re: door lock service
  Historical mailing list - Peter Krogh
  Fri, 4 Jan 2013 01:49:57 -0500
  I did some work to the sticky locks. It's a pretty major improvement (so far). I pulled off the sliding door interior panel...
• Re: Power Lock Trouble
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 23 Jan 2011 00:17:08 -0500
  ...When they removed the remote locks, my driver and hatch door would not unlock, and the passenger and side door would not lock. It...
• 90 Westfalia power locks problem
  Historical mailing list - Paul Peranteau
  Wed, 30 Nov 2011 21:19:12 -0500
  ...I can force the door to unlock and open if I pull up the inside button with some force, get in, close the door...
• Re: Stuck Door Lock
  Historical mailing list - Mark Flynn
  Fri, 25 Jul 1997 09:02:21 -0400
  > > I unlocked the driver side door with the key, though the lock pull > didn't return to the full top position before I pulled...
• Re: Power door lock saga
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 21 Jul 2005 20:55:27 +1200
  >The power locks worked >great when I got it back in February but now they've completely >revolted against me. I went to pull...
• Re: gummy locks
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:00:42 -0500
  The front door locks aren't that bad to service. They can be removed, disassembled, cleaned and reinstalled. If they are gummy it's...
• Re: FW: latest problem.... the power door locks
  Historical mailing list - Keith Patterson
  Fri, 13 Aug 2004 10:44:01 -0700
  ...After parking and locking up, my passenger door will not stop pulling the lock pin down. If I unlock the passenger door, it IMMEDIATELY...
• FW: latest problem.... the power door locks
  Historical mailing list - Bike Florida
  Thu, 12 Aug 2004 21:32:04 -0400
  ...After parking and locking up, my passenger door will not stop pulling the lock pin down. If I unlock the passenger door, it IMMEDIATELY...
• Re: Power Lock Trouble
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Sun, 23 Jan 2011 08:37:05 -0800
  ...When they removed the > remote locks, my driver and hatch door would not unlock, and the passenger > and side door would not lock. It...
• Power door lock saga
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
  Wed, 20 Jul 2005 22:25:45 -0400
  ...I know the archives have a lot on the power locks and especially the wires in between the door jam and door gets broken...
• Re: Locks frozen
  Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
  Thu, 22 Jun 2017 16:41:41 -0700
  ...inside where the door locks are frozen -- I assume there's a mechanical connection there. I'm going to pull them off this evening...
• Re: 90 Multivan auto locks problem
  Historical mailing list - Bob Wing
  Mon, 19 Jan 2009 07:35:12 -0500
  ...The door locks and the power mirror. I also had a non-operational rear hatch lock. All problems were traced to wire breaks. The...
• Re: sliding door handle
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sun, 23 Jan 2011 10:01:31 -0800
  ...When they removed the >> remote locks, my driver and hatch door would not unlock, and the passenger >> and side door would not lock. It...
• Re: Door handle/lock changing question
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Tue, 20 Jan 2009 06:45:32 -0800
  ...keyed doors? And to do so, would I need to pull one of my > properly-keyed tumblers out to show the locksmith, or could...
• Re: 90 Westfalia power locks problem
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:12:53 -0800
  ...I can force the door to unlock and open if I pull up > the inside button with some force, get in, close the door...
• Re: Fwd: Vanagon key rear hatch
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Tue, 6 Dec 2011 17:50:56 -0600
  ...sticky locks, I got lucky this spring at the local u pull it a vanny with key in ignition that fit all doors so...
• Re: A request
  Historical mailing list - Mark A Kippert
  Tue, 27 Apr 2010 09:43:36 -0400
  ...There's not a button for electric door locks as they are actuated by push/pulling the little knob (so they look just like...
• Re: Electric Locks
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 4 Jun 2021 22:52:48 -0600
  ...Electric Locks > > Houston, I have a problem! > I have a 1991 Carat with electric door locks that don't work. I pulled the door...
• Arrrgh! Sliding door won't open!!!
  Historical mailing list - David Moyal
  Fri, 31 May 2013 19:48:07 -0700
  ...can get the door open I can't pull the mechanism out. I even had the local (small town) locksmith out to take a...
• Re: 90 Westfalia power locks problem
  Historical mailing list - Jim Lieb
  Wed, 30 Nov 2011 21:39:34 -0500
  ...I can force the door to unlock and open if I pull up > the inside button with some force, get in, close the door...
• Re: cabinet ocks
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
  Wed, 7 Aug 2002 16:19:21 -0500
  ...Remember, the doors and cabinets are fairly thin wood, so if someone wants in, a screwdriver of prybar will pull the door off regardless...
• Re: keys and locks
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 21 Nov 2007 21:44:46 -0500
  ...If you pull a front door handle (open the door, pull back the rubber door gasket just aft of the handle, remove the Phillips...
• Vanagon ignition
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Mon, 12 Sep 2016 23:12:49 +0000
  As you have been told, the easiest way is to pull a door handle and get the 4 digit code from that. Many locksmiths...
• Re: an easy way to get your car stolen...READ...
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Wed, 20 Aug 2003 11:22:24 -0400
  ...Most >older VW's would be pretty easy to get into with a slim jim or dent >puller -- assuming your door locks work to...
• Re: 90 Westfalia power locks problem
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Wed, 30 Nov 2011 20:33:18 -0800
  ...I can force the door to unlock and open if I pull up >> the inside button with some force, get in, close the door...
• Re: automatic locks going haywire
  Historical mailing list - Ben Cichowski
  Fri, 8 Feb 2008 13:02:51 -0600
  ...automatic locks going haywire > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > Okay, when I unlock my door in my 88 wolfsburg the locks open and close...
• Re: Thieves have key, part 2: Anyone have scans of instructions for pulling lock cylinders?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 3 Sep 2000 22:28:40 +1200
  ...remove the locks, re-key them, and >re-install them, the cost is two arms and two legs. If I pull the cylinders >myself...
• Re: Frozen door locks
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Jul 1994 08:52:10 EDT
  When it comes to door locks at very cold temps, I have found that adding oils of any type to locks is not a...
• Re: Sticky front door locks
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 27 Jun 2005 16:54:23 -0400
  ...If you have power doors/windows/mirrors. you'll need to disconnect the wires after pulling the trim, otherwise it will hang on the...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 7 Aug 2002 - Special issue (#2002-943)
  Historical mailing list - Stu Schwartz
  Thu, 8 Aug 2002 16:48:45 -0400
  ...Remember, the doors and cabinets are >fairly thin wood, so if someone wants in, a screwdriver of prybar will pull >the door off regardless...
• Re: '87 Power Locks locking and unlocking by themselves, stove grate source.
  Historical mailing list - Ken Nelson
  Mon, 27 Dec 1999 11:47:56 -0600
  ...finding it involves pulling your door panels and unplugging the soleniods one at a time. Once you narrow it down to the right branch...
• Re: lost key
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
  Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:05:48 -0600
  ...In the case of a Vanagon, if the locks have not been changed, I can pull a door handle, find the code, look it...
• Re: Not Vanagon, sticky locks, and a Westy update
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 16 Oct 2015 10:01:47 -0400
  ...all, > > This may or may not relate to Vanagon locks, but specifically, the > door locks on the outside of my 1995 Toyota T-100...
• sliding door handle
  Historical mailing list - Timmy Evens
  Sun, 23 Jan 2011 09:27:53 -0800
  ...The continued cycling will destroy all the > actuators and can also leave you with a dead battery. > > Since both front door locks are masters...
• Re: Power lock amperage
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:06:40 -0500
  The power door locks should only draw power when they are cycling. A bad switch in one of the locks could be keeping one...
• Re: 87 Westy needs new power locks
  Historical mailing list - Wes Johnson
  Wed, 14 May 1997 13:57:59 -0700
  ...I had problems with my door locks that turned out to be broken and/or breaking wires at the driver's side door. The...
• Re: Eurovan Central Locking
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Diebolt
  Mon, 25 Nov 1996 19:22:35 -0500
  ...Once inside with the door >closed, the cycling stops. I have to time >a pull on the door handle in order to get in...
• Re: 88' wolfsburg Passenger door won't lock
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Sun, 5 Oct 2003 13:05:42 -0700
  At 12:09 PM 10/05/2003, you wrote: >My passenger door won't lock with a key, or manually. I have power >locks...
• Re: Electric Locks
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 5 Jun 2021 00:18:31 -0500
  ...Electric Locks > > > > Houston, I have a problem! > > I have a 1991 Carat with electric door locks that don't work. I pulled > the door...