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• Re: rear hatch lock failed locked...
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 22 Mar 2014 09:24:12 -0500
  I have a couple of lock mechanisms for that car, just no power lock actuators. Jim On Sat, Mar 22, 2014 at 9:19...
• Tailgate lock
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
  Tue, 14 Sep 2021 04:19:57 +0000
  The lock shown in the photo does not appear to be correct for a Vanagon. It is indicating the VB series key, which is...
• Defiant power door locks
  Historical mailing list - Penberthy, Thomas
  Sat, 14 Aug 1999 12:31:49 -0700
  Fellow 'listers, I have a "new" '89 Westy GL with power locks. My problem d'jour is that the driver's door lock won...
• Centrol locks-un locks
  Historical mailing list - Chris C Snyder
  Fri, 8 Sep 2000 10:32:37 -0500
  ...Starting yesterday, each time that I go to lock my '87 Vanagon from the drivers side it locks but as soon as you turn...
• Re: [Syncro] Diff Lock Stuck On!!!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:03:43 -0700
  ...Pulling a vacuum on the tranny side of the diaphragm makes the locker try to lock. Pulling a vacuum on the side away from...
• Rear Hatch Lock Question
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Mon, 3 Nov 2008 15:41:24 -0500
  I have an '87 with power locks that is missing the rear hatch lock cylinder and the "lever" that bolts to it. I got...
• Door Locks
  Historical mailing list - Mark A. Williamson
  Fri, 30 Oct 1998 15:00:15 +0000
  Hey All On Friday Oct 30 Kelly Bauman wrote "With power door locks you can close the drivers and passengers doors, then with the...
• Re: Driver's door lock info?
  Historical mailing list - Bill
  Fri, 9 Jun 2000 16:29:02 -0700
  On my '81 Westy, the only way to lock the keys in the van is: Make sure the front and side doors are all...
• Re: Rear Hatch Power Lock
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 29 Sep 2004 15:48:11 -0500
  ...go to a central locking point and unlock everything. Wait a few seconds. Now lock everything. Now go back and manually lock the back...
• Getting a Key Cut From the Lock Code '65 Type II
  Historical mailing list - John Grunkemeier
  Thu, 7 Jul 1994 16:07:49 -0700 (PDT)
  In response to Richard Kurtz's question about re-keying locks: I just got done re-keying my passenger door lock to match all...
• VW 3 : Locksmith 1
  Historical mailing list
  16 Aug 96 06:13:39 PDT
  A tale of the formidable opponent that the bus is against a well equipped lockmithing foe. A friend locked her keys inside her '78...
• Re: Key Serial #'s
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 05 May 1996 07:15:59 -0500 (EST)
  Yes, the locks can be "re-keyed", all that is needed is a box of "tumblers"...those pieces inside of the lock which correspond...
• Re: Door Lock
  Historical mailing list - Gray, John
  Wed, 23 Feb 2000 10:29:49 -0800
  ...Door Lock Jim, my key wore out after a bunch of years and I couldn't open any locks. I took the lock off...
• Re: Hatch lock...
  Historical mailing list - Peter DiFalco
  Wed, 12 May 2010 21:54:37 -0700
  Hi Phil, The rear hatch on my 89 Wolfsburg will lock or unlock with other locks as long as the lock slot is in...
• Re: Door locks only work when doors are closed?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 9 May 2012 16:20:54 -0700
  why would anyone want to lock the door with the key with the door still open anyway ? here is what is normal for all...
• Re: Power Door Locks Won't Lock
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Tue, 2 Feb 1999 08:36:16 -0500
  Hi, I have noticed that if all of the locks do not "confirmed" in the downward position, the locks unlock again. I noticed when...
• 1991 GL Help needed...
  Historical mailing list - dave
  Mon, 3 Jan 2000 13:45:55 -0800
  ...is my drivers side door lock broken? (I cannot lock all other doors from it electronically, but it *will* lock when done from the...
• Re: Drivers Side Door Lock Modification
  Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
  Mon, 15 Jan 2001 12:56:00 -0800
  ...I took the lock apart and found that there was a cam added to the mechanism fixed to a shaft with a roll pin...
• power door lock problem..cycles on and off from D door?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 24 Sep 2000 16:42:18 EDT
  anyone else had this prob w/ your power door locks on your vanagons? i can lock them from any other door, but when i...
• Re: Hatch Lock
  Historical mailing list - James
  Tue, 21 Jul 2015 15:14:47 -0400
  Hmm, my hatch lock has developed a quirk of being 'out of phase' with the other locks - it will miss a 'locking' stage, and...
• Vanagon Sliding Door Locking Mechanism
  Historical mailing list - jpbeauch
  Sat, 30 Apr 2005 10:28:03 -0400
  Hi all, I own a westy syncro 91 with power lock and my sliding Door Locking Mechanism doesn't work properly. Can't lock...
• That pesky rear hatch lock!
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Mon, 8 Dec 2008 16:02:50 -0800
  What's its secret? Sometimes it locks when I lock the front door, and other times it doesn't lock requiring me to lock...
• Re: Vanagon locksmith
  Historical mailing list - Sharon Mendonca
  Mon, 25 Oct 2004 10:36:09 -0700
  I also say to try Steve's locks. We are having similar problems on our new to us Westy that is having lock problems...
• Re: Sticky locks
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 16 Oct 2015 20:12:42 -0700
  My son is a locksmith and works at Bend Lock and Safe right here in our fair city. They, too, use TriFlow. -- Jack "Rocket...
• Re: Rear Hatch Lock Question
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Wed, 5 Nov 2008 13:13:37 -0500
  ...So, does anyone have a rear hatch lock assembly from a Vanagon with power locks they'd like to sell? Bill ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From...
• Re: Glove Box key
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
  Mon, 21 Oct 2013 06:52:45 -0500
  ...The stock lock used code series SC, and there are several hundred possible keys. There are no codes on the lock. We generate keys...
• Re: Rear hatch lock question.
  Historical mailing list - Wes Johnson
  Wed, 28 May 1997 18:11:05 -0700
  Do you have power door locks? If you do, when the key slot is left in the horizontal position, locking either front door locks...
• Re: Breaking into a vanagon? How do you lock the keys in?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Fri, 16 Apr 2004 07:21:52 -0400
  All vanagon I've seen you need the key to lock the drivers door, except mine. This is sutch a stupid thing, I took...
• 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: Power-door lock
  Historical mailing list - SyncroHead
  Mon, 25 May 1998 02:45:08 EDT
  ...hatch lock and turn it from the key from vertical (the always locked position) to horizontal (the "locks/unlocks with the power locks" position...
• '90 syncro power locks
  Historical mailing list - Ray Perry
  Tue, 16 Mar 1999 21:37:25 -0800
  My '90 syncro westy has a problem with the passenger door lock. It refuses to open unless the door lock pin is pulled with...
• slider door power lock 86-91
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Thu, 16 Apr 2009 06:43:39 -0700
  I have two vans, both with power locks that have the same issue. The slider door lock on the inside seemed to be spring...
• For Sale: vanagon power door lock actuators, and complete central locking system
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 Sep 2003 11:30:07 EDT
  for sale: vanagon power door lock actuators, individually, or as a whole complete central locking system pmail for info chris
• Sliding door lock
  Historical mailing list - jpbeauch
  Sat, 7 May 2005 23:45:05 -0400
  Hi all, Didn't receive any replys regarding my problem with my sliding door lock. I'll risk it again. My sliding Door Lock...
• Fwd: Question about water tank lock
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 28 Sep 1996 12:51:30
  ...Question about water tank lock > > >The lock was missing on the fresh water tank of our Westy when we >bought it, but the PO...
• Steering Locks
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 25 Jun 96 14:05:05 BST
  All, Does anyone know what years VW made steerings locks for vans? I've got a '62 bus and would like a lock for...
• Re: Hatch won't open
  Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
  Mon, 12 Oct 1998 13:10:47 -0400
  ...After I lock the doors, I always listen for the click to make sure the sliding door has locked, and then open and close...
• Re: Rebuilding Vanagon locks
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
  Thu, 13 Oct 2011 21:20:19 -0500
  ...It's been posted to lube the locks with TriFlow. That is one of the best lubes for the lock, though here in the...
• Re: locks and keys
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
  Thu, 14 Sep 2006 11:41:59 -0500
  ...Lock wear is seldom an issue as the Vanagon locks are quite robust. All the locks can generally be serviced and rebuilt if necessary...
• Re: Sliding door lock
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Sat, 7 May 2005 21:08:10 -0700
  ...My sliding Door Lock Mechanism doesn't work properly. Can't lock or unlock the door using the lock of the sliding door. But...
• rear lock question
  Historical mailing list - Bike Florida
  Wed, 5 May 2004 21:20:36 -0400
  I have an 87 GL Wolfsburg with central power locks, when I use the key to lock all the doors, they all lock, except...
• Re: key to locking water filler
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
  Fri, 26 Aug 2005 00:49:44 -0500
  If your '82Westy still has the original older-style filler, with the locking cap rather than the locking cover, there are 34 different key...
• Re: sliding door lock
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 8 Oct 2009 16:23:30 -0700
  ...sliding door lock >I had a problem with the lock on my sliding door where the lock would >spring > open after closing the door...
• Ed's power lock is messed up!
  Historical mailing list - The Buslady
  Fri, 7 Aug 1998 13:35:21 EDT
  ...Ed's driver's side power lock is messed up. It won't unlock all the doors when I lock or unlock with the...
• Re: door locks won't lock from inside
  Historical mailing list - Gregor Brandt
  Fri, 11 Feb 2000 11:34:42 -0600
  On Fri, 11 Feb 2000, Diana Broome wrote: > The automatic door locks in my '87 Westy are no longer automatic. That > doesn't bother...
• Re: Beside myself!
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 23 Nov 2008 17:26:03 +0000
  ...Should I try to remove a door lock > or the ignition lock? If a door lock, which one would be the easiest to > take...
• rear hatch lock failed locked...
  Historical mailing list - Grungy
  Sat, 22 Mar 2014 09:19:41 -0500
  The rear hatch lock on my '89 Carat has failed locked. I can't open it with the key. The power locks failed a...
• New Sliding Door Lock
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 23 May 2005 20:41:29 -0500
  After 17 years the ol' Red Brick has a new sliding door lock. That lock has been a problem off and on for the...
• Re: 1991 GL Help needed...
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Tue, 4 Jan 2000 00:52:28 +0100
  ...is my drivers side door lock broken? (I cannot lock all other doors from > it electronically, but it *will* lock when done from the...
• Re: Sliding door lock info
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Wed, 7 Jun 2000 16:05:38 -0700
  I lock my Syncro like this all the time. I have central locking, and the slider has a little black knob for manually locking...
• Re: rear lock question
  Historical mailing list - Don in Phoenix
  Wed, 5 May 2004 18:40:15 -0700
  ...rear lock question > I have an 87 GL Wolfsburg with central power locks, when I use the key to > lock all the doors, they...
• Re: Locks again in 86GL
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 24 Mar 2007 01:20:37 EDT
  ...unlock all the locks when I open the > driver door, and should it lock all the locks when I lock the driver door? > > right...
• Re: ignition lock removal
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
  Thu, 15 Apr 2004 09:41:42 -0500
  I've been asked if the ignition key is needed for lock removal, and the answer is no. After depressing the spring retainer, the...
• Locks won't stay locked! Help!
  Historical mailing list - Meghan Davis
  Tue, 10 Sep 2002 17:03:55 -0800
  Need some advice about the locks in my 89 VW Syncro GL. When I lock them either manually or with the key, they lock...
• REAR HATCH LOCK FUNNY
  Historical mailing list - The Westy man
  Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:13:21 -0700
  Hi to all, I am puzzled by the rear hatch's lock. I can only open it if I lock it with the central...
• <syncro> front locker/rear locker
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Fri, 12 Jun 1998 13:44:50 -0300
  Hi Derek/Syncronauts, short answer, ALL locker/servo components are same in both ends. Remember, SDP designed the system NOT VW ;). My front locker...
• Re: Automatic Locking Rear Differential??
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Wed, 11 Sep 1996 07:49:30 -0400 (EDT)
  ...The salesman says that in '89 they > went to a automatic locking differential. Is this true? I have never > heard of it. If it...
• Re: lost key...Re: Beside myself!
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 23 Nov 2008 10:50:24 -0800
  ...Could a locksmith change the cylinders, or would I have to get new door and ignition locks? > > Patti > **************************** Any good locksmith can re-key...
• power door locks
  Historical mailing list - Leon
  Wed, 15 Sep 2004 19:21:51 -0700
  I am trying to fix power door lock problem. When i turn key in driver door it locks that door but quickly unlocks If...
• Re: FS: NOS front door, sliding door, rear hatch, & ignition lock cylinder
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 12 Dec 2007 01:10:33 -0800
  ...hatch locks w/ matching ignition lock w/ 2 keys each ($60 each set) > 1 rear hatch lock cylinder w/ matching ignition lock w/ 2...