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• Re: keys
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
  Wed, 8 Dec 2004 08:02:41 -0600
  ...As manufactured, the lock will not operate with an uncut blank. There are no codes on those locks, but keys can be made by...
• locks
  Historical mailing list - Maximiliano Goldschwartz
  Wed, 7 Nov 2001 16:03:15 -0800
  Hi Has anyone ever changed the locks for higher security locks? thanks! max
• Re: Tailgate lock
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 14 Sep 2021 10:10:37 -0400
  ...Therefore the new lock cannot be keyed into the Vanagon system. Your lock is certainly serviceable; we work on those all the time. As...
• Re: Rear hatch will no longer lock, sliding door iffy
  Historical mailing list - Luke Bakken
  Tue, 5 Jan 2010 13:25:46 -0800
  On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 11:33 AM, David M <covrambles@yahoo.com> wrote: > It seems my rear hatch will no longet lock...
• Re: slider door power lock 86-91
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Thu, 16 Apr 2009 07:50:12 -0700
  Thanks for the reply Ken, The power actuator is not connected currently and the locking knob is floppy up and down. I have removed...
• Re: changing the lock on outside door handle-easy, hard, or impossible?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 15 Mar 2006 21:50:15 +1300
  >Or, if you have the old lock cylinder from the broken handle--and that lock >cylinder is still good and works with the key...
• Re: Ghost in the power locks, SOLVED!
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Wed, 9 Jun 1999 13:59:00 -0400
  ...door lock motor, I was stumped. The L. lock, when actuated, would continue to cycle all the locks until the red wire was disconnected...
• Power Door Lock Actuators, Attributes
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Sat, 6 Feb 2016 11:30:43 -0800
  Can the electric door lock actuators be disconnected locally and locking be performed manually? Would someone inform me of the attributes of failing actuators...
• Re: Diff Lock Stuck On!!!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 19 Apr 2012 11:56:52 -0700
  ...like in to lock, out to unlock . remove the actuator, ( not always easy ) and operate the shaft for the lock mechanism manually .. see if...
• Re: Steering Locks
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 25 Jun 1996 20:55:35 -0400
  Does anyone know what years VW made steerings locks for vans? I've got a '62 bus and would like a lock for it...
• Re: Flywheel Lock
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 9 Mar 2009 12:36:35 -0700
  most flywheel locks fit both 6V and 12 volt air cooled engines..... slightly different flywheel teeth spacing on those two......and one side fits...
• Re: Best way to break into a vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Fri, 30 Oct 1998 12:39:12 -0800
  Kelly Bauman wrote: > > At 11:36 30-10-98 -0800, John Brush wrote: > >I still don't see how one can lock the keys...
• Re: drivers door lock
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 9 Jul 2001 09:46:18 -0700
  You should be able to lock from the inside, but you should not be able to push down the lock button with the door...
• door-lock problem
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Dec 1995 14:53:58 -0800
  Hi, So I've got one new, Brazilian, door-handle with lock installed on the passenger side. When I lock it, from inside or...
• Re: Vanagon keys--the answers
  Historical mailing list - Garrett Adams
  Mon, 1 May 2000 12:16:00 -0700
  ...Cheapest would be your ignition and sliding door to match your two front door locks. Your weird rear hatch lock may be trying to...
• Rekeying door locks
  Historical mailing list - Pavneet Arora
  Fri, 10 Oct 1997 09:43:58 -0400
  I finally got around to taking off the passenger door handle and inspecting the lock mechanism to see why it was stuck. Well not...
• Re: Locking differential
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Wed, 17 Jul 2002 09:42:39 -0700
  From what I have heard, the lockright type of diferentials are not really suitable for street use. I know there was at least one...
• FS: vanagon glovebox lock w/ 2 keys
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 29 Apr 2003 10:15:05 EDT
  missing your glovebox lock keys? ive got a good lock FS w/ 2 keys. pops right in, no tools needed (your lock is held...
• Re: 12v relay help
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 9 Nov 2007 23:11:20 -0500
  The slider and rear hatch locks are really controlled by the drivers door lock. Your remote lock should have only been wired to control...
• Re: rear hatch lock failed locked...
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 22 Mar 2014 10:43:19 -0400
  ...Fixed that by > removing the power lock actuator on that door. > The remaining power locks sometimes continued to work when I would > lock the...
• Re: Hatch lock
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Tue, 21 Jul 2015 15:12:28 -0700
  Whatever your lock/key problem is just send it to Steve Sandlin's shop. He has been the Vanagon list locksmith forever. He can...
• Door locks only work when doors are closed?
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Wed, 9 May 2012 16:53:17 -0400
  On my '87 syncro, which does not have power locks, I can only seem to lock the doors when they are closed. A key...
• Re: I lock but they open ...
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:28:41 -0700
  ...I lock but they open ... > > > Hi all Vanagonites, > This is a central locking trouble. Now, I lock the door and they all lock > then...
• Sliding Door Lock Datapoint
  Historical mailing list - Jon B. Kanas
  Thu, 8 Jun 2000 14:42:59 -0600
  Hi folks, Just as a datapoint, on my 1983 Westfalia, I could NOT lock the sliding door until it was closed. My habit was...
• Electronic lock, tailgate --- had this happen to you?
  Historical mailing list - Marc Janes
  Mon, 1 Jul 2013 15:27:00 -0700
  Our electronic locks have functioned flawlessly for 20+ years, but now when we unlock our Eurovan (95) from the outside, using a key at...
• Re: Hatch lock...
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 12 May 2010 22:19:19 -0700
  That's how the power locks on my Mom's '91 were configured - must have been intentional. On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 9...
• Re: Rear hatch lock revisited
  Historical mailing list - Wes Johnson
  Thu, 29 May 1997 16:28:12 -0700
  >Thank you to everybody who responded to my question yesterday regarding >the lock on my rear hatch. They were all very helpful. After reading...
• Re: Diff. Lock 86 Syncro?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 22 Nov 1996 18:05:46 -0500
  ...I understood otherwise - that the vehicle should never be driven on dry pavement with a locked diff. >> The differential lock creates a mechanical lock...
• Re: lock yer doors without keys?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 12 Oct 2004 21:21:21 +1300
  Not being able to lock ANY door without the key is asinine design. This is in part why I have a remote central locking...
• Re: Sticky locks
  Historical mailing list - Don Dahl
  Fri, 16 Oct 2015 16:25:36 -0700
  ...When we service locks here in the shop, they are chemically cleaned then lubricated with a synthetic grease designed just for locks. It is...
• Re: New Locker from Weddle
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Tue, 31 Dec 2013 15:19:56 -0800
  So $700 to put in the locker in the diff, $600 for the locker and $2000 plus for the tranny rebuild plus the R...
• Re: Locked out
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Tue, 27 Aug 2002 11:28:04 -0700
  ...None of the doors will lock if you push the lock button and shut them. Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alistair Bell" <albell@UVIC.CA...
• Door Locks keep recycling
  Historical mailing list - Tim McDermott
  Fri, 3 Jan 2003 10:57:01 -0500
  On my 1990 van, the power door locks are all of a sudden keep recyling from locked to unloacked. When I put the key...
• Re: Rear Lock
  Historical mailing list - Dan Burgos
  Wed, 9 Sep 1998 17:41:37 -0400
  ...I was able to get the lock out > > through the inside panel. I've also discovered that these locks are > > sealed...meaning they cannot...
• Re: Door locks only work when doors are closed?
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Fitterer
  Wed, 9 May 2012 22:11:44 +0000
  ...So you dont lock your keys in. > Date: Wed, 9 May 2012 17:15:46 -0400 > From: greenvanagon@GMAIL.COM > Subject: Re: Door locks...
• Re: rear hatch lock failed locked...
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sat, 22 Mar 2014 11:25:29 -0500
  ...Took me a while to figure out the locking/unlocking sequence on the rear hatch relative to other doors being locked or not. It...
• Re: sliding door lock from inside?
  Historical mailing list - Rodney Kindlund
  Wed, 27 Mar 2002 15:16:27 -0800
  ...Hey, y'all........I am wondering if some of the listees are thinking that you can flip the lock down and then slam (shut...
• Locating some cabinet Locks (and... is it a good idea?)
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Reams
  Wed, 7 Aug 2002 11:21:54 -0700
  Hi Volks, I searched the archives for cabinet locks with no success. Does anyone have any recommendations for a place where I can get...
• drivers door lock Re: For the Newbies - Vanagon secrets revealed
  Historical mailing list - -------------
  Tue, 29 Aug 2006 09:56:15 -0400
  ...I can lock my doors without the key. Mike Collum wrote: > Upon exit, the driver's door can only be locked with a key...
• Re: Locking differential
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Wed, 17 Jul 2002 22:40:54 +0100
  I wouldn't, I'd always have the locker in the rear on the rear engined Transporter, especially as the steering gets almost impossible...
• Lubricating door locks
  Historical mailing list - Harley Thomas
  Mon, 28 Oct 1996 09:35:31 +-100
  I agree that WD40 is great for freeing up sticky door locks, but a word = of warning. The combination of the old gunge in...
• Re: Vgon Locking gas cap - I hate it!!
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Wed, 20 Feb 2008 19:46:16 -0500
  I think there is a difference between '85 and later models - My '85 has a metal lock parts inside where as my '90 has...
• Re: Breaking into a vanagon? How do you lock the keys in?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 16 Apr 2004 09:30:23 -0400
  On Fri, 16 Apr 2004, Eric Zeno wrote: > All vanagon I've seen you need the key to lock the drivers door, > except mine...
• passenger side lock- while we're at it!
  Historical mailing list - David Cooper
  Sun, 14 Jan 2001 23:09:35 EST
  My driver's and passenger's side locks will not lock without the key. Is the passenger side supposed to be lockable by pushing...
• Re: Carat rear hatch lock fails to unlock with key
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:59:14 -0700
  from what I've read the weak areas are the wires going to the driver's door, and the driver's door lock ... like...
• slider power lock
  Historical mailing list - davidson
  Fri, 18 Sep 1998 10:55:30 -0700
  I've had this intermittent problem with the slider door power lock on my 90 VW Westy Syncro. When I lock either front door...
• Re: Peloquin experience?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 16 Nov 2007 11:37:13 -0500
  ...The locking LSDs are going to more expensive to accomodate the factory diff lock mechanism. If you don't have the factory diff lock...
• Re: security
  Historical mailing list - Mike & Shari
  Tue, 13 Nov 2001 19:58:46 -0800
  ...security > > >Hidden lock switch for starter > >Hidden lock switch for ECU > >Gear shift lock > >EBrake lock > >Steering wheel lock > >Hidden Fuel pump kill switch...
• Re: making keys
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
  Mon, 15 Nov 2004 21:12:04 -0600
  As others have stated, the key can be made easily from the code number on the lock. It's on the tailpiece of the...
• Re: [Syncro] Front diff lock light not blinking
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Tue, 26 Oct 1999 11:38:10 +0200
  I now replaced the bulb for the rear diff lock, and that was obviously not the problem. Both locks work as supposed to. The...
• Re: Bought Westy with no key for water filler receptacle
  Historical mailing list - Eric Ley
  Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:55:40 -0500
  depends if plastic or metal lock. If plastic I'm not sure but( maybe bus depot not sure if all the same) if metal...
• Re: Best way to break into a vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Kelly Bauman
  Fri, 30 Oct 1998 11:03:25 -0800
  At 11:36 30-10-98 -0800, John Brush wrote: >I still don't see how one can lock the keys in a Vanagon...
• adding remote door lock/unlock with alarm??
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Thu, 18 Aug 2005 16:33:31 -0400
  ...I am trying to integrate it into my 87 Westy factory central locking system. The VW door locks appear to want a constant +12v...
• Re: Tailgate lock
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Mon, 13 Sep 2021 21:23:40 -0700
  ...Therefore the new lock cannot be keyed into > the Vanagon system. Your lock is certainly serviceable; we work on those > all the time. As...
• Re: 12v relay help
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Sat, 10 Nov 2007 07:17:57 -0800
  > The slider and rear hatch locks are really controlled by the > drivers door lock. Aha, but this is an aftermarket central locking system - my...
• Re&Re: Best way to break into a vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
  Fri, 30 Oct 1998 17:03:14 -0500
  ...I can't close >>the door on my 81 and have it stay locked. I need the keys to actually >>lock it all up...
• Re: Diff Lock Stuck On!!!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:32:48 -0400
  The diff lock should fail in the unlocked position. A spring pushes the rod out if both hoses are disconnected. It is common for...
• 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: sliding door lock
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 10 Oct 2009 14:46:03 -0700
  ...Going from only > locking by itself every third time you close the door to locking > every time you close the door. > > Is the lock...
• Re: Driver's door lock info?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 7 Jun 2000 23:20:14 -0700
  ...Driver's door lock info? > (it was not a VW which > >requires a key to lock the drivers door). I asked her why she...