>actually, it's easier than that .. the key-only locking seems to be
>related to the big brass-colored part that you can see when you open
>the door .. it's held in by large phillips screws. swap that out and
>the locking changes, but you do NOT have to rekey anything!
>
>i made the swap on my old 80 bus (when vw changed the locking
>mechanisms on the 82 buses to keep kids from opening the doors, from
>inside, even though the button was pushed down) and it was a simple
>five minute fix. :)
>
>joel

Aha! There we go. Thanks! I'll try this out when I next get a chance to get
near my van (stored 365km from here). Wonder if this holds for sliding
doors also?

Andrew Grebneff
Dunedin, New Zealand
VW & mollusc nut
1984 VW Caravelle (currently SVX engine; waiting for a Porsche trans)
1985 Mitsubishi Galant Sigma 2.0 (FWD), for sale
1986 CE80 Toyota Corolla 1.8DX diesel (extaxi)
1989 CE96 Toyota Corolla 1.8DX diesel wagon
1989 CT170 Toyota Corona Select 2.0 diesel (taxi)