I do that all the time.  Drill point is on top of cylinder, 9/16" back from
shoulder, directly in line with top of keyway.  Be careful....this is a thin
area and you only want to drill through the housing, not the retainer.  This
sure is the hard way to get a key, though.  Why don't you just get the code
from a door handle?
Steve Sandlin
http://www.steveslockshop.com
'84 Wolfsburg Westy
'79 Bus
'00 New Beetle

>From: Robert Young <byoung@RFCI.NET>
>Reply-To: Robert Young <byoung@RFCI.NET>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Lost Vanagon Key
>Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2001 23:20:37 -0400
>
>I just purchased a nice 87 GL for $400 but no key available.  Has anyone
>tried to drill through the steering column like Bentley says to get the key
>lock out?  With the lock out of the column, they only charged me $6 to make
>2 keys but it's $75 to come to the house to do it.  That was on my 71 SB VW
>but on this vanagon it says to drill a hole near the lock and it'll come
>right out!!
>
>Has anyone tried that yet?
>
>Bob

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