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Subject:Re: lock keying
From:Matthew Pollard
Date:Wed, 5 Sep 2001 13:40:19 -0700

while on the subject... how do you remove the core from the sliding door
handle? I've determined that i can machine a handle out of stainless
steel, but need to take inside measurements before i fire up the lathe.
ok, back work
m

Matthew Pollard          "Racing with the wind and flirting with death
Dept. Of Chemistry        So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath"
University of Idaho
www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356

On Wed, 5 Sep 2001, Steve Sandlin wrote:

> Hi, Dominic,
> Sorry to hear of your robbery.  Your locks can be rekeyed to match.  It is
> not really a do-it-yourself project, as you need new wafers to match to the
> new key.  I do have the necessary parts to do the job.  As far as the water
> cap, I assume you are talking about the standard Westfalia lock.  It is not
> rekeyable.  I can make a new key to fit the existing lock, but the lock
> cannot be rekeyed so the old key no longer fits.  Feel free to contact me
> directly if you need more information.
> Steve Sandlin
> Steve's Lock Shoppe
> http://www.steveslockshop.com
> '84 Wolfsburg Westy
> '79 Station Wagon
> '00 New Beetle
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