After I first got my westy I did a thorough inspection of the underside of
the van.  I found a magnetic key holder with a key to the van next to the
fuel pump. A year later when I was doing my surveys for my engine mod and
adding a radiator to the air cooled van I found another key holder in the
front bumper (this one looked like a house key)  after I got hit in the rear
and was pulling the rear bumper and straightening out the damage I found
another key holder with another van key and a key that looked like a padlock
key in the rear crumpled metal.  Not sure where it had originally been
hiding.  Two keys for the van and a house key and a padlock key hidden in
the van.  Now have more magnetic key holders than I will ever need.

I liked the idea of the house key though and have stuck a house key in a
holder inside the van.  The day after I did it I ended up using it.

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On 10/11/04 7:28 PM, "jbange" <hfinn@INGRATES.NET> wrote:

>>  I have come too close to locking the
>> keys in, and I still haven't got around to getting a spare key...
> 
> As a locksmith, I recommend getting a spare key made and put it between the
> license place and the flip-down oil/water filler door, held in place by one
> of the license plate fastening bolts through the hole in the key. Easy to
> get to when you need it (undo the wingnut, pull the bolt out, down drops
> the key), and it won't fall off or be found by thieves* like those crappy
> magnetic hide-a-key boxes. I can't tell you how many times I've slammed the
> locked slider door shut with my keys sitting on the back seat! P.S. this
> trick also works for most non-Vanagon cars, but the Vanagon is well suited
> to it because it's just a wingnut-- you don't need to find a screwdriver or
> fiddle with a penny in a slotted bolt to get the key loose.
>