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Subject:Re: replacing ignition cylinder
From:Michael Elliott
Date:Thu, 25 Aug 2005 08:30:26 -0700

Hi Steve,

Would a good locksmith know how to correctly cut a key when all he has
at hand is a worn one?

==

Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
KG6RCR

On 8/25/2005 8:15 AM Steve Sandlin wrote:

> Be aware that there are very few failures in the ignition cylinder.
> Most of
> the time a worn key is the culprit.  A correctly cut key (not a copy
> of your
> already worn key) will generally solve the problem.
> Steve Sandlin
> Steve's Lock Shoppe
> http://www.steveslockshop.com
> '84 Wolfsburg Westy
> '79 Transporter
> '00 New Beetle
>