My local oldtime locksmith shop did this for me recently. I pulled a
front door handle in the parking lot in under a minute, they looked up
the code, cut 2 keys, charged me $10 and I was on my way 10 minutes
later and most of that was due to conversation.

I had a key already but it was very worn and hard to use in some of the
locks.

Mark

Steve Sandlin wrote:
> Sure, most of us worth our salt can do this.  If it is done from a door lock, though, it will not work the ignition as there are 10 wafers in the ignition and only 7 in the other locks.  There are many ways to generate keys.  In the case of the Vanagon, the easiest way is to retrieve the code from a door lock and code cutting a key.  This will only work, of course, if the locks have never been changed.  Some locks are almost impossible to impression (the ":secret" method to which you refer) but that doesn't mean that keys can't be made.  In the case of a Vanagon, if the locks have not been changed, I can pull a door handle, find the code, look it up, and cut a key in about 3 minutes.>

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