dear  misplaced
sorry to hear about your purse loss--
i feel terrible when i lose things that are valuable to me --
i have been in a couple of total loss fires and had all my personal
possessions destroyed by a vexed insane person --

anyway the story is about what to do not what i feel like when the reaper
arrives --
ok there are several people on the list who have vanagons completely
destroyed by various methods --
are ignition, lock and key sets part of the scrap out inventory?

barring that option if no one steps forward with a complete set you can buy
then R & R yours
then slip off to local scrap yard and have them remove ignition, lock and
key set from a vanagon already in the bone yard

and having said that (here is where we speculate a little)
i am not 100% sure but pretty sure that a competent locksmith has the
ability to pop the tumbler out of any lock ..
make a few changes to the pins inside the tumbler--
then cut new key to fit the new coding --
expensive ... maybe even an insurance deal to cover this cost ...

good luck
yours

On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 8:55 AM, Allan Streib <streib@cs.indiana.edu> wrote:

> I'd try calling the local VW dealer on Monday -- with your VIN, they can
> probably cut you a new key, assuming that somebody hasn't fitted new
> locks since the van was manufactured.
>
> Also I think there are code numbers on the lock cylinders that will
> identify the key pattern needed, I believe any legitmate locksmith could
> then make you a key.
>
> I'd try the dealer first, personally, to avoid the need to take anything
> apart.
>
> Allan
>
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