Interesting...  I tried every which way but loose to get them to fit and
even thought about shaving them down a bit...

I will investigate this further.  Thanks Ben!

Andrew

-----Original Message-----
From: BenT Syncro [mailto:syncro@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2011 10:13 AM
To: Andrew Martin
Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Vanagon key blanks

Andrew,

My VW factory rubberheaded keys operate all the treasure chest doors in all
three of my Doublecabs just as well as my plain head keys.

Steve has cut a number of Vanagon keys and rekeyed a number of locks for me
as well.

BenT

sent from my electronic leash

On Dec 6, 2011, at 7:36 AM, Andrew Martin <ramblinvan@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> I had Steve rebuild the lock cylinders and make new keys for my
> Transporter single cab.  I received at least one each of the style
> options mentioned below and all of them are very high quality and work
perfectly.
>
> Doka and Sinka folks please note:  The plastic headed keys (VW logo or
> Italian made) cannot be inserted far enough into the treasure chest
> door locks to operate the locks.  Be sure to retain a good all metal
> "hardware store generic" key for your treasure chest!
>
> Steve's work is excellent and my door locks operate as new.
>
> Andrew
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
> Behalf Of Steve Sandlin
> Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2011 6:08 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Vanagon key blanks
>
> There has been a bit of discussion on the availability of key blanks,
> and several people asking me what I have available, so here goes.  I
> keep in stock plain metal hardware-store generic blanks, an
> Italian-made black plastic headed key blank, and the VW original with
> the plastic head and inset chrome logo.  There has never been a
> replacement blade made for the flip keys in the Vanagon keyway.  With
> worn locks, yo can force the key for the other water-cooled cars into the
Vanagon locks, but it is not correct.
> We see lots of Vanagon keys sent to us that are incorrectly cut on
> that keyblank.
>
> Thanks for the continuing support.
>
> Steve Sandlin, Registered Locksmith
>
> Steve's Lock Shoppe
>
> www.steveslockshop.com
>                                          =