Craig,

Go to a FLAPS or indie VW shop and get a driver's side door lock; it
will come with a key. Pry the interior door panel off (being careful
of the speaker wires) and you can easily replace it with a
ratchet-screwdriver, no sweat. (remember, this is for
NON-POWER-DOOR-LOCKS.) You might consider doing the slide door
instead, though, because it's easier just to crawl through to the
drivers seat than to actually enter thru the driver's door, and
loading cargo won't involve the multi-step process of opening the
driver door, etc. etc.

Have a good weekend, in advance!
Sam

---Craig Standley <cstand@U.WASHINGTON.EDU> wrote:
>
> Ok everyone, I just picked up my new '81 and noticed a problem.  THe
key
> that works in the ignition doesn't work in any of the locks.  Is
there a
> different key for the ignition and the locks?  I thought it would be
the
> same key, but the fact that it doesn't work in *any* of the locks
made me
> wonder.  If only one didn't work, I;d think the lock was busted.
>
> I will be going by a locksmith this afternoon to see if he has any
ideas,
> maybe replacing the lock cylinder on just the driver's door, and
using a
> special key just for that one.
>
> Other than that, it is great!  Going camping in it this weekend in
fact.
>
> Craig
>
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> Craig Standley                             cstand@u.washington.edu
> University of Washington     http://weber.u.washington.edu/~cstand
> Physics
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