RE: exchanging door locks

[Ewan Hopkins <Ewan.Hopkins@computeraid.co.uk>]

>PS: But you'll 2 set of key to open the door and to start the car!?
>that sucks!
If you put your key in the lock barrel while it is out of the handle you can
then file the ends of the brass tumblers so your own key will work.  Might
make it slightly easier for a chance thief trying keys in your car, on the
offchance that they'll fit, but I've done it several times with no problems.
Also solves the problem of finding a s/h lock with a key - any lock will do!

HTH,

Ewan Hopkins.


-----Original Message-----
From: Joel Leclerc [mailto:deejay@info.polymtl.ca]
Sent: 28 July 1999 16:16
Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
Subject: Re: exchanging door locks


I don't remember how I did that on my GTI long time ago,
but it's not hard to figure out how it's working and easy
to remove it. And do the reverse to put the new one in.

Good luck, if ever you need more detail let me know
i'll do it on my rocco and tell you then how I did it back.

Joel
87 16v
PS: But you'll 2 set of key to open the door and to start the car!?
that sucks!

Max Schulte wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> Welllll, ain't I lucky? This night some sucker broke into my Scirocco.
> Radio (unforunately the wires are also cut) is gone as well as some
> other stuff. In addition to this, that motherf***er broke the lock on
> the drivers side, I can now neither insert the key nor lock/unlock the
> door. I can get a new lock (only the lock part, not the handle). My
> question is: Is it hard to install this part yourself, has anybody done
> this before? Any instructions on how to do it, or am I better off having
> it done? Thanks a lot.
> 
> Regards,
> -Max
> 
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