Re-keying door locks?

[fahrvergnugen at cox.net (David Utley)]

The easiest thing is to take it to a locksmith that knows (and enjoys)
German cars.  Or, the redneck way is to take out the tumbler (WITH THE KEY
IN IT), and carefully file down the wafers until they are all flush with the
cylinder.  Try it after the fact and make sure it works okay before
reinstallation...  (there is a small screw on the backside of the door
handle to remove the cylinder.  make note of how the spring is situated...)

David
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nate Mellom" <doubt@inwave.com>
To: "Scirocco list" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2005 11:25 PM
Subject: Re-keying door locks?


> My drivers door on my '88 doesn't work with my key, while the passengers
> door, hatch, glove box and gas cap all do.  Don Walter told me there is
> a procedure to re-key the tumblers to match a given key, anyone know
> how? I'd like to be able to lock it up as I start to drive it regularly.
> Thanks!
> Nate
>
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