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Offline Haribo!

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Lock changing
« on: 06 February 2009, 09:53 »
Ive just bought a 87 8v GTI, has 3 different keys, one for the locks, one for igniton, and one for the petrol cap.

I want to buy a set so I have one key for all, I was wondering tho, how do you change the ignition barrel?  Last time I did it, I just changed the whole colum?(if thats what its called, the long black thing) I would like to avoid that.

as or the petrol cap, does a non central locking mk2 still have the mechanism for central locking on the flap?  or do I need to get one... and will it bolt straight on if I do?  Cause I want to add central locking too once ive sorted the locks out, then I wont need a lock for the petrol cap.


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Offline Haribo!

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Re: Lock changing
« Reply #1 on: 06 February 2009, 11:49 »
also, is there a particular ignition housing for pre and post 90 golfs?
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Offline Bjork

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Re: Lock changing
« Reply #2 on: 06 February 2009, 11:54 »
Can only help with the petrol cap enquiry.

What the central locking does is push a thin metal spike/pin through a bracket on your petrol flap. If you can't see a spike thing sticking out on the left hand side just behind the petrol flap then I'd imagine it would be quite hard to do yourself.

Hope this helps.
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Offline Mk2George

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Re: Lock changing
« Reply #3 on: 06 February 2009, 16:45 »
Id be interested in hearing about this too as I only have 2 keys for my car in total and the door and ignition locks are different!  :huh:

Probably a sign its been broken into in the past but it would be nice to get a uniform set of locks and of course some spare keys. My worry was changing the ignition barrel also, and do you think it would affect the immobiliser that is fitted? Seems a pretty basic immobilser (like some kind of diode inside a plastic key fob that you de-activate on the dash before you put the key in)

Dont want to open a whole can of worms and have my car off the road!
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Offline Ant

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Re: Lock changing
« Reply #4 on: 06 February 2009, 17:45 »
IIRC there are differences to the boot lock mechanism for central locking.
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Offline DarnPB

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Re: Lock changing
« Reply #5 on: 06 February 2009, 18:58 »
You can buy a lock kit from VW, and pay a fortune, or you can buy one from GSF, which are cheaper and I have not heard bad reports about them. The doors and the boot are relatively easy to replace. The ignition is a b@stard. You have to remove the column shroud, the streering wheel, the steering wheel lock assembly, and then you need a drill.
Look in the Haynes for the exact way to do it.
I had to change the locks on my last 8v as some fatherless son of a b!tch tried nicking the door handle at my local scrap yard. Trashed the door handle, the lock and damaged the door panel. Phukin' Morrocan pikies!
The petrol cap is on its own as an after market add on, so separate keys for that.
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Offline richard s

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Re: Lock changing
« Reply #6 on: 06 February 2009, 20:18 »
or try a locksmith and get all the locks changed to match the ignition key
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Offline Neo Badness

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Re: Lock changing
« Reply #7 on: 06 February 2009, 21:08 »
Yeah, ignition change is an absolute swine/fiddly job, but haynes has a step by step guide.
You can buy whole lot from GSF and a quick trawl of ebay will turn up the goods no doubt. As for locking fuel cap and central locking is what I've got, bit belt and braces i know, but i'm like that... :grin:
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Offline mattneck(Beavis)

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Re: Lock changing
« Reply #8 on: 06 February 2009, 21:53 »
Just re-tumble the door and boot locks to the ignition surely the easiest way. no removing column. no drilling. no mess.

you can take the barrels out the door handles and boot lock easy.. then you have to make it using the brass tumbles so that when the key is in they all sit flat. might have some spare tumblers here if need be..  :wink:
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Offline twistedblack69

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Re: Lock changing
« Reply #9 on: 06 February 2009, 23:07 »
Hey mattneck...so if I got the pins out of random barrels, I could make my own lock?? 'cause at the mo my driver side is different to my passenger side and ignition, which are the same, and I have two spare barrels in my car from the scrappy when I was replacing the handles
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