| Marveen179 |
Sat May 31, 2025 11:04 am |
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Background: when I was nine or so, my father bought a yellow VW beetle. Being nine, I have no idea whether it was a classic or superbeetle. Nevertheless, I was impressed by its rear engine and forward trunk. He fairly quickly sold it on and replace it with a vehicle more suited for a six-foot-four driver.
Now, forty-five years later, we have acquired a 1973 Superbeetle. The ivory paint is in a sad state, revealing yellow underneath. When my father died in 2018, many sets of keys were lying around in various junk drawers, including the old VW-logo key that our owners' manual says is for the glovebox.
IT FITS. That old key from the yellow beetle in '79 fits the glovebox.
Now, I still live in the same house. It's POSSIBLE that this '73 Superbeetle (bought sixty miles away) could be the same one. Unlikely, but possible.
Did VW use a very small number of locksets for the glovebox? Does anyone know? |
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| OldSchoolVW's |
Sat May 31, 2025 12:50 pm |
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Marveen179 wrote: Did VW use a very small number of locksets for the glovebox? Does anyone know?
Quite a coincidence either way. Contact Gabriel. He can answer all of your key/lock questions:
https://gabvwkey.com |
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| Glenn |
Sat May 31, 2025 1:45 pm |
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| My 74 beetle key opened the doors of.my 1980 audi |
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| vwuberalles |
Sun Jun 01, 2025 7:34 am |
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| My 87 Scirocco key unlocked my 73 super doors, and the old key from my dad's 59 worked in my 66 bug. |
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