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angus1967 Samba Member
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Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2019 6:54 pm Post subject: Early key blank suppliers iso |
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So I need to make a couple of keys for my 66 type 1.
I really like the carved out "vw" keys of earlier years, but they a double grooved on one side.
I need single side groove blanks.
The blanks for the 66 look like any other key, borinnnggg
Anybody making carved blanks for the later years? |
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Zundfolge1432 Samba Member
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Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2019 7:36 pm Post subject: Re: Early key blank suppliers iso |
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Google Gabe VW key
See what he has |
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65 Sunroof Samba Member
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Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2019 7:25 pm Post subject: Re: Early key blank suppliers iso |
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There are some SC and SG blanks on EBay as you are describing.. |
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TonyB Samba Member
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Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2019 8:02 pm Post subject: Re: Early key blank suppliers iso |
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I had bought a pair for my '62 on Amazon for $20 but they wouldn't fit so I returned them ... They looked great but they wouldn't fit ignition, door or glovebox. |
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glutamodo The Android
Joined: July 13, 2004 Posts: 26320 Location: Douglas, WY
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Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2019 6:20 am Post subject: Re: Early key blank suppliers iso |
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Never order key blanks unless you know the key code first! SC, SU, SV may look similar at a glance but are definitely not the same.
I was lucky to be able to get some extra keys from VW themselves, in the early 90s, I gave them the key code from my 62 , plunked down the money, and waited for a call. A week or two later, I got the call, went to pick up my keys only to find they were blanks. I was like, "I ordered these to code, dude" and he replied, "oh, you wanted them cut? Hold on" and he went into the back room and cut them. I never heard the sound of a grinding wheel, so I wonder how their key machine worked... these are steel blanks and can't be cut like the soft plated brass ones at hardware stores (you need a much stronger cutting wheel). I know later models still used steel keys, I have an original key from my USA made 85 Golf and it is steel. Maybe they have some kind of soundproofed key cutter. Anyway, I think I got 3 of them, and I still have one of them that I've never had to use. I also sourced a couple of extra SU blanks at some point, HUF brand, but they don't look as nice/shiny as the AKS keys I had the dealer cut for me. _________________ Andy T.
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angus1967 Samba Member
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Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2019 8:58 am Post subject: Re: Early key blank suppliers iso |
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Thank you for the reples.
After finding some on the bay, they are out of budget. Perhaps my lokal locksmith can help?
I only have one key _________________ 1966 1600cc dual port. dual frd34's |
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glutamodo The Android
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Posted: Sat Apr 20, 2019 3:20 am Post subject: Re: Early key blank suppliers iso |
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Damn, Everett, I (obviously) had totally forgotten about that. Still not sure if they would have still be using that thing in the early 90s.
I did, at one point, have a different steel key cut at a local locksmith shop, which is where I found out about how steel key blanks are not very compatible with run-of-the-mill key duplicator machines. He had to dust off a machine they had off to the side, with a cutting wheel designed to bite into steel blanks. Ironically, I don't know if I ever actually used that key, it's still on my keychain of spares and I'm unsure if I even have the lock it fits.
_________________ Andy T.
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65 Sunroof Samba Member
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Posted: Sat Apr 20, 2019 7:14 am Post subject: Re: Early key blank suppliers iso |
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Not sure how you searched... there are plenty of the type described that are under $20..
As someone mentioned above, before looking for keys, it is absolutely necessary to know what key code your lock is..
SC, SG, SU, etc |
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glutamodo The Android
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Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2019 7:28 pm Post subject: Re: Early key blank suppliers iso |
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I think the original poster was looking for key blanks with the VW shaped logo punched out of them, did Curtus make any like that? I know there were imitators, I can't remember the name of the brand but I remember some Made in Canada keys like that, but those were plated brass keys, and not the long-lived steel keys that VW used. _________________ Andy T.
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angus1967 Samba Member
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Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2019 7:31 pm Post subject: Re: Early key blank suppliers iso |
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Yes. Looking for punched out vw logo _________________ 1966 1600cc dual port. dual frd34's |
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vdubmyk Samba Member
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Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2019 10:15 pm Post subject: Re: Early key blank suppliers iso |
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Not sure what key code a 66 has but Wolfsburg West has VW logoed keys. https://www.wolfsburgwest.com/cart/DetailsList.cfm?ID=111837219ASC _________________ 64 stock bug, 12V (converted 6v unit), 40 hp, all documents even sales contract and dealer window sticker! |
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glutamodo The Android
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Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2019 3:53 am Post subject: Re: Early key blank suppliers iso |
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Some of those WW keys look OK, but I'm not sure if the plated brass ones are actually "genuine" - they might have been made under license but not matching old stock exactly. My 62 has an SU blank, that's the one where I had steels cut by the dealer, and the ones that WW shows has the VW rotated from those AKS made keys, I also have some HUF blanks with the same pattern.
Oh, I was trying to remember who made the plated brass blanks I saw in a local locksmith shop years ago, I think they were Dominion. _________________ Andy T.
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65 Sunroof Samba Member
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Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2019 5:54 am Post subject: Re: Early key blank suppliers iso |
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It would really help if you knew what code your key is.. you can’t go buy year because PO May have switched out the ignition and locks. |
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65 Sunroof Samba Member
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angus1967 Samba Member
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Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2019 8:26 am Post subject: Re: Early key blank suppliers iso |
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Thank you. Looks like i need su profile. I will order from ww _________________ 1966 1600cc dual port. dual frd34's |
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glutamodo The Android
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Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2019 8:39 am Post subject: Re: Early key blank suppliers iso |
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Too bad though, that WW's blanks do not match VW original steel blanks...
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_________________ Andy T.
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angus1967 Samba Member
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Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2019 3:06 pm Post subject: Re: Early key blank suppliers iso |
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Might be a trademark thing _________________ 1966 1600cc dual port. dual frd34's |
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