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coolbugfan Samba Member
Joined: July 07, 2018 Posts: 330
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Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2022 10:16 am Post subject: Locking the doors |
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I have a stock 1965 1200.
I was surprised when I bought it that push button locks on the insides of the doors weren’t a VW thing until 1967. Okay. Fine.
I wondered how you lock the doors when in the car. I can use the key in the door to open the door, then lock it before closing and I thought that was the only way.
Until Sunday, when I was shown you could push the interior door handle forward (opposite of opening the door) to lock it. Wow. I never knew that. COOL!
But it only works on the passenger door. The driver’s door doesn’t do that. Now, driver’s doors are often different in many cars. Should you be able to lock the driver’s door from inside? Just not sure if it’s broken or just not a feature.
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KTPhil Samba Member
Joined: April 06, 2006 Posts: 33875 Location: Conejo Valley, CA
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Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2022 10:25 am Post subject: Re: Locking the doors |
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There is a trick:
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mukluk Samba Member
Joined: October 18, 2012 Posts: 6985 Location: Clyde, TX
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Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2022 8:02 pm Post subject: Re: Locking the doors |
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coolbugfan wrote: |
But it only works on the passenger door. The driver’s door doesn’t do that. Now, driver’s doors are often different in many cars. Should you be able to lock the driver’s door from inside? Just not sure if it’s broken or just not a feature. |
Only the passenger door can be locked from the inside in a sedan. Your door remotes are functioning normally. _________________ 1960 Ragtop w/Semaphores "Inga" |
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Eric&Barb Samba Member
Joined: September 19, 2004 Posts: 24670 Location: Olympia Wash Rinse & Repeat
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Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2022 9:26 pm Post subject: Re: Locking the doors |
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See the "Technical" button at upper right?? Hover your mouse cursor over that and a pop up list will pop up. Left click on the "Owner Manuals" and navigate your way to the type 1 OMs and scroll down to your year. Print out at least two copies, one for home and one for the glove compartment. Read them not just once, but many times till you have a general idea what and where info (lots of need to know info in those pages) is in it and you can get to it in a couple of minutes often by using the index.
Do explore those other buttons. Lots of cool VW info are in there. _________________ In Stereo, Where Available! |
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coolbugfan Samba Member
Joined: July 07, 2018 Posts: 330
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Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2022 9:21 am Post subject: Re: Locking the doors |
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Thanks for all the information. I do have the manual and read it, but I missed this bit as the manual isn’t particularly clear. Mukluk - that’s the answer I was after. Much thanks.
It’s actually a neat feature. I like it. Thank you all. |
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Eric&Barb Samba Member
Joined: September 19, 2004 Posts: 24670 Location: Olympia Wash Rinse & Repeat
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Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2022 9:42 am Post subject: Re: Locking the doors |
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coolbugfan wrote: |
Thanks for all the information. I do have the manual and read it, but I missed this bit as the manual isn’t particularly clear. Mukluk - that’s the answer I was after. Much thanks.
It’s actually a neat feature. I like it. Thank you all. |
That is why the need to read over and over. You can then catch info that you did not pickup before. _________________ In Stereo, Where Available! |
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supercub Samba Member
Joined: June 07, 2010 Posts: 358 Location: Wisconsin
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Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2022 6:24 pm Post subject: Re: Locking the doors |
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mukluk wrote: |
Only the passenger door can be locked from the inside in a sedan. Your door remotes are functioning normally. |
On my '66 sedan both doors can be locked from the inside by pushing the handle forward. Weird. The driver's side is screwy though because the handle doesn't spring back on its own and if you don't get it back into just the right resting position when you close the door, the lock mechanism jams up and you can't unlock the door from the outside which is super fun. I'm betting it's just screwed up somehow because I can't see someone wasting the effort to put a convertible door lock mechanism on this pile. |
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Eric&Barb Samba Member
Joined: September 19, 2004 Posts: 24670 Location: Olympia Wash Rinse & Repeat
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Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2022 6:50 pm Post subject: Re: Locking the doors |
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supercub wrote: |
On my '66 sedan both doors can be locked from the inside by pushing the handle forward. Weird. The driver's side is screwy though because the handle doesn't spring back on its own and if you don't get it back into just the right resting position when you close the door, the lock mechanism jams up and you can't unlock the door from the outside which is super fun. I'm betting it's just screwed up somehow because I can't see someone wasting the effort to put a convertible door lock mechanism on this pile. |
Maybe a latch from a RHD beetle??? _________________ In Stereo, Where Available! |
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mukluk Samba Member
Joined: October 18, 2012 Posts: 6985 Location: Clyde, TX
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Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2022 6:55 pm Post subject: Re: Locking the doors |
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supercub wrote: |
mukluk wrote: |
Only the passenger door can be locked from the inside in a sedan. Your door remotes are functioning normally. |
On my '66 sedan both doors can be locked from the inside by pushing the handle forward. Weird. The driver's side is screwy though because the handle doesn't spring back on its own and if you don't get it back into just the right resting position when you close the door, the lock mechanism jams up and you can't unlock the door from the outside which is super fun. I'm betting it's just screwed up somehow because I can't see someone wasting the effort to put a convertible door lock mechanism on this pile. |
'66 models are different than '65 and earlier. On both sedans and convertibles for that model year both inside handles can be used to lock the doors. Sorry for the confusion. Your driver's side remote sounds like it needs lubed or something is bent/worn.
_________________ 1960 Ragtop w/Semaphores "Inga" |
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andrewda Samba Member
Joined: September 26, 2018 Posts: 54 Location: Middletown, NJ
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Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2022 7:08 am Post subject: Re: Locking the doors |
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mukluk wrote: |
coolbugfan wrote: |
But it only works on the passenger door. The driver’s door doesn’t do that. Now, driver’s doors are often different in many cars. Should you be able to lock the driver’s door from inside? Just not sure if it’s broken or just not a feature. |
Only the passenger door can be locked from the inside in a sedan. Your door remotes are functioning normally. |
I have a 64 sedan and 65 vert
I know on the 64, I can lock both driver and passenger from the inside or outside. Both handles also have a key hole on the outside... not sure if that is factory or not but it was on the car when I purchased it
On the 65 vert its the same setup |
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mukluk Samba Member
Joined: October 18, 2012 Posts: 6985 Location: Clyde, TX
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Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2022 9:09 am Post subject: Re: Locking the doors |
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andrewda wrote: |
I know on the 64, I can lock both driver and passenger from the inside or outside. Both handles also have a key hole on the outside... not sure if that is factory or not but it was on the car when I purchased it. |
It's not. On the same line, my '60 has a 1600SP that was in the car when I purchased it.
andrewda wrote: |
On the 65 vert its the same setup. |
That is stock and expected to be present in the case of a convertible. _________________ 1960 Ragtop w/Semaphores "Inga" |
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Blue Baron VW Aficionado
Joined: June 16, 2006 Posts: 23748 Location: Southeast USA
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Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2022 5:59 pm Post subject: Re: Locking the doors |
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Basically, the earlier cars could not be locked from the inside on the driver's side, but this was changed for safety reasons. An outside door handle key lock was also added to the passenger side, so both sides would function the same. (It probably also satisfied the bean counters, because RHD and LHD doors would now be the same.) _________________ We are striving for perfection, to make our cars run forever, if possible.
Heinz Nordhoff |
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