No Door Lock Keys? No Problem, See Inside...

[team bogus]

I'm not sure if many of you know this, but it's something I just discovered.
I got my 1967 Ghia late last year, and of course it didn't come with door lock keys.
Not to worry, remove the door handle from inside the door panel, take a look on the inner cylinder of the push button, and there is your key code.
Give the code to your person of choice who is able to cut keys, in my case, KGPR, and now you have keys.

As you can see (maybe) my code is 22K043.
This is for the push button style door handles, I'm not sure if the other styles are similarly coded.
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1967 Karmann Ghia

[bluedot]

Holy smokes! That's super easy to make happen. Thank you for the tip!

I wonder if there's a code on the hood pull?

[sputnick60]

[mountainkowboy]

Same for the late models, just did it for my 71 SB vert....now I can lock it.
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Chuck in Socal
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71 Super Convertible...DD
78 Honda CB750K
06 Honda CR-V (wifes)
63 IH Scout 80 "Beater"

[KGCoupe]

[retrowagen]

Of course, if a different lock cylinder or tumblers were fitted at some point in the car's life, the marked code (or possibly even profile code) would not be applicable...
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David Ruby
President, Karmann-Ghia World Club

[offalytom]

Great tip .. I've spent the last few days searching the web for new barells ..

The depth of knowledge in this forum never ceases to amaze me
Thanks again

[PolarBearVW]

Another good tip is to take a really hi-def pics of your keys. If I were to ever lose all the sets (eeps) it wouldn't take much to get a blank and re-cut something.
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1974 Ghia Coupe

[Big Bull Shooter]

[rcooled]

You can always take your door handles and ignition switch to most any key shop and have keys made for them. They'll also match the locks so both the doors and ignition will operate with the same key. You can also match your locks to whatever keys you have on your own. I think there was a thread on here a while back explaining how to do it.
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'63 Ragtop (current)
'65 Ghia coupe (totaled)
'67 Ghia convertible (current)
'69.5 Ghia convertible and
'62, '63, '65, '69 Bugs (all long gone)

[jeffrey8164]

Provided the key profiles are the same, of course.
I think the letter calls out the keyway.
I could be wrong and often am.
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Volkswagen!
Turning owners into mechanics since 1938.

“Let he that is without oil throw the first rod”
(Compression 8.7:1)

[TISO]

[rbsurfguy]

As I asked in another thread, is it possible to change the lock barrels to match my ignition key on my 71? I have two different sets of handles, both with one cleaner looking than the other, so I wanted to use the best matched pair with the matching ignition key. After getting some advice, I switched over the barrel from the ugly handle to the clean one. If I hadn't taken the time to go over the four pieces and clean them thoroughly, it would have only taken about 5 minutes to switch over. Not sure if this pertains to your specific situation, but wanted to throw it out there in case others need to change door lock barrels for a late model.

Jeff
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1971 Ghia convertible (Body off rebuild)
2019 VW Atlas 4Motion
2012 Passat-Sold


See my build on The Samba at:
Jeff's 71 Vert Restoration/Reassembly http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6...highlight=