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Lost Ignition Key

Help! Promised a friend i'd have the old vw ready for his wedding this weekend and I've lost the ignition key. I followed advice from previous posts about taking the door lock off and getting a locksmith to match a key to the serial number but as luck would have it the dor lock is different to that of the ignition!! The second option is to replace the ignition barrel with a new one but I'm daunted by the idea of hacking away at an area that is full of intricate switching and cables.

The manuals indicate that the key is needed to remove the barrel (which I dont have) so first of all is there an easy way to remove the key without the key or is it a case of brute force and plenty of ignorance?!!

Second point is I've started to strip the steering column down but the turn signal level is stubborn and doesn't seem to want to come out. I've read that the wiring (2 bundles) from the steering colum have to be removed at the bottom of the ignition housing where they terminate in plugs but I cannot locate these plugs as the wiring bundles seem to dissappear up into the housing. i don't want to pull on the ignition arm too hard as (I think) there are small delicate pins at the bottom end which connect to the plugs (which i can't find!) If I'm going to get the bug ready for the wedding I really don't have time for anything to go wrong so any ideas would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks

Angus

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roberts.angus
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Forgot to mention that the car is a '69 1200cc beetle.

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roberts.angus

It should be easy to pull out that ign key cylinder/tumbler. Steering wheel off. Turn Signal assembly comes out (4 screws) and you may have to push the wires from the bottom up to give you some room. Pull off the little caps from 2 screws that hold the ign key cylinder/tumbler bracket. Bracket off then ign switch assembly will pull forward some. You may have to use something like a screwdriver to push the wheel locking pin in but I can't remember. Help! Promised a friend i'd have the old vw ready for his wedding this

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dave AKA vwdoc1

Your year (69?) doesn't have any plugs; you must disconenct the wires at the fuse block/dash. Make a sketch. Then just pull them right thru far enough to whatever.

If you must, drill out the lock core.

Speedy Jim

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Speedy Jim

It's fairly common to find cars where the driver's door lock has been replaced but the passenger side is still original. Try pulling that side. It may give you the key code you need.

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Jim Adney

Or perhaps the engine deck lid lock matches. I don't know if that was the norm or not - I redid all the locks to match the ignition years ago.

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Michael Cecil

I had a key duplicated at a locksmith and they pointed out a number on the key from a '71 KG as the original key code. If you have the original key from the car this code apparently is the key" to reproducing a copy. look for it on your keys and record it. Myself, I hide a key somewhere on the exterior. Hide-a-key?

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