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| mepstein |
 Nov 21 2011, 09:11 AM
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914-6 GT in waiting  Group: Members Posts: 19,316 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region 
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My son locked the keys in his beetle. VW charges $100 for a valet key and must be ordered. Any ideas from the collective?
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| Tom_T |
Nov 21 2011, 01:49 PM
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TMI.... Group: Members Posts: 8,318 Joined: 19-March 09 From: Orange, CA Member No.: 10,181 Region Association: Southern California
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Ray,
If it's an old beetle with the operable vent windows, then you can get in with a coat hanger & open the vent wing or unlock the opposite door with the long hanger fully unfolded - but you may bugger the seal a bit where you go in with the hanger. Don't know what the availability is on those seals today, but the locksmith may be less, & AAA member lock-service is the best deal! We had to do that several times on my HS buddy's 66 Ghia, when he lost his key off his swim trunk's drawstring while bodysurfing at the beach back in the day. No hope of finding the sucker in the sand/water, needed to get home - so go find a hanger & do it - but VW seal parts were cheaper then! After the second time, he got a hide-a-key! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
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| mepstein |
Nov 21 2011, 05:00 PM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,316 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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QUOTE(Tom_T @ Nov 21 2011, 02:49 PM)  Ray, If it's an old beetle with the operable vent windows, then you can get in with a coat hanger & open the vent wing or unlock the opposite door with the long hanger fully unfolded - but you may bugger the seal a bit where you go in with the hanger. Don't know what the availability is on those seals today, but the locksmith may be less, & AAA member lock-service is the best deal! We had to do that several times on my HS buddy's 66 Ghia, when he lost his key off his swim trunk's drawstring while bodysurfing at the beach back in the day. No hope of finding the sucker in the sand/water, needed to get home - so go find a hanger & do it - but VW seal parts were cheaper then! After the second time, he got a hide-a-key! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) 2005 |
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mepstein OT - keys locked in car Nov 21 2011, 09:11 AM
Vacca Rabite Call a locksmith.
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Also, unless the key is chipped, find a VW key bl... Nov 21 2011, 11:46 AM mepstein
Also, unless the key is chipped, find a VW key b... Nov 21 2011, 12:12 PM gendent Funny thing, this just happened to me on my way ho... Nov 21 2011, 09:30 AM mepstein my local mechanic said he's drop by and try - ... Nov 21 2011, 10:23 AM tradisrad The best thing I ever put on my car is a hide-a-ke... Nov 21 2011, 11:12 AM Rex-n-effect Actually the key is $55.00 part# 3B0 837 219B... Nov 21 2011, 01:24 PM mepstein
Actually the key is $55.00 part# 3B0 837 219... Nov 21 2011, 05:02 PM mepstein my mechanic drove by and opened the car. no proble... Nov 21 2011, 04:59 PM mepstein My local mechanic stopped by and opened it for me.... Feb 25 2012, 08:41 AM |
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