Cooz93 66 Posted July 12, 2014 Report Share Posted July 12, 2014 Had to change my boot lock as I didn't have a key for it and I'm struggling I get it to work now. Could someone send me a picture of their boot lock in place with the key in and also with the key pushed in? Hopefully seeing this will give me a good idea of how it should look. Cheers:) Link to post Share on other sites
Cooz93 66 Posted July 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2014 (edited) Looking for a pic of the back of this when fitted.. Edited July 12, 2014 by Cooz93 Link to post Share on other sites
Cooz93 66 Posted July 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2014 Anyone? Just a quick pic? Link to post Share on other sites
Cooz93 66 Posted July 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2014 Sorted thanks to 'sep'Cheers buddy! Link to post Share on other sites
ben_notts 0 Posted July 23, 2014 Report Share Posted July 23, 2014 You know you can 're- jig' the pins in the current lock to suit your keys. It saves having a key for ignition, each door handle & the tailgate. Im not sure if theres a how to lurking about but one of the guys down at my local VW breakers is a bit of a mk3 whizz and he can jig the barrels to suit the key. Link to post Share on other sites
Lukey. 381 Posted July 23, 2014 Report Share Posted July 23, 2014 The shims are all numbered, all you have to do is copy the number code of your shims. Link to post Share on other sites
Cooz93 66 Posted July 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2014 You know you can 're- jig' the pins in the current lock to suit your keys. It saves having a key for ignition, each door handle & the tailgate. Im not sure if theres a how to lurking about but one of the guys down at my local VW breakers is a bit of a mk3 whizz and he can jig the barrels to suit the key.Never knew that. Could be good to see how!I've managed to get a working set of locks for doors and boot. So I only have 2 keys now which doesn't bother me.Cheers for,the help guys. Link to post Share on other sites
Lukey. 381 Posted July 26, 2014 Report Share Posted July 26, 2014 Gain access to the back of the lock that you want to make universal, ie the same one as your ignition. Put your key in the lock barrel then take the c clip off the back of the barrel push the barrel out with your key still in it. The shims are spring loaded so don't take the key out til you're on a work table. Take note of the numbers and order of each shim ie 1,7,4,5,5,3. Then reassemble the barrel and reinstall. Repeat this process for the locks that need a different key, only changing the shim numbers and order to match the combination of the first one. Then you will have all locks that use the same key. You may find that you need to buy some spare shims if you don't have the correct amount of the relevant numbered shims. Easy peasy. thesurgeon and Cooz93 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Cooz93 66 Posted July 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2014 Gain access to the back of the lock that you want to make universal, ie the same one as your ignition. Put your key in the lock barrel then take the c clip off the back of the barrel push the barrel out with your key still in it. The shims are spring loaded so don't take the key out til you're on a work table. Take note of the numbers and order of each shim ie 1,7,4,5,5,3. Then reassemble the barrel and reinstall. Repeat this process for the locks that need a different key, only changing the shim numbers and order to match the combination of the first one. Then you will have all locks that use the same key. You may find that you need to buy some spare shims if you don't have the correct amount of the relevant numbered shims. Easy peasy.I'll have to give this a try with a spare lock and key I have. If all goes well ill do it on the car. Cheers Lukey! Link to post Share on other sites
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