Ignition Lock Cylinder Swap

[wolfsburg16v@hotmail.com (Tony Morehead)]

i did such a swap recently, putting an 8v cylinder into my new 16v.  my 8v 
had a hole in the right place to pop out the ignition cylinder with ease, 
but the 16v didnt.  knowing where the part that needs to be depressed was, i 
made a tool to realease the 16v's without drilling or removing the casting.  
i took a small piece of brass, cut it with snips to about 1/4 inch wide and 
3 inches long, then i smashed it very thin with a hammer so i could slide it 
between the casting and the cylinder (after i pulled the rubber cover off). 
about five minutes of wiggling later, the cylinder slid right out and i 
popped the 8v one in.

hth,

tony


>From: Daun Yeagley <vwdaun@yahoo.com>
>To: Ken Bates <indiana_red@hotmail.com>,  "Leach, Michael" 
><michael.leach@lmco.com>, scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Re: Ignition Lock Cylinder Swap
>Date: Thu, 9 May 2002 11:46:41 -0700 (PDT)
>
>
>--- Ken Bates <indiana_red@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > One (or both) of my Bentlys mention that you have to
> > drill the cylinder in a
> > special to access arelease pin.  Then you can pull it out
> > and snap in a new
> > one.  I have a Key/lock that I want to move from the 16v
> > parts car to the
> > 79.
> > Is this something someone has done before?  Is it as
> > straight forward as I
> > am being lead to believe?
>
>IME, it is much easier to remove the entire casting with
>lock cylinder and ignition switch to swap over.  (you can
>never seem to get the hole drilled in exactly the right
>place.)  Easy 15 minute job.
>
>
>
>=====
>Daun Yeagley - Wilmington Ohio
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Tony Morehead
1987 16v Scirocco
his the other

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