Advice sought for a 1993 G wagen key/lock info.
Mine is a 1993 SWB 463 - but a petrol.
1 key fits all locks - including the ignition.
Your new key can be made to fit your existing locks; this involves removing and stripping the barrel to the view the key slides, insert you new key and file off the protruding key slides. Do this to all the locks and you have your new key operate all the locks.
Your new key can be made to fit your existing locks; this involves removing and stripping the barrel to the view the key slides, insert you new key and file off the protruding key slides. Do this to all the locks and you have your new key operate all the locks.
Or you can swap the slides around so that they are flush with the barrel, this way all the slides will lock properly, we can do this for you if you need help
Gordon
Put a good key and all the barrels that need to be done in a Jiffy bag, we charge £10 each plus £4 recorded del back
Gordon
If your key already operates all the doors don't you just need to have the ignition barrel sorted??
Or is that me being simplistic?
Hi
If all your other doors work off the same key, i would do as Mark says and just do the ignition barrel so it all works with one key
Its way easier than getting all the door locks out
Just a thought
Gaz
Ah Ha
Get a locksmith or auto key to make a key for your locks. They dont charge a lot of money and its way easier and less time consuming than swapping the locks. As someone said swapping the lock plates to match a key is the correct way. I hate to say it but we used to match locks to keys for mercedes years ago and i threw all the old stock in the skip. It has cost me too and it grieves me i could of made many lock sets in the 89 era for many mercedes models.
Your issue is to see if all door locks use the same key or you will have many keys
Or buy a complete lock set which comes with 3 spare keys and does all 3 doors and ignition and glovebox like i did
One key fits all vehicle sorted. The keys dont have black plastic cover so thats an extra. I prefer it that way as you dont have to remove key to press door locks as small metal base clears handle and as i have converted to om606 i have a smart key for ignition.
You have so many choices now all you need to do is pick the best option
Ah Ha
Get a locksmith or auto key to make a key for your locks. They dont charge a lot of money and its way easier and less time consuming than swapping the locks. As someone said swapping the lock plates to match a key is the correct way. I hate to say it but we used to match locks to keys for mercedes years ago and i threw all the old stock in the skip. It has cost me too and it grieves me i could of made many lock sets in the 89 era for many mercedes models.
Your issue is to see if all door locks use the same key or you will have many keys
Or buy a complete lock set which comes with 3 spare keys and does all 3 doors and ignition and glovebox like i did
One key fits all vehicle sorted. The keys dont have black plastic cover so thats an extra. I prefer it that way as you dont have to remove key to press door locks as small metal base clears handle and as i have converted to om606 i have a smart key for ignition.
You have so many choices now all you need to do is pick the best option
hi,
do you mind share with me where do you order the key for your 1993 g wagen? thanks
alex
If you want the original keys for the vehicle then the dealer is the only one who can supply this. For this you will need to provide your V5 document plus ID as proof.
If the vehicle has the original set of locks then the one key will fit all but if in the vehicle's history someone has had to replace one or more locks or changed the ignition switch without opting for the original key to be supplied then you will end up with different sets of keys.
It is possible to match what ever the ignition key (lets dub this the master key) to all of the other locks but this does require each of the locks to be dismantle from the vehicle in order to match the master to the barrel. Matching a different key to the ignition switch; I have never tried before and cannot say for sure if this is at al possible.
Once a key is matched to the other door locks then there is no record of rematching the same by number, only another key cut from a template and this can easily be done at the locksmiths or market stalls.
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