Re-Keying Locks

[Mike Arman]

>From: Dan Cordon <cord4530 at uidaho.edu>
>To: Quattro List <quattro at audifans.com>
>Subject: Re-Keying Locks
>I have a pair of Type 44's. On one car, there's not one matching key.


typical . . .


>The glovebox, each door, trunk, and ignition are all individual. I was
>wondering (since I haven't had it apart yet), is it possible to remove
>the lock cylinders and change the logs/shims that determine the key?


Absolutely.


>I've done this on GM's before w/o any trouble. I'm toying around with
>keying all the locks to match my other audi so I just have one Audi key
>on my ring.
>Anyway, if anyone has any advice/experience, I'd appreciate it. Thanks--


Look in the archives - I did a write-up on this within the last six months.

It's no big deal, but the key you should make the others match is the
ignition key - that lock is the hardest to remove, so making the other keys
match it is the course of least resistance.


Best Regards,

Mike Arman