[Vwdiesel] 81 Rabbit blinker on the blink + door handle question

[Rolf Pechukas]

hey all
my 81 Rabbit seems to have suffered a directional signal relay meltdown
blinking started becoming more and more rapid over a period of days
now blinking is almost continuous, resulting in a solid glowing  
directional bulb front and back
all 4 seem to still work, so it does not seem to be a bulb
can anyone confirm that this is indeed the relay?
anyone know which relay to replace?

also, I recently replaced door handles with some relatively cheap  
(Mexican?) aftermarkets
driver's side no longer works (and actually I am locked out of the car  
at the moment because of that)
anyone know what brand to look for for best quality / price?
anyone know if you can replace all 4 tumblers and keys for a  
reasonable price? (driver's side tumbler doesn't work either, since I  
put it in the new handle)

thanks
Rolf in MA