Hi guys,

My driver's side door lock had been pretty temperamental over the last few months, it used to take a couple of turns of the key to get the thing to open. The pin used to rise but nothing would happen until the 2nd turn of the key or if you tried to open it holding the handle at a different angle. Now today, it just completely gave up on me. My passenger side lock just spins and spins anyway so I was forced to clamber through the boot to open the door.

The door opens fine if you don't lock it or at least I think so.

I went to VW and described the problem, they said I probably need a new lock cylinder on both sides as something on the back of them had probably gone. It would have been £50 each side inc fitting but I have decided to go for the cheaper option and just buy the lock cylinders for £15ea. I told the guy I wanted to be able to use my current key with it and he said something about keeping the key in while you take the old lock out, and then he went on to say that with the new locks you need to insert the key bit by bit and adjust some springy things. But what do you do inbetween that?!

It all sounds very complicated and fiddly and the Haynes Manual was not much help in that department. I won't be getting the lock cylinders til Thursday so I haven't seen them yet but I'm panicking lol.

Has anybody else had experience of doing this or does anyone know of a decent guide if one exists?

Donna (and her fiance Malc who will probably be doing the work )

Edited 16 November, 200916 yr by PoloSE

fit remote central locking - problem solved!!! =D

if you wanna use the same key as the ignition your gonna have too set up the cylinders too fit the key, i.e adjusting springs etc which vw will do for about £75 +. or if you dont mind, just get a new lock cylinder from the scrappy with the key and just have two keys