Re: dash-mounted lock switch

["S. Joseph Mann" <joem@pswtech.com>]

There is some discussion here of the dash-mounted lock switch.  My 95 GLX is
without said switch and it becomes a pain it the ass sometimes when someone has
locked their door, with say their elbow, and I have to reach over my shoulder
and lock and unlock my door to open the whole car.

Has anyone installed said dash-mounted lock switch??  I would love to know
level-of-difficulty, cost, etc.

Thanks,

Joe

Christopher Morgan wrote:

> > From: Khan M. Klatt <kmk@pacificrim.net>
> > Subject: MOD HOWTO: Installing locking gas door on 97 VW's.
>
> Thanks for the detailed info.  Much obliged.
>
> > THE WAY THINGS ARE: 1997 Jettas (and probably GTIs) no longer have the
> > locking gas pin in them, due to customer complaints. Apparently some VW
> > owners couldn't figure out that you had to have all of the doors unlocked
> > and the trunk unlocked to get access to the fueld door.
>
> It actually is a big annoyance on the cars (95-96? G/J's and 95-97?
> Passats) that have selective unlocking, locking fuel door, and no
> dash-mounted lock switch.  I think the cars with the dash switch should
> have the the locking fuel door (even though it kind of defeats the purpose
> of selective unlocking) and I'm going to add it to mine.  BTW, I think the
> new Passat has a console mounted button to pop the fuel door independent of
> the other locks, which is the way it should have been done all along.
>
> -Chris