RE: Locking Gas Flap

[Brian Wanamaker <bwanamaker@sofsol.com>]

The locking mechanism HAS been removed from the '98 models. A couple of
months ago someone posted a very good, but very lengthy, procedure for
re-installing the locking mechanism. Looks like its barely worth the
effort.

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	FlyinVR6 [SMTP:FlyinVR6@li.net]
> Sent:	Monday, August 03, 1998 1:34 AM
> To:	jettaglx@igtc.COM
> Subject:	Re: Locking Gas Flap
> 
> The fuel filler door is connected to the central locking
> system......when
> your doors are unlocked, so is your fuel filler door.......when they
> are
> locked, so is your fuel filler door.
> -FlyinVR6
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeff Ingram <jingram3@ix.netcom.com>
> To: 'jettaglx@igtc.COM' <jettaglx@igtc.COM>
> Date: Sunday, August 02, 1998 7:16 PM
> Subject: RE: Locking Gas Flap
> 
> 
> >Sorry,
> >
> >I must have missed the other notes regarding the fuel filler door. Am
> I to
> >assume that VW has removed this feature from all models? My
> Wolfsburgh does
> >have a locking door also. (??????????)
> >
> >Jeff
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Bruce Stapley [SMTP:bstapley@megsinet.com]
> >Sent: Sunday, August 02, 1998 8:03 PM
> >To: jettaglx@igtc.COM
> >Subject: Locking Gas Flap
> >
> >Since I live in the big bad city of Chicago, I'm interested in
> getting a
> >lock on the gas flap of my 98 GLX.  I haven't seen any discussion on
> >this list about why the fuel door is set up to have a latch cable but
> >doesn't, but I have noticed that a couple listers have added a
> locking
> >mechanism (most recently Khan M Klatt).  Anybody know how I add this
> >mod?
> >
> >TIA,
> >Bruce Stapley
> >