RE: Locking Gas Flap

[Robert Malinka <rmalinka@spec.net>]

The Khan has spoken:

http://kublai.khan.org?  I like that very original!

Bob

'95 Jetta Midnight black with a fully operational fuel door, "stock" came
with the car! All Weather Package, no DRL's, euro-lightswitch, rear
foglight, lexan light covers, micron interior air filter, ND 8mm wires, K&N
filter, SP4000's on Fittpaldi alloy wheels and many other upgrades & add-ons
including 2-10um wide spectral frequency target discriminator complete with
deathray anti-tamper laser imploder [car alarm with custom surprises
dedicated to the thieves out there, god help them should they try].  Shine
Suspension mods are next.  


At 02:53 PM 8/3/98 -0700, you wrote:
>At 8:19 AM -0400 8/3/98, Brian Wanamaker wrote:
>>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.
>
>Yes, all 97's (that I know of) have had the locking fuel door pin removed.
>Apparently VWOA was getting calls from frantic VW owners that they couldn't
>refuel their cars because the gas door was locked, and they didnt' have a
>key!
>
>(The way it's supposed to work is that if all four of your doors are
>unlocked, the pneumatic (vacuum) system will unlock your gas door as when
>you unlock all four doors)
>
>97's and newer Jettas (maybe even 96's too) are missing the locking door
>pin and mechanism. To install this (cool) mod, follow the instructions at
>http://kublai.khan.org/Jetta/fueldoor.html
>
>There's only one caveat-- it turns out some of the newer Jetta A3 bodies
>may not have the proper mounting brackets built into the body of the car--
>if so, you'll have to find some mechanism to mount the locking pin to the
>side of the car. You should investigate what the mounting brackets look
>like in a car that has them, and see if your car has it too. (The way I
>would do this is go to your local wrecking yard, and see if they'll let you
>poke around in the trunk of an older A3 Jetta for a while)
>
>Let me know if you have any questions.
>
>-Khan
>
>--
>Khan Klatt
>1997 VW Jetta GLX
> -->All-weather Package
> --> Clarion CD Changer
> --> Locking gas door
> --> AirCondition Tape
>
>(Bilstein HD/Neuspeed Sofsport coming Aug. 3rd
> Mintex Redbox Brake Pads coming Aug. 3rd
> K & N Drop-in Filter coming Aug. 3rd)
>
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