Passat Broken Into

[dangerbri]

Hi, i'm new to this forum and was wondering if anyone could give me some advice?
My 53 plate Passat (1.9 TDI 90) was broken into on Saturday night :mad:, the 'nasty person' made a right mess of the drivers side lock, got in then had a scrabble about and was either disturbed or didn't find what he/she was looking for (my guess a sat nav) and left empty handed (guess 101 70's hits wasn't to their taste)
My wife works for a transport company and has taken the car into their garage today who have ordered a new lock (£55 with the exterior trim) I appreciate that i would have to manually open the car with the new key but will the central locking function still work with the existing key? :confused:

Hope you can help this ageing newbie!!! :1zhelp:

Cheers :beerchug:

Bri

[Faisal_2007]

The same happened to my passat 52 plate . According to the police there's been a lot of VW's targeted recently in my area, Maidenhead, Berkshire. Where abouts are you?

[Col]

Cheers for that, that is where I live.

[dangerbri]

I'm in Derbyshire.

[Baron_Samedi]

Have you considered a lock blanking kit - I think they are on eBay at a decent price....

[mluton]

I delocked mine as they all have a flaw with the locks which I wont say. After my dad has his passat done in.

[Baron_Samedi]

;) Thats why *I* didn't actually state the means of entry...

[Baron_Samedi]

[quote=dangerbri;105178]I appreciate that i would have to manually open the car with the new key but will the central locking function still work with the existing key? :confused:

Yep

[mluton]

Yeah should do, but you wont be able to program any new keys as you havent a lock.

[Easyrider]

Hi all

Also had my Passat broken into just before Xmas in Maidenhead, along with my other car as well.
As you say Faisal the police think that these gangs target certain areas for a while. Good news in this case is that the culprits were caught just up the road breaking into another car and have been linked with a few other robberies in the area!

Also going to fit a lock blanking kit which the local VW dealer sells for just a few pounds although you have to spray the plastic cover if you want it to match the car.

Haven't tried to remove the old locks yet so any guidance would be much appreciated.

Cheers

[mluton]

Hi all

Also had my Passat broken into just before Xmas in Maidenhead, along with my other car as well.
As you say Faisal the police think that these gangs target certain areas for a while. Good news in this case is that the culprits were caught just up the road breaking into another car and have been linked with a few other robberies in the area!

Also going to fit a lock blanking kit which the local VW dealer sells for just a few pounds although you have to spray the plastic cover if you want it to match the car.

Haven't tried to remove the old locks yet so any guidance would be much appreciated.

Cheers

try this:http://www.seatcupra.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=524&Itemid=6

& this:http://stores.ebay.co.uk/VW-Teesside/Delock-Kit-Install-Guide.html

HTH

[Easyrider]

Hi all

Thanks for the reply and the links to the info.

With that help just took a few minutes to de-lock the Passat, looks good too!

Just need to spend huge amounts of dosh on a reliable new set of keys!

Regards

[erico]

My 96 B4 Variant was broken into on Christmas day..:mad: The thief punched a hole into the metal below the door handle to gain entry and then removed the CD player. I had to replace the entire door and the door handle. Everything is working. I guess I was lucky. The damage was to the tune of €2000 including painting the door. I did all the parts swap to the new(breaker yard) door myself and saved a bundle.

I use the Bentley manual and it says "Lock calibration present on the vehicle can be maintained by repositioning or attaching lock plates" . It looks like a job for a locksmith to me after viewing the diagram. Who but a locksmith or the "*******" would have extra lock plates around? The central locking system should work unless the thief knackered your door actuator or severly bent the metal connecting rod to the actuator.

[Baron_Samedi]

Sorry to hear about your Christmas present (not), but you raise an interesting point erico.

If the thief punches a hole below the handle then blanking it off is a waste of time :mad:

Mind you the blanking mod looks ever so cool.

[erico]

Hi,
There is a product that prevents thieves from breaking into VWs by using a screwdriver to make a hole beneath the door handle. I had seen it used on cars in the US. It is an armored door plate made for VW,Audi and Porsche cars. Here is the URL to the company's website (http://www.landspeedusa.com/products/vw_security.htm). I will search and see if there is a European distributor.

As long as my brother-in-law lives in Utrecht where he does:( we will always face the risk of having junkies break into our car when we can't part directly in front of his home. Thats life.

regards,
Eric

edit: I emailed Landspeed to get location of their European distributors.

[mluton]

thank you all for advertising the flaw.

looks like more broken into vag cars.

[erico]

thank you all for advertising the flaw.

looks like more broken into vag cars.
That particular design flaw has been around ever since VW /Audi put water-cooled sedans and the like on the market.

Regards,
Eric

[Baron_Samedi]

Yep, and anyone able to use the internet would be able to work out the "flaw" without anything we have said here :(