Today I’ve been trying to tackle the removal of the ignition switch in Vandejo so that I can have a replacement key made for it. I lost all the keys a week or so ago. Bentley covers this in section 4.7 (page 23-24.)

Removing the lock housing from the dash was very straight forward. Four large screws hold it in place. The part I am having a problem with is where the Bentely manual calls for the removal of two screws that are within the shaft of the rear most screw holes of the four that held the lock housing in place. These two screws are what is keeping me from getting the ignition switch out so I can proceed with trying to get the code. Below is a shot of one of the screw holes where the smaller screw resides.
These screws are being a major pain to get out and I don’t want to break anything. Any feedback is appreciated. We want to go camping this weekend!!

***Update | Got the ignition switch removed***

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Well, I finally got around to cleaning up the garage the other day, and lost the keys to Vandejo in the process. I searched through what I think is every imaginable part of the garage with no luck, and they aren’t in any of the other vehicles.

After recruiting some help to get it pushed back in the garage, I called around to some locksmiths to see what it would run for them to come out and form a key. Survey says….. $200! Ok, now that seems a bit steep but after calling multiple places, it appears to be the standard. I would maybe pay $100, but over that just seams out of line.
So, I took the steering column off the dash and pulled it back to have a look at the lock cylinder. I wasn’t able to find a code on it that I could give to a locksmith though. Further information from the type2 mailing list informed me that I would have to take the whole lock out to have a look at the cylinder, and since I was doing that, I should get the code off my door lock so I can have the ignition lock re-keyed to match them. That would rock….a single key for everything!
So now I’m off to try and get the ignition lock out and have it fixed up so we can get to camping!

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