Help! Promised a friend i'd have the old vw ready for his wedding this
weekend and I've lost the ignition key. I followed advice from
previous posts about taking the door lock off and getting a locksmith
to match a key to the serial number but as luck would have it the dor
lock is different to that of the ignition!! The second option is to
replace the ignition barrel with a new one but I'm daunted by the idea
of hacking away at an area that is full of intricate switching and
cables.

The manuals indicate that the key is needed to remove the barrel
(which I dont have) so first of all is there an easy way to remove the
key without the key or is it a case of brute force and plenty of
ignorance?!!

Second point is I've started to strip the steering column down but the
turn signal level is stubborn and doesn't seem to want to come out.
I've read that the wiring (2 bundles) from the steering colum have to
be removed at the bottom of the ignition housing where they terminate
in plugs but I cannot locate these plugs as the wiring bundles seem to
dissappear up into the housing. i don't want to pull on the ignition
arm too hard as (I think) there are small delicate pins at the bottom
end which connect to the plugs (which i can't find!) If I'm going to
get the bug ready for the wedding I really don't have time for
anything to go wrong so any ideas would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks

Angus