CENTRAL LOCKING

[magictricky]

Very proud new owner of a 1984 Westfalia. Selling my T4 in about 20mins! Leaving the fast lane and doing it properly!!
Two problems...........Chap who owned it before has had a go at fitting a central locking kit. Drivers door doesn't open on the key so i have to climb through the back or passenger door. No bother but will it be easier to just buy a new lock and handle and have a separate key or has anyone fitted one of these before?
The other one is the fan doesn't work. Flick the switch and it blows the fuse. I've a new fan and switch but tried the new switch first. It isn't that! I understand the fan is a so and so to fit. So much so that it's even bonded in. Is that right?
Thank you all in advance.

[kevtherev]

Very proud new owner of a 1984 Westfalia. Selling my T4 in about 20mins! Leaving the fast lane and doing it properly!!
Two problems...........Chap who owned it before has had a go at fitting a central locking kit. Drivers door doesn't open on the key so i have to climb through the back or passenger door. No bother but will it be easier to just buy a new lock and handle and have a separate key or has anyone fitted one of these before?

Can you not just remove the central locking stuff?

The other one is the fan doesn't work. Flick the switch and it blows the fuse. I've a new fan and switch but tried the new switch first. It isn't that! I understand the fan is a so and so to fit. So much so that it's even bonded in. Is that right?
Thank you all in advance.

No not bonded in, see the wiki for a more detailed explanation.
set aside a day to do it.
follow the wiki guide and you'll be fine.

[Ceecee85]

set aside a day to do it.
follow the wiki guide and you'll be fine

I was a little daunted at taking the dash out but it really is fairly straight forward and yes, it took the best part of the day to do it.
As has already been said on other topic threads it gives you the opportunity to check things that are going on behind there, give a clean up and sort out any electrical glitches etc. Having done it once, I whipped the dash out the other weekend to install some speakers and had it all done and dusted within a few hours. It's easier second time around.