Sliding door handles/cylinders

[Syncro G]

Whats the difference between the (left hand) type with "safety locks" (child locks?) and not?

My door has child locks but needs a new lock cylinder. I don't care if the child lock works and its operation seems to have no affect on the outside handle part of the mecanisum. All I want to know is what replacement handle/cylinder will fit in the hole - whats the difference?

Its the later type by the way, if you had to guess.

[Aidan]

If all you need is the cylinder then order just that 251 843 709 £23 plus vat from VW, you don't need the handle so the question of safety lock or not is immaterial. If you ask nicely they will also tumble your new lock to your key : )

[Syncro G]

All ready tryed them, they said there are 2 part numbers depending on if its for a child lock door (which it is) or not. The normal type cylinder comes out, as you say at a barely resionable £20 odd quid plus vat. The child lock type (252 843 709A) like the knackered one on my van...£50 including VAT!! Thats just for the cylinder! They are taking the pi$$. Whilst having a new unwarn cylinder is preferable to a second hand worn one I'm not going to pay that for it. If a standard cylinder will fit I might consider buying one.

I don't care if keys are included with the cylinder as I have another N profile cylinder (not a slider cylinder though, not sure what it is but suspect ignition) I've already built to the VW logo'd key I want to use (which already does the tail, fuel and ignition).

All I need is a cylinder body thats not at a stupid price so I can stick the levers in it. I suspect if I go second hand it'll be easyer to get a complete handle than a tiny cylinder, I'll try if theres a saveing to be had and both are avalable. A cylinder with some random levers in it is preferable as that'd get me some spares when I get round to changing the front locks. Then again they need new cylinders too as the current ones are completely different to the N cylinders, I wonder if they are cheep pattern handles aswell or something (the cylinders almost certainly are). Knowing my luck I'll have to replace the hole handle there too. Thats a less important project though, as, despite being slightly anoying (in those petty but must be fixed kind of ways), they still function fine as doorlocks, unlike the broken slider one.