Is it possible

[Phil Gti 8]

I have 205 Gti petrol cap that is damaged. Is it possible to buy a replacement and swap the barrels so I can retain the original key. If so are there any guides how to do this?

[Leslie green 81]

You can swap the coloured bit if that's what you mean which part is damaged ?

[Gohn 62]

this post helps will help you take it apart

 

but as Leslie suggests it depends which part is damaged

I only needed to swap the cap trim so can't remember if its possible to take out the key barrel or not

[Phil Gti 8]

The metal face the key slots into is damaged. I was hoping that was part of the fuel cap and I could remove the existing barrell and refit to a replacement cap.

[Leslie green 81]

Found this ,it seems its very tricky at best :

 

 

 

[SRDT 146]

If you can take out the metal cassette and glue it back like with the other locks you should be fine.

[DamirGTI 323]

Yes , i've done it before .. pretty much all locks/barrels matched to one key , petrol cap and boot lock/barrel are for sure more involving though to match to the key cos you need to disassemble them to get to the actual lock mechanism . 

 

(you can take the barrel "pins" out or leave just a 2 or 3 so they matches 2 or 3 key grooves so you can unlock/lock - just don't tell anyone if you cannot arrange all the pins to the key or decide to take them out completely !)

 

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Edited July 4, 2023 by DamirGTI

[SRDT 146]

There are only 5 lengths for the pins so you don't have to open too many locks before finding what you need, you can also file them if needed.