Biting for Westfalia tow bar

[mrkeys]

Could anyone tell me the depths to cut this Westfalia key on?

My Instacode is coming up missing codes

2w97 is the code I've been given

Cheers

[Safecracker]

Last time I looked no one seems to have bitting over 2W50. I would love a couple over 2W50 to see if they duplicate the first 50.

[EST]

InstaCode don't show 2W97

But even when it shows then it's wrong.

example 2W23

[kobblers]

I stopped cutting the 2W series to code beacuse of too many being wrong.

Rick.

[grahamparker]

3 hours ago, kobblers said:

I stopped cutting the 2W series to code beacuse of too many being wrong.

Rick.

Not always wrong. Lots of tow bars are left on through winter and get lots of road salt and dirt in them seizing up or restricting movement of the wafers internally. Flood locks with the Devils Juice (WD40) to free then flush with a proper lubricant. Use a wafer probe or pick to see if all wafers are springing back into position.

[kobblers]

I've cut them to code where the buyer has had an original and the new copies wouldn't work. I had this quite a few times.

I always send this with those types of lock:

 

THESE TYPES OF LOCKS ARE NOTORIOUS FOR SEIZING WHEN NOT
 PROPERLY MAINTAINED, SO PLEASE DON'T AUTOMATICALLY
ASSUME THAT THE KEY IS FAULTY IF IT DOESN'T WORK.

IF THE LOCK HAS BEEN UNUSED FOR A WHILE,  PLEASE ENSURE
THAT IT HAS BEEN WELL OILED & THEN LEFT TO SIT
FOR A  SHORT WHILE BEFORE USING YOUR NEW KEY AS THE
INTERNAL WAFERS MAY HAVE BECOME JAMMED IN PLACE.

IF THE KEY IS STILL DIFFICULT TO USE, APPLY MORE OIL TO
 THE CUTS ON THE KEY AND THEN INSERT THE KEY INTO THE LOCK
& GENTLY WIGGLE THE KEY WHILST TRYING TO TURN IT.
GENTLY TAPPING THE BODY OF THE LOCK
WITH A HAMMER MAY ALSO HELP.
ALSO CHECK THAT THERE'S NOTHING STUCK IN THE LOCK.

DO NOT USE FORCE

TOWBAR ADVICE:

MOST TOWBAR LOCKS WILL ONLY WORK WHILST  
ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE.

 

Rick.

[Ewanda]

If you have photos of 2W series keys with codes that are not compatible with Insta Code, post them on this forum. Or even better, a photo with the height of the cuts. Maybe together we can do something good.

[10ringo10]

On 11/27/2024 at 11:34 AM, Safecracker said:

Last time I looked no one seems to have bitting over 2W50. I would love a couple over 2W50 to see if they duplicate the first 50.

No there different keys Double cut