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Hello all,
I recently lost a key ring that had my Fulvia keys on it. No problem, I thought, since I have a second set. I have been driving around happily enjoying the cooler weather until today when I stopped to fill up with gas. My second set of keys which works perfectly to open the doors and unlock the trunk, absolutely refuses to open the gas filler door. I have tried lubricating the lock, jiggling, cleaning the key with a wire brush, as well as a lot of swearing, to no avail. There is a small badge on the key ring with K7228 on it, which I am hoping is a code to have more keys made, but I have no idea where to get blanks and have them made. Does anyone have any knowledge or ideas? In the meantime, I have only 1/4 tank of fuel left and I don't want to force the door open and damage it. (By the way, I have a 1974 S3) Thanks!

Try this: http://www.keys4classics.com/
They can work from a key code or even a scan of the key, and the times I've used them, they were very quick.

Quite nice to see how they turned key making into an art.
I look at keys and locks differently already after reading their pages.

Whereabouts are they?

KEYSFORCLASSICS.COM (tm)
IS PART OF AP WORKSHOP (APRENDA PTY LIMITED), AUSTRALIA

As Lucas notes, they're in Australia. But when I've used them, they had a very quick turn-around. I e-mailed them a scan of both sides of a key, and the copy arrived (in the US) in about three days, if memory serves.

Thanks for this information... I have contacted them and sent a scan of my keys. In the meantime, I had a locksmith come and he was able to open the gas door, so I am back on the road again with a full tank!