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All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Gene Hunt on December 01, 2009, 05:58:47 am

Title: Frozen doors locks etc.
Post by: Gene Hunt on December 01, 2009, 05:58:47 am: Best way to stop the above please & any products you use. :happy2:
Title: Re: Frozen doors locks etc.
Post by: Thor on December 01, 2009, 06:43:09 am: Send the missus out to warm the car up while you have your breakfast :wink:
Title: Re: Frozen doors locks etc.
Post by: NEWEY on December 01, 2009, 07:53:37 am: i had this, this morning thought i would take the mk2 to work... little did i know the effort it would take to try and get into the car and then clean all the ice off it!!!
Title: Re: Frozen doors locks etc.
Post by: QD MBE on December 01, 2009, 08:56:01 am: Quote from: Gene Hunt on December 01, 2009, 05:58:47 am
Best way to stop the above please & any products you use. :happy2:

Garage.............

A little bit of WD40/GT85 or a very thin oil will help massively/

:happy2:
Title: Re: Frozen doors locks etc.
Post by: VC on December 01, 2009, 12:08:57 pm: Vaseline :happy2:
Title: Re: Frozen doors locks etc.
Post by: Gene Hunt on December 01, 2009, 12:54:05 pm: Quote from: stokeballoon on December 01, 2009, 08:56:01 am
Quote from: Gene Hunt on December 01, 2009, 05:58:47 am
Best way to stop the above please & any products you use. :happy2:

Garage.............

A little bit of WD40/GT85 or a very thin oil will help massively/

:happy2:
............it is usually but when i'm on a 12 hr night shift 7 miles from home it has to stay in a secure car park. :smiley:.Do you think it would do any harm to use some of that spray grease in side the latches etc ?.
Title: Re: Frozen doors locks etc.
Post by: Golfgirl on December 01, 2009, 02:08:47 pm: You can get small tins of lock de-icer - http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_176807_langId_-1_categoryId_229902
Title: Re: Frozen doors locks etc.
Post by: Gene Hunt on December 01, 2009, 04:17:07 pm: Thing is it was not really the lock earlier today that was frozen.All the door handles inc the boot were stuck solid & i didn't want to pull them too hard incase i broke something inside the door ?.After a bit of trial & error managed to get into the drivers side but the others were stuck fast untill i got home.
Title: Re: Frozen doors locks etc.
Post by: Frodo-anni on December 01, 2009, 05:02:38 pm: Einszett Gummi Pledge, apply to door seals
Title: Re: Frozen doors locks etc.
Post by: Deacon on December 01, 2009, 05:14:19 pm: Quote from: Frodo-anni on December 01, 2009, 05:02:38 pm
Einszett Gummi Pledge, apply to door seals

Do you know where you can get this from - I have had a look around (possibly badly) but I couldn't seem to find where I could buy it from as a friend recomended it for stopping the windows sticking shut on the Scirocco.

Cheers,

Deacon
Title: Re: Frozen doors locks etc.
Post by: Golfgirl on December 01, 2009, 05:14:50 pm: Before the days of central locking I used to stick blu-tak over my locks overnight :chicken:
Title: Re: Frozen doors locks etc.
Post by: Frodo-anni on December 01, 2009, 05:18:45 pm: Quote from: Deacon on December 01, 2009, 05:14:19 pm
Quote from: Frodo-anni on December 01, 2009, 05:02:38 pm
Einszett Gummi Pledge, apply to door seals

Do you know where you can get this from - I have had a look around (possibly badly) but I couldn't seem to find where I could buy it from as a friend recomended it for stopping the windows sticking shut on the Scirocco.

Cheers,

Deacon

Quick google should bring up some uk based suplliers..
Title: Re: Frozen doors locks etc.
Post by: Deacon on December 01, 2009, 06:21:06 pm: Did have a bit of a google search and could find plenty of refrences to it but no suppliers.

Deacon
Title: Re: Frozen doors locks etc.
Post by: icenutter on December 01, 2009, 06:48:46 pm: http://shop.autobritedirect.co.uk/einszett-rubber-care-gummi-pflege-100ml-760-p.asp
Title: Re: Frozen doors locks etc.
Post by: QD MBE on December 01, 2009, 06:50:55 pm: Quote from: Frodo-anni on December 01, 2009, 05:02:38 pm
Einszett Gummi Pledge, apply to door seals

x2 Very good stuff!
Title: Re: Frozen doors locks etc.
Post by: Boothy on December 01, 2009, 08:27:45 pm: I can solve all your problems for 49p! Buy a cheap arse disposable lighter from the local shop and keep it in your pocket. When the locks freeze just light it up and waft it on the metal section of the key and then stick the key in the lock. Hey presto the hot/warm key melts the ice in the lock and your in! Been doing this for years and its never failed me yet.