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Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2012 2:30 am |
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Joined: Sep 19, 2011 Posts: 51
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Location: Louth
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Hi jus wandering why my central locking wont work this morning. Its bouncing (locking and then unlocking). Its -10 this morning. any chance it could be the weather at all??
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Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2012 2:36 am |
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Joined: Aug 17, 2011 Posts: 908
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Location: welshpool, mid wales
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Mines doing the same, my passenger door wouldnt shut 1 morning due to the cold. And now it wont lock at all. Had a play with the boot mech and it worked but now doesnt again. Im certain its one of the door mechs on mine. They are easy to take out but im unsure how to test to see whick 1 it is.
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Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2012 2:44 am |
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Joined: Sep 19, 2011 Posts: 51
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Location: Louth
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Yeh might try it again later when it warms up a bit. Hopefully be alrite then :/
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Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2012 4:05 am |
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Joined: Nov 16, 2010 Posts: 206
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Location: wiltshire
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My drivers door lock did the same last month. I took it out and gave it a good clean and plenty of WD-40 and hey presto it was fine after that. I decided to lube the other 3 locks as sometimes one of them would bounce, they're all fine now too.There could be some water in the lock that has frozen which is causing the problem. If you've got a long enough extension lead and a hair dryer try warming them to melt the ice and see what happens then.
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| An Ex '03 1.4 GLX driver, German technology all the way now. | |
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Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2012 5:18 am |
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Joined: Jul 28, 2010 Posts: 1131
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Location: Milton Keynes
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Q) My door locks keep bouncing, every time I lock my car the doors unlock?
A) The solenoids in the door have failed, you need new ones.
Either down to the weather (freezing up) or they have failed completely.
www.206info.co.uk/Foru...20917.html
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Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2012 6:02 am |
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Joined: Nov 16, 2010 Posts: 206
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Location: wiltshire
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As I posted earlier try drying/warming and lube before replacing, why spend a fortune when a bit of DIY can save £'s.
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| An Ex '03 1.4 GLX driver, German technology all the way now. | |
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Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2012 6:03 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 13077
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Location: England
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Spend a fortune? huh?
You can pick them up pretty cheap. I do them for £11.50 delivered
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Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2012 9:10 am |
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Joined: Sep 19, 2011 Posts: 51
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Location: Louth
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Its workin alright now. was just because it was SO cold this morning i think. Some times when its below -4 my aircon screen doesnt come on either, until the cars been warmed up anyway. bloody wheather!
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Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2012 9:26 am |
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Joined: Nov 16, 2010 Posts: 206
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Location: wiltshire
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Lee wrote: |
Spend a fortune? huh?
You can pick them up pretty cheap. I do them for £11.50 delivered |
Still more expensive than a can of WD40 which is only £3 max.
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| An Ex '03 1.4 GLX driver, German technology all the way now. | |
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Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2012 9:29 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 13077
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Location: England
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gixxerkev wrote: |
Lee wrote: |
Spend a fortune? huh?
You can pick them up pretty cheap. I do them for £11.50 delivered |
Still more expensive than a can of WD40 which is only £3 max. |
That is only a temporary measure most of the time.
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Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2012 9:42 am |
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Joined: Nov 27, 2010 Posts: 11520
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Location: What's it to you? ? ?
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gixxerkev wrote: |
Lee wrote: |
Spend a fortune? huh?
You can pick them up pretty cheap. I do them for £11.50 delivered |
Still more expensive than a can of WD40 which is only £3 max. |
WD40 bodgetastic.
If people serviced there cars correctlty then there wouldnt be a problem with the door latches sticking or freezing
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