8vcorsa
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Registered: 6th Dec 09
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i carnt get my corsa to open on the drivers side and the pass side wont open by that because its only by the drivers side and i can open the boot onit so what could it be and its freezing outside
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dunitmull
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mine does that too. the drivers side key hole locks up and i cant even get the key in. i cant get in throught th passengers side though and unleck it easily from the inside. it only happens when its freezing so im guessing its just frozen up mate
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8vcorsa
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but will my alarm go off because its the standard alarm system onit
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dunitmull
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i dunno mate. get in through the boot 
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jay2907
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Registered: 12th Jan 09
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i have the exact same problem lock froze up luckily boot still opened so me thinkin when i get inside i can just pull the locks up so i close boot behind me and found out the lock wouldnt pull up and the alarm kept on going off so was stuck in ma car till mi step came ome and poored warm water on window seals eventually warmed up and i could turn alarm off
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ash-ov-boro
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Registered: 22nd Oct 09
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spray a bit of d-icer on it mate put some on ur key too some 1 had the same problem the other day
[Edited on 07-01-2010 by ash-ov-boro]
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Gareth F
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my lock froze and then found my door had frozen shut aswell lol
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vauxallspares
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Registered: 13th Oct 09
Location: HULL (east yourkshire)
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boil kettle and poor it on the lock and door seal does the trick every time!
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davieslim
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i wouldnt boil a kettle, low temps and boiling water near glass can go badly
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vauxallspares
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quote:
Originally posted by davieslim
i wouldnt boil a kettle, low temps and boiling water near glass can go badly
when i say boil a kettly i didnt mean BOILING guess my wording aint mint lol. just hotish water lol.
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marklawton
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warm your key up with a lighter
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Fro
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Just use normal/warm water, too hot and you may damge something.
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8vcorsa
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Registered: 6th Dec 09
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i used de icer and i left it for abit and it opened so iv left it open
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Crana
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Registered: 20th Jan 09
Location: Newcastle
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bloke from the rac told my mam never to pour water in the lock because it will freeze twice as bad.. use de icer and wiggle the key round
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maberz
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blow into the lock!
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8vcorsa
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quote:
Originally posted by Crana
bloke from the rac told my mam never to pour water in the lock because it will freeze twice as bad.. use de icer and wiggle the key round
i did that with the de icer and wiggled the key round after a while and it opened iv locked it to night from the pass side so i can open it on the pass and drivers side
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Root
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Registered: 28th Dec 08
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my door froze shut but i got it open with a good tug
[Edited on 09-01-2010 by Root]
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DaveyLC
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Registered: 8th Oct 08
Location: Berkshire
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I thought my door was frozen shut earlier but then I realised it was still locked.. FAIL.
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Root
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quote:
Originally posted by DaveyLC
I thought my door was frozen shut earlier but then I realised it was still locked.. FAIL.
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