frozen locks

[Vesper]

I WIN! I WIN!   

Still can't get the front locks open (doors seals would probably have been frozen even if I managed it). Spent the whole day climbing in and out of the back doors & had to leave car unlocked  . After 40 min drive thought the locks would have defrosted. WRONG! Actually couldn't even get key in the lock when I tried at end of journey! Wind chill??!! Central locking fires but front locks funked! 

It's already -10 here so don't fancy trying to budge it tonight with the wd40 I bought. Jammed the back locks down manually for tonight. Probably a bad idea. I have the keys and I can't break into the f*(king thing

Whoever thinks they can just huff a mk3 lock into life  PMSL! You iz crazy man!

[flexiblefish98]

Going to try wrapping mine in a massive blanket!

[kells]

sprayed some VW lock de icer in mine last night, just in one lock, today that lock was fine, the boot lock which i didnt treat was frozen solid

so theirs ya answer, £2 at dealers

[Mikester]

I had difficulty with my garage door this morning, i sprayed a bit of normal de icer on the key, and all over the lock.

Worked a treat.

[Adam]

I had difficulty with my garage door this morning, i sprayed a bit of normal de icer on the key, and all over the lock.

Worked a treat.

Sorry who are you? Don't remember you here.




 

[patty]

my central locking was fine today, as were the locks.


but the bloody doors were frozen solid again !!!!!!   seals , i think ??



pat.

[stu646]

Makes me feel a little better reading through this thread just now, knowing I am not the only person standing by my car door for ages in the morning looking like a idiot!

I must spend around 20/30 minutes each morning trying to open the door. I used some WD40 in the locks a couple of days ago, which now allows me to get the key in the lock easier, but I still have trouble unlocking it still.

Be glad when it is summer!

[adamrob69]

I was having major problems with mine towards end of last week, when it was only -2/3. Locks frozen, then when the locks opened the dead-lock mechanism was frozen so was locked out for half hour!

However the solution as said before is WD40. Take your door card off, take your handle off. Spray as much as you can inside the door on the lock mechanism box and where everything goes into it, like wise with the handle and the back of the locking barrel and generally cover it in wd40!

The last week when its been -8 and below it hasnt even stuck let-alone frozen. And it would of frozen without the wd40 as the whole door was one sheet of ice including the handle - but it operated perfectly.

[rehu]

in finland we have some spray that contains text "lock melter", works pretty decent.. but sometimes you have to use hair dryer to get into car (-25)

[Reasty]

I have the same problem on my mk3 gti with the locks freezing and the doors not opening but i also have this problem where after ive got into the car and shut the door i cant open the drivers door from the inside so have to open the window and reach my arm out untill the cars warmed up then itll open from the inside again