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11-23-2007, 04:44 PM
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2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Whitby,Ontario-Canada
Posts: 116
Car: 1987 528e, 1988 735i
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Frozen Doors & Door Locks ?
Everyone I talked to yesterday had several of the same old problems...Lock frozen so they couldn't get there key in to open the doors....Latches frozen so the doors would not close....Doors frozen so they could not open there doors.
I use Silocone Lube on all my interior door rubber & Liquid Graphite in the locks. For some reason, I always have trouble with the locks, even with the Liquid Graphite in the locksets.
What does everyone else try to avoid these problems......and don't say...walk...LOL 
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11-23-2007, 06:39 PM
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E90 n00b
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Brampton
Posts: 6,657
Car: E90 323i
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Ive never had these problems. My Honda 1 your BMW 0  j/k
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11-23-2007, 11:34 PM
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6th Gear Member
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Waterloo/Mississauga
Posts: 1,407
Car: AW 323ci
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I've gotten stuck inside my POS BMW a few dozen times last winter, not related to winter washing etc...the mofo just won't let me out on a cold day (pull the interior door handle, nothing happens) I heard there was a class action lawsuit in the US (much like the one for E46 subframe tears) that may prompt BMW Canada into action, I still love the car but the little annoyances are driving me nuts!
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11-23-2007, 11:51 PM
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Moderator
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Toronto
Posts: 21,142
Car: Gamitemobile
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there's a spray you can use that instantly melts the locks. You can probably pick it up at canadian tire. My E34's actually have a little metal door that blocks water out. But the one on my white one is broken, so what I did was pour washer fluid in, and it worked. Just not as fast as that spray.
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11-23-2007, 11:56 PM
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6th Gear Member
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Waterloo/Mississauga
Posts: 1,407
Car: AW 323ci
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jim .E.
Ive never had these problems. My Honda 1 your BMW 0 j/k |
I've owned a Honda Del Sol, Civic SiR and Prelude SH, in terms of reliability and the function of hardware they were flawless, my MB CLK 55 and BMW 323ci have been complete crap compared to the Hondas, really tempted to pick up the new Accord Coupe, but i'd take a "serious bath" on the BMW resale/trade in.
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11-24-2007, 12:30 AM
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2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Toronto
Posts: 119
Car: 330i
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i had lock frozen this morning for my beater. i used a lighter.
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11-24-2007, 11:27 PM
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moderationistismingly
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Bradford, ON
Posts: 8,792
Car: 97 328is-02 Impreza
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mousecrab
i had lock frozen this morning for my beater. i used a lighter.
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I use a lighter too, I heat up the key.
I hear lock de-icing fluid is good at actually washing away the grease inside the lock tumbler.
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11-25-2007, 01:55 AM
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6 Speed
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Toronto
Posts: 3,425
Car: Civic
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I don't understand how everyone gets these problems, I've never in my life ran into this issue on any cars I've driven....
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11-25-2007, 03:26 PM
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6th Gear Member
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Reykjavik
Posts: 3,471
Car: Something BIG V8 Twin Turbo
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Pure alcohol unfreezes locks too.
Personally i have a device i bout og EGAY that you stick on the keyhole and warms it up!
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11-25-2007, 04:31 PM
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2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Whitby,Ontario-Canada
Posts: 116
Car: 1987 528e, 1988 735i
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My 7 has the winter deal where you lift up on the door handle & it defrost the lockset...but my 5 does not....Lock de-icer seems to be the most suggested fix 
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12-05-2007, 01:59 PM
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Don't shrink me Gypsy!
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Mississauga, Ontario
Posts: 1,932
Car: '00 Honda Accord
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what ever happened to the old get a hair dryer plug in an extension cord and de-ice that sheit OLD SKOOL.. if you're not at home you're out of luck lol
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12-05-2007, 03:40 PM
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6th Gear Member
Join Date: May 2003
Location: mississauga
Posts: 3,127
Car: GT
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Keyless?
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12-05-2007, 03:42 PM
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6th Gear Member
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: NG, Republica Srpska
Posts: 5,123
Car: 1989 Honda CRX
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No such a problem. The thing is, I cant open my gas lid door. Other than that no issues.
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12-05-2007, 07:34 PM
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King Sirex
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Toronto
Posts: 9,722
Car: VW
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the one time our door locks froze we were at the mall.. so we went to the shopers drug mart and bought a bottle of alchohl and a cirenge.. Injected the alchohol into the door lock and it worked like magic,
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12-05-2007, 08:18 PM
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rawr
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: under a bridge
Posts: 2,285
Car: dragon
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hot water?
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