Key to disaster

[shirepro]

Ok, in a moment when I was not paying atention, whilst removing the momo steering wheel as the car is parked up for a few weeks, I managed to withdrawn the whole lock barrel from the wheel. No problem, just pop it back I hear you say. However, I didn't see that happen and in the dark of my garage, I inserted the fuel cap key in the hole left by the barrell and as I tok the steering wheel of it snapped the fuel cap key!!!! Oh joy. Problem one. Within 2 or 3 weeks I need to get a new fuel cap key, or get past the locking cap to fill up. problem 2 is securing the barrel from the momo so i don't do this again, because now the momo isn't locked in place. The words 'dozey' 'cumsy'and 'fool' come to mind. Any suggestions?

[shirepro]

Ok, I have looked through all the bumf that came with the car, 2 things have MOMO on and both in German. The one is a little yellow booklett which seems to be which bits to use for which cars. The more promising one is a sticker, with three numbers on sticky labels. They are labelled Lang, Mittel and Kurz (is this left right and centre?). Doesn't help with the perol cap problem yet.

[shirepro]

Looks like a conversation with myself! Perhaps this is a sort of therapy for workinmg out my probelms. I have found the broken key and it has a number ST538 W. Any ideas where I can get two new ones cut/from? Obviously due to penis envy or something.

[towman]

Good Ol Yellow pages for an auto locksmith I reckon.

[S Works]

shirepro said:

Ok, I have looked through all the bumf that came with the car, 2 things have MOMO on and both in German. The one is a little yellow booklett which seems to be which bits to use for which cars. The more promising one is a sticker, with three numbers on sticky labels. They are labelled Lang, Mittel and Kurz (is this left right and centre?). Doesn't help with the perol cap problem yet.

Lange, Mittel, Kurz roughly translated is Long, Middle (or Medium) and Short mate. Dunno if that helps u in anyway?

[shirepro]

Might help me buy underpants at Hahn airport?

[S Works]

shirepro said:

Might help me buy underpants at Hahn airport?

Doubt it, there's b*gger-all there. You can buy beer though whilst waiting for a mate to pick you up from Luxembourg.

[shirepro]

Sometimes the simpliest solutions...out of the mouths of a real babe.....

Amid the round of ringing locksmiths, tracking down a new petrol cap in peparation for drilling out the lock, trying the half-baked and disinterested Ford and Vauxhall dealers and ringing Lotus technical helpline my lovely wife said....

" why not call the guy you bought the car from, he might have a spare key". And he bloody did!

I may unchain her for that advice.

[Davey S1]

And who said women know nothing about cars.

I'd get another one cut as a back up (says someone who only has 1 key himself)