Freezing locks.

[MX7]

Is there a worse car than a MK1 for locks that can't cope with it being -1c?

[MG CHRIS]

It hasn't got above -2 and as low as -6 and my locks didn't freeze in my mx5.

[Lazygraduate]

Not had a problem and I was scraping ice off the inside of the window this morning!

[anonymous-user]

I haven't had my locks freeze but I have had the doors freeze closed, and the handles are hopeless for really pulling it open. As for scraping the inside of the windows - I've had more cars that have needed that than cars that haven't!

[MX7]

MG CHRIS said:

It hasn't got above -2 and as low as -6 and my locks didn't freeze in my mx5.

Is that a Mk1?

[anonymous-user]

MX7 said:

Is there a worse car than a MK1 for locks that can't cope with it being -1c?

Nope

[WhiteBaron]

yellowbentines said:

MX7 said:

Is there a worse car than a MK1 for locks that can't cope with it being -1c?

Nope

thats a PITA isnt it! good job timsons/any locksmith can cut a key and its less than a tenner

[Riknos]

WhiteBaron said:

thats a PITA isnt it! good job timsons/any locksmith can cut a key and its less than a tenner

This. My mk1 came with 4 keys (for some reason?) I prompty bent 3 of them, probably 1 in each lock, before getting the WD40 out on the locks (this was in Spring, so can't blame the cold) So I had to get another 2 cut. My brother's 5 series key cost £200 to replace.

[MG CHRIS]

MX7 said:

MG CHRIS said:

It hasn't got above -2 and as low as -6 and my locks didn't freeze in my mx5.

Is that a Mk1?

Yes

[jamhow79]

Guess none of you smoke ! Just heat your key with a lighter for 20 seconds, works every time !!!

[T5SOR]

VX220s are much worse. Not only did the lock freeze, the barrel freezed solid too. The door was also frozen to the body!