Need help to replace a tool...

[surveyor]

For many many years my most used go to tool has been a wire coat hanger than can be moulded into all sort of useful shapes.

Once again, due to a door that will not open, I am in need of a strong 'straight' object that I can mould into specific shapes at either end. In other words I need a wire coat hanger, but appear to have used them all.

Any idea of what I can buy tomorrow that will do the same job? It would be useful not to have to climb in via the passenger side....

[WinstonWolf]

My local Peter's Cleaners still uses them, if you have one nearby they'll probably sell you one.

[Blib]

Or, drive down to North London. You can borrow one of mine. Only borrow, mind.

[WinstonWolf]

Blib said:

Or, drive down to North London. You can borrow one of mine. Only borrow, mind.

I assume you would you want it bending back into the correct shape?

[Blib]

WinstonWolf said:

Blib said:

Or, drive down to North London. You can borrow one of mine. Only borrow, mind.

I assume you would you want it bending back into the correct shape?

Goes without saying.

[WinstonWolf]

Blib said:

WinstonWolf said:

Blib said:

Or, drive down to North London. You can borrow one of mine. Only borrow, mind.

I assume you would you want it bending back into the correct shape?

Goes without saying.

I've got loads, I wouldn't let someone bend one though, I'm hoping a concourse one will fetch a tidy sum one day.

[Blib]

WinstonWolf said:

I've got loads, I wouldn't let someone bend one though, I'm hoping a concourse one will fetch a tidy sum one day.

I know exactly what you mean. Here's a photo of the last hanger I leant to a Northerner. As you can see, it's bent completely out of shape. And yes, it is a 1974 Sketchley Steerman. The one with the grey. plastic easi-glide coating.



It took me an age. But finally, he settled out of court.

[surveyor]

[Speedy11]

On a serious note if you know a welder, TIG or gas filler rod is a good substitute but MIG won't do as it is to thin.

[s p a c e m a n]

Find somewhere that sells these, I had one years ago and once managed to get locked out of the car with the kit in the boot

Can't remember where I bought it from though, might have been machine mart..

http://www.justoffbase.co.uk/Emergency-Car-Opening...

[toerag]

s p a c e m a n said:

Find somewhere that sells these, I had one years ago and once managed to get locked out of the car with the kit in the boot

Can't remember where I bought it from though, might have been machine mart..

http://www.justoffbase.co.uk/Emergency-Car-Opening...

• For distribution to bona fide vehicle dealers and repair centres only.

[eltax91]

When locked keys in a 5 series, the AA man used airbags and then some of that green plastic coated twine you can get for plants to grow up against.

[surveyor]

eltax91 said:

When locked keys in a 5 series, the AA man used airbags and then some of that green plastic coated twine you can get for plants to grow up against.

We'll leave the useless AA man out of this. He was so useless I'm having to do it myself.

ETA - neither internal door handle or external door handle work, until I push a little internal lever, that has stick up. Hence needing a metal stick that can be 'moulded' to shape.

Machine Mart version of Sealey is £80....

Edited by surveyor on Friday 18th April 19:39

[jonnM]

Get yourself some garden wire. Comes in rolls of 30m so you won't even have to leave the house to break into this car

[Motorrad]

+1 for the coathanger.

I'll also add a flat small piece of plastic I think my other half uses for icing duties. Perfect for popping off bits of trim before I bring the bent metal coathanger into play.

[blue van]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1-2MM-X-20M-HEAVY-DUTY-G...

[surveyor]

I don't think wire will be strong enough. It needs to be straight, so that I can measure the distance, flexible enough to be bended to shape, but inflexible enough to push a lever and not bend....

[Who me ?]

Fence wire, bound to be some kicking around on the moors ? Another source,if you know any Network rail blokes ,preferable S & T, who use six foot lengths for bonding tracks. Or cut a length out of a scrap metal chain link fence .

[blue van]

or
http://www.amazon.co.uk/GALVANISED-Silver-Metal-Cl...

[surveyor]

Trying to find something that I can buy tomorrow.... Not making this easy am I!

I've got a facebook request out for a coat hanger also!