Early Model Door Pushes
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Is there any way to stop the early model chimaera door pushes from freezing solid? Every morning I'm having to pour warm water over them to get in, which is ok at home but if it happens somewhere else I'm stuck
I've tried silicon greese down the sides and this had no effect, and short of moving somewhere sunnier or getting a garage I'm short of ideas![](http://www.pistonheads.com/include/images/smile.gif)
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I've tried silicon greese down the sides and this had no effect, and short of moving somewhere sunnier or getting a garage I'm short of ideas
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Or down the side of the door
which was one reason I'm not keen on spraying de-icer down the little buggers
S'pose it's just another excuse for me spend some more money (you can't take it with you
) and get a cerbera, I wouldn't have this problem then, probably just a load of different ones instead ![](http://www.pistonheads.com/include/images/hehe.gif)
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S'pose it's just another excuse for me spend some more money (you can't take it with you
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Well tried the WD-40 last night, and this morning the pushes were pushed down with ease, as I've not yet seen the car in daylight I don't know if it's poored down the outside of the door and took a layer of paint off, but at least I could get in the thing this morning
Lock duvet's added to the to-do list, together with 'roof sausage'![](http://www.pistonheads.com/include/images/wink.gif)
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Lock duvet's added to the to-do list, together with 'roof sausage'
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Well it was very cold this morning, and in the interests of science when I WD-40 the lock I only did the drivers side, this morning I tried the passenger side first, frozen solid, going nowhere
Tried drivers side, a bit stuck but from the warmth in my hand over the push, down it went
So in conclusion......WD-40(or equivelent) seems to do the trick, just got to see how long it lasts now![](http://www.pistonheads.com/include/images/wink.gif)
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So in conclusion......WD-40(or equivelent) seems to do the trick, just got to see how long it lasts now
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