WD your doors!

[Waynester]

I opened my drivers door early this morning, had a Dr's appt...
The door opened ok, but wouldn't bloody shut!
It just banged against the lock...frozen presumably! Why do these things happen when you're in a hurry.

Anyway after losing my temper with it & repeatedly swinging in shut (which didn't work) i sprayed some WD-40 into the lock and mechanism.

Sorted.

My car did do something odd though. As i twisted the key in the now 'lubed' drivers door lock, left & right... all 4 windows went down!!!
Filled the car with snow!

Not a good morning.

Edited by Waynester on Monday 2nd February 21:16

[miniman]

Waynester said:

I opened my drivers door early this morning, had a Dr's appt...
The door opened ok, but wouldn't bloody shut!
It just banged against the lock...frozen presumably! Why do these things happen when you're in a hurry.

Anyway after losing my temper with it & repeatedly swinging in shut (which didn't work) i sprayed some WD-40 into the lock and mechanism.

Sorted.

My car did do something odd though. As i twisted the key in the now 'lubed' drivers door lock, left & right... all 4 windows went down!!!
Filled the car with snow!

Not a good morning.

Mine did exactly the same a few weeks ago (well, not the snow bit )

[Sheriff JWPepper]

Waynester said:

My car did do something odd though. As i twisted the key in the now 'lubed' drivers door lock, left & right... all 4 windows went down!!!

Key in hold to left, it will unlock and then lower windows, & vice versa.

[Waynester]

Sheriff JWPepper said:

Waynester said:

My car did do something odd though. As i twisted the key in the now 'lubed' drivers door lock, left & right... all 4 windows went down!!!

Key in hold to left, it will unlock and then lower windows, & vice versa.

Thankyou... i wasn't aware of that. Certainly surprised me when they went down!
Typical i find this out on snowy day, as the windows went down all the snow fell in!

[red355]

Sheriff JWPepper said:

Waynester said:

My car did do something odd though. As i twisted the key in the now 'lubed' drivers door lock, left & right... all 4 windows went down!!!

Key in hold to left, it will unlock and then lower windows, & vice versa.

Same thing with the remote fob button if you keep it depressed


Wifes MINI wouldn't as the rubber door seals had frozen together. Warm water freed them up

[Deano_BMW]

had the same problem on the coupe, the windows wouldnt drop so i couldnt close the doors till i freed them up. also made the classic mistake of brushing the wiper stalk with the door open and ended up with half the windscreen on the inside of my door and the footwell! doh!