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Old Dec 4, 2008 | 12:52 AM
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Alright, I've had doors freeze closed, had locks freeze, even had the part of the lock that latches with the striker plate freeze and have to pry it open with a pen or something... But my DD/winter beater has a cronic lock freezing problem... every time it sits for more than an hour in the cold, the doors will open fine, but wont latch.... its the most annoying thing in the world, even more so when u drop someone off and have to drive 20 mins home, holding both ur front doors closed and steering with your knees.... wtf can i do 2 fix this?
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Old Dec 4, 2008 | 01:15 AM
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Have you ever tried lock de-icer? Some brands have lubricant in them to help prevent future freezes.
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Old Dec 4, 2008 | 02:21 PM
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LOL! I could imagine riding by someone holding both doors shut while driving...with no hands on the wheel.
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Old Dec 4, 2008 | 02:25 PM
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emergency bungy cords
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Old Dec 4, 2008 | 02:35 PM
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BUWAHAHA that's funny, or tie downs.

I guess I'd try some of the de-icer stuff too.
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Yea I've got one in there now.. its a caddy so both doors have these big pull handles on them that work great as bungie cord hold downs lol
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Dude that has to be the funniest thing I've read all day. Good luck with the cords.
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"the door locks are busted, i got to use a ******* coat hanger, if a girlie sees my car there's no chance i'll ever bang her!"

didn't adam sandler write a song about your car a few years back?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjHkI...eature=related


you could always just have the passenger roll the window down and get out like bo duke...

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