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RE: Firs cold morning - evoque wouldn't open - cutter7 - 29-11-2012 10:31pm
(29-11-2012 10:24pm)The Valeter Wrote: The problem is then explaining to the wife why there is a tub of KY Jelly in the garage or by the front door etc...........
Wife? !!
RE: Firs cold morning - evoque wouldn't open - SimonS - 29-11-2012 10:56pm
(29-11-2012 10:31pm)cutter7 Wrote: Wife?
Washing, ironing, fornicating etc
RE: Firs cold morning - evoque wouldn't open - cjfp - 29-11-2012 11:00pm
In that case, mine appears to be a wiwiwiwiwiiiwiwiwife.
RE: Firs cold morning - evoque wouldn't open - Sarcastrix - 30-11-2012 08:59am
(29-11-2012 07:17pm)XFullFatTim Wrote: Just be careful using petroleum jelly as it can dissolve neoprene and rubber -
Never keep a car (or a woman) long enough for that to happen
RE: Firs cold morning - evoque wouldn't open - Evo-king - 30-11-2012 09:08am
Washed the car yesterday, so made sure later in the evening that I wiped both doors and seals dry.
Minus 1C this morning, doors opened fine, really impressed with the heated front screen, rest of the car warmed up quickly, if it carries on like this then I'll be a happy bunny.
RE: Firs cold morning - evoque wouldn't open - WB - 30-11-2012 10:35am
Just had a call from a friend with an Evoque - doors wouldn't open this morning - temperateure was -6c. It all seemed to be frozen shut. She eventually got the passenger door open using the emergency key and drove it round to her local dealer who couldn't get the driver's door to unlock until it had defrosted.
This wasn't an issue with the seals it just wouldn't unlock so appears the lock mechanism was frozen.
Anyone had anything similar happen?
RE: Firs cold morning - evoque wouldn't open - Sarcastrix - 30-11-2012 01:03pm
Nothing new with frozen locks, Halfords sell lock de-icer for that very problem. Think it's just a combination of the very damp/wet weather followed by freezing conditions.
RE: Firs cold morning - evoque wouldn't open - XFullFatTim - 30-11-2012 02:38pm
Sarcastrix one small problem with halford lock sprayers..................................
Only one door on the car has a key hole and it ain't the driver's door..........
RE: Firs cold morning - evoque wouldn't open - tintin_57 - 30-11-2012 08:22pm
Had the same thing today. Drivers door opened but was stuck in 2 very small places which seems to have pulled the black felt off, it was stuck to the bodywork!!! The rubber strip is all intact though. A hazard of these cold conditions.
RE: Firs cold morning - evoque wouldn't open - cjfp - 30-11-2012 08:50pm
So, when they tested the car in the Arctic Circle .... they must have kept it in a warm garage overnight !