Re: Eurolocks and foul weather

[Tom Nas <tnas@euronet.nl>]

Igor Kessel <e6941tb@ix.netcom.com> wrote:

>A trick which is used in Russia in the winter to fight a frozen door lock:
>Heat up the cigarette lighter, firmly push it up against the keyhole, insert
>and turn the key QUICKLY :)

There's a car show on TV here that thought it a good idea to rehash some
old car-related tips & tricks. Come wintertime, they showed winter-related
stuff, such as de-icing locks, from the seventies. They told us to take a
cigarette lighter, heat the business end of the key, insert it into the
lock- hey presto.

Next week, there was quite a furore. Apparently, transponder-equipped keys
(for central locking and immobilizer) don't take kindly to this kind of
treatment.
Several clueless people had fried theirs and were faced with a fair-sized
bill for replacement...

Tom

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 Tom Nas                                          Zeist, The Netherlands
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1988 Audi 80 1.8S, mostly Tizianrot metallic, 214,000km

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