Re: Winter morning Audi blues

[spokes@mail.the-wire.com]

Mark, see if you can park the car indoors in a heated area for a couple of
nights. Should allow all the water to evaporate/drip out. Also, instead of
using boiling water to melt it, grap a propane torch and a glove and heat
up your key.  If you are careful this can be done without melting the
plastic on the key.  you may have to heat up the key...insert...heat up
again...insert a few times before it will turn.  Finally, if you give your
car a wash, or especially if you use a car wash, put some masking tape over
the locks before you go in...keeps the water out.

HTH

-Dave

>Hi all,
>
>
>Anyone got a solution to my winter morning blues problem.
>
>If there is a touch of ice my '94 2.6 Coupe just wont let me in. Neither
>of the
>doors will open, nor will the boot.  A little boiling water on the door lock
>solves the problem but then i am in a catch 22....The next morning yesterdays
>boiling water is todays ice.
>
>I am also having suspension creaking/knocking on bends although nothing
>appears
>to be loose.
>
>Finally, does anybody know whether 16" * 7.5 will fit on an audi coupe and if
>so any recommendations of 5/6 spoke alloys would be appreciated.
>
>Regards
>
>Marc
>
>Marc Winston
>
>mwinston@brookes.ac.uk
>
>
>






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