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Old 01-02-2008, 09:49 PM
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haha..19?..its 2 right now in illinois where im at lol..sucks..but the stangs up for the winter tho..even my f150 had trouble startin after it sat out all day at work...sposed to be 53 this weekend n monday so i cant wait for that..but ya..when u get it unfrozed...spray some wd40 in the key hole..and wipe down the door jam with armor all..it keeps it from freezing as easy
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Old 01-02-2008, 10:45 PM
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*note to self*

dont take car through carwash when its going to be 19 degrees in 3 hours. [:@]
I havnt washed my car in weeks, I feel terrible about it too. the thing used to get washed weekly...

every time I plan on doing it, the forcast for the next day is crappy...

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Old 01-02-2008, 11:48 PM
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When my doors are frozen I climb in through the hatch.
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Old 01-03-2008, 12:15 AM
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do you guys lube up the lock with wd40 after gettting in the car with the water, the
(water dispersant formula 40) wd40 should displace the water so it wont freeze right? im sorry iver never had to worry about my car freezing its hardly ever freezes in south ga except for a few nights a year like to night its supposed to get down to the upper 20's low 30's
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Old 01-03-2008, 03:14 AM
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ya well here in ia/il its in the negatives right now, last time i checked -4 and thats WITHOUT the windchill sooooo it pretty much sucks. kinda on the same subject/topic my passenger side door does not lock with the electric lock or with the key, does this mean the door lock actuator is broken?
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Old 01-03-2008, 01:35 PM
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I found a perminant solution to this problem 8 years ago[:-]....




I moved to phoenix

its 65 and sunny out now!! Windows down, radio is up, and foot to the floor[:-]
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Old 01-03-2008, 02:00 PM
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I found a perminant solution to this problem 8 years ago[:-]....




I moved to phoenix

its 65 and sunny out now!! Windows down, radio is up, and foot to the floor[:-]

I hate you

it was 3 degrees this morning

3 effin degrees...

hey mattlowe, get your car open?

I'm, about to go out and try to swap my locks n stuff...
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Old 01-03-2008, 02:18 PM
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im glad my mustang is stored till spring dont have to deal with all the frozen doors and sliding around
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Old 01-03-2008, 08:28 PM
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ya well here in ia/il its in the negatives right now, last time i checked -4 and thats WITHOUT the windchill sooooo it pretty much sucks. kinda on the same subject/topic my passenger side door does not lock with the electric lock or with the key, does this mean the door lock actuator is broken?
I'd be willing to bet that a rod just popped off inside the door. Take off the door panel and look inside and see if anythign that connects your locks is broken or has fallen off.
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Old 01-04-2008, 12:29 AM
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My handle froze last winter (it was -8 degrees) and i snapped it off so whatever you do be carful!
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