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Driver side door will not close

Driver side door will not close

Postby slamd02ranger » Thu Dec 13, 2007 10:10 pm

When I try to shut my driver side door on my 99 solara it won't close. It won't latch at all. It is very cold outside but has never had this problem before in the cold. What do you think is wrong?
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Postby LatinUSMC » Thu Dec 13, 2007 10:12 pm

use a screw driver to reopen the lock mechanism ..mine did once thaen it went back to normal... :o
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Postby SpeedySolara » Thu Dec 13, 2007 11:18 pm

Use duct tape all around your door :D no jk. Hope your problem is solved but get some sort of liquid lube and spray it on the locking mechanism. Good luck.
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Postby pythonjosh » Thu Dec 20, 2007 3:08 pm

SpeedySolara wrote:get some sort of liquid lube and spray it on the locking mechanism.

Don't listen to him, use good ole WD-40 ;)
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Postby SolaraBlue » Thu Dec 20, 2007 3:35 pm

dude, did you wash your car or did it rain then freeze recently? ive had this happen (after a car wash last year) and in my friends 7-series... let your car sit with the defrost and heat on high for a bit... itll thaw out.
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Postby MCOjerry » Thu Dec 20, 2007 5:16 pm

pythonjosh wrote:
SpeedySolara wrote:get some sort of liquid lube and spray it on the locking mechanism.

Don't listen to him, use good ole WD-40 ;)


Isn't WD-40 bad for locks in the winter? I thought it was not a good thing to use.
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Postby DrLove » Thu Dec 20, 2007 7:43 pm

use silicone grease! it is I did on my car for he doors,trunk,hood mecanism and it worked pretty good..it doesn't be wash with moisture or water. You can buy spray lock de-icer and put some on the lock mecanism too. I did that on my car and now the lock and mecanism is working just like in summer but it's an hard winter here in Canada.

http://www.canadiantire.ca/browse/produ ... 4d161ed550

it is anti-rust,heat resistant,water resistant, multi-use.. a nice product.
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Postby pythonjosh » Fri Dec 21, 2007 12:03 am

MCOjerry wrote:
pythonjosh wrote:
SpeedySolara wrote:get some sort of liquid lube and spray it on the locking mechanism.

Don't listen to him, use good ole WD-40 ;)


Isn't WD-40 bad for locks in the winter? I thought it was not a good thing to use.

I have never seen "bad" and "WD40" in the same sentence before, except as a adjective to rust.
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