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Help drivers door won't close!!
Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2014 10:24 am
by sulli
All set to get the kids to school this morning and when I went to close my door it wouldn't catch. Tried moving the mechanism with a screwdriver to no avail, tried locking and unlocking with door pulled close as well as open, still no luck.
Never happened before, it is/was about -3 deg so don't know if that's anything to do with it??
Any ideas as I can't get to work?
Re: Help drivers door won't close!!
Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2014 10:33 am
by RichRS6
If the cold is causing it try playing a hairdryer over it.
Re: Help drivers door won't close!!
Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2014 10:43 am
by Nobby
Have you tried pushing the little latch in until it clicks, then using the handle to open the door (which then releases the little latch).
Re: Help drivers door won't close!!
Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2014 10:55 am
by sulli
I managed to resolve it by squirting wd40 in the keyhole with the key in. I think something froze and combination of wd40 and time warming it up sorted it. Thanks
Re: Help drivers door won't close!!
Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2014 12:38 pm
by Nobby
I've used graphite grease in locks before with good results - its what locksmiths swear by - but the locks have to be spotlessly clean otherwise you end up with a crunchy studge in the lock from all the other contaminents.
Top tip for icy weather - smear some silicone lubricant around your door rubbers to stop them sticking/freezing.
Re: Help drivers door won't close!!
Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2014 3:02 pm
by el_ringo
Exactly the same here today! I now can't open the door bloody!
Re: Help drivers door won't close!!
Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2014 4:10 pm
by Mr Footlong
el_ringo wrote:Exactly the same here today! I now can't open the door bloody!
What happens when you clean yourself up first?
Re: Help drivers door won't close!!
Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2014 5:58 pm
by RustyBucket
LOL couldn't get into mine either, ended up climbing in through one of the rear doors so I could get the car started and the heating on
Re: Help drivers door won't close!!
Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2014 6:28 pm
by el_ringo
Mr Footlong wrote:el_ringo wrote:Exactly the same here today! I now can't open the door bloody!
What happens when you clean yourself up first?
Rusty, you didn't happen to wash your car yesterday? Mine now works after defrosting.
Re: Help drivers door won't close!!
Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2014 7:09 pm
by RustyBucket
Unfortunately I didn't get a chance it was just the frost but it was working an hour or after it had all had a chance to warm up, bloody windows wouldn't work for hours either! I'm just going to nip out and put some silicone spray around the rubbers to see if that helps things.
Re: Help drivers door won't close!!
Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2014 7:52 pm
by ahoooga
It was the cold frosty morning that fooked you all( and me), damn Audi and VW products, there all the fooking same , A4, RS6 , polo golf passat
silicon spray usually works for me, WD40 works as well but stinks .Keep applying the silicone every now and again though
windows should work within 5 minutes of the car running though. unless you have damp within the door itself maybe ?
Re: Help drivers door won't close!!
Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2014 11:12 pm
by spurtle
Ha, had this with at least two previous Audis but not the '6. Don't do what I did with my old A6 and take a propane torch to the door edge: the door cards are surprisingly flammable
When people on here are talking about silicon grease, do you mean the clear paste that comes in a toothpaste tube, like
http://www.buyspares.co.uk/product.pl?pid=675950? I've never used that near a car...
Re: Help drivers door won't close!!
Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2014 11:34 pm
by ahoooga
if you mean for stopping door seals freezing to the car door ,silicon lubricant spray.
silicon lubricant spray . halfords do a couple of brands , 3in 1 , wd40 , and an own brand
Halfords wd40